nut in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for nut in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nut [Am nət, Brit nʌt] N

1. nut:

nut FARM, BOT, FOOD

fruto m seco (nuez, almendra, avellana etc.)

a hard or tough nut Brit inf

un tipo duro inf

a hard or tough nut to crack

un hueso duro de roer

a hard or tough nut to crack

un problema difícil de resolver

a hard or tough nut to crack attr cutlet/loaf

de frutos secos

2. nut TECH:

nut

tuerca f

nuts and bolts

tuercas y tornillos

the nuts and bolts (of sth), the nuts and bolts of accounting

las bases or los elementos básicos de contabilidad

3.1. nut inf (crazy person):

nut

chiflado m / chiflada f inf

3.2. nut inf (fanatic):

a baseball/an opera nut

un fanático del béisbol/de la ópera

a baseball/an opera nut

un forofo del béisbol/de la ópera Spain inf

a punctuality nut

un fanático or un maniático de la puntualidad

4. nut (head) Brit:

nut inf

coco m inf

nut inf

mate m CSur inf

off one's nut (crazy, reckless)

mal del coco inf

off one's nut (crazy, reckless)

chiflado inf

(angry) she went off her nut when I told her

se puso como un basilisco or se puso histérica cuando se lo dije inf

to do one's nut Brit

salirse de sus (or mis etc.) casillas

5. nut <nuts, pl > (testicles):

nut vulg sl

huevos mpl vulg sl

nut vulg sl

cojones mpl vulg sl

nut vulg sl

pelotas fpl CSur vulg sl

nut vulg sl

tanates mpl Mex vulg sl

6. nut (overhead) Am:

nut sl

gastos mpl generales

II.nut <pres part nutting; pt, pp nutted> [Am nət, Brit nʌt] VB trans Brit inf

nut

darle un cabezazo a

NUT N

NUT (in UK) → National Union of Teachers

monkey nut N Brit

monkey nut

maní m

monkey nut

cacahuete m Spain

monkey nut

cacahuate m Mex

nut-brown [Am ˈnət ˌbraʊn, Brit] ADJ liter

nut-brown hair

castaño caoba adj inv

nut-brown skin

moreno

pine nut N

pine nut

piñón m

wing nut N

wing nut

palomilla f

wing nut

tuerca f (de) mariposa

nut roast N

nut roast

plato vegetariano hecho al horno que consiste en verduras con frutos secos y hierbas

butterfly nut N

butterfly nut

tuerca f de mariposa

butterfly nut

mariposa f

ginger snap [Am ˈdʒɪndʒər ˌsnæp], Brit also ginger nut [-nʌt] N

ginger snap

galleta f de jengibre

macadamia [Am ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə, Brit ˌmakəˈdeɪmɪə], macadamia nut N

macadamia

macadamia f

nut in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nut in the English»Spanish Dictionary

nut [nʌt] N

1. nut BOT:

nut

fruto m seco [o de cáscara]

2. nut TECH:

nut

tuerca f

3. nut inf:

nut (madman)

chiflado(-a) m (f)

nut (enthusiast)

entusiasta mf

4. nut inf (person's head):

nut

coco m

to be off one's nut

estar grillado

Phrases:

the nuts and bolts of sth

los aspectos prácticos de algo

a hard nut to crack (situation)

una situación difícil de llevar

a hard nut to crack (person)

un hueso duro de roer

Brazil nut N

Brazil nut

coquito m del Brasil

monkey nut N Brit

monkey nut

cacahuete m

monkey nut

maní m LatAm

nut-free [nʌtfri:] ADJ inv FOOD

nut-free

sin frutos secos

wing nut N TECH

wing nut

palomilla f

ginger nut N Aus, Brit, ginger snap N Am

ginger nut

galleta f de jengibre

cashew [ˈkæʃu:] N, cashew nut N

cashew

anacardo m

cashew

acajú m Cuba, Mex, PRico, DomR

Translations for nut in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jupa (cabeza) f AmC inf

nut inf

tuerca

nut

tuerca mariposa

wing nut

hayuco

beech nut

nut Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

matar moscas a cañonazos

to be off one's nut

estar grillado

a hard nut to crack (situation)

una situación difícil de llevar

a hard nut to crack (person)

un hueso duro de roer

to be a hard nut to crack

ser duro de pelar

nut Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for nut in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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vaso doble

double nut

combinación de vasos de llave

combined stud nut

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nuts (or seeds generally) are also a significant source of nutrition for wildlife.

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Most, though, consume the dried variety of the nut by itself, without the betel leaves.

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The modern cottage garden includes many varieties of ornamental fruit and nut trees, such as crabapple and hazel, along with non-traditional trees like dogwood.

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The usual material is crisp ginger biscuit made of gingerbread the ginger nut.

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When the actuator needs to be moved, an electromagnet counteracts the spring and releases the braking force on the drive nut.

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Several species of tree in the caatinga have become valuable horticultural plants, such as the cashew nut.

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A split nut assembly is often used in positioning systems, for example in the leadscrew of a lathe.

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Numerous larvae may be found in a single nut.

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Black gram (ground nut in some sandy soils) as rabi crop.

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They also produce sugar-free, nut-free and chocolate-covered varieties, as well as a number of traditional filled chocolates (truffle, caramel, and mint, for example).

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