run-of-the-mill in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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adocenado (adocenada) ADJ pej

pedestre ADJ

See also carrera

corriente1 ADJ

1. corriente:

corriente (que ocurre con frecuencia)
common
corriente (normal, no extraño)
usual
corriente (normal, no extraño)
normal
es un error muy corriente
it's a very common mistake
ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona
robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area
un método poco corriente en la actualidad
a method not much used nowadays
lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado
the normal thing is to pay in advance
lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado
normally o usually you pay in advance
un cuchillo normal y corriente
an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife
es un tipo de lo más corriente
he's just an ordinary guy inf
es una tela muy corriente
it's a very ordinary material
corriente y moliente inf
ordinary
corriente y moliente inf
run-of-the-mill
es un vestido corriente y moliente
it's just an ordinary dress
nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente
the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

regular1 ADJ

uno2 (una) PRON

1. uno (numeral):

uno (una)
one
12 votos a favor y uno en contra
12 votes in favor and one against
¿quieres media o una entera?
do you want a half or a whole one?
iban entrando de a uno/una
they were going in one at a time o one by one
un pasillo de tres por uno
a corridor three meters (long) by one (wide)
los revisé uno por uno
I went through them one by one
es la una
it's one o'clock
hoy es uno de abril esp. Spain
today is the first of April
más de uno/una inf más de una va a lamentar su partida
there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go inf
eso le debe haber molestado a más de uno
that must have annoyed quite a few people o a number of people
(ni) una inf
not a thing inf
a ese no se le va (ni) una
he doesn't miss a thing
no le aguanta (ni) una al marido
she won't put up with any nonsense from her husband
no dar o Chil ver (ni) una inf los meteorólogos no dan o ven ni una
the weathermen just never get it right inf
no doy o veo una
I can't get a thing right inf
no doy o veo una
I can't seem to get anything right
una de dos
one thing or the other
una y no más, Santo Tomás Spain inf lo pasamos horrible, una y no más, Santo Tomás
we had a terrible time, never again!
¿puedo comer una? — bueno, pero una y no más, Santo Tomás
can I have one? — OK, but just one and that's your lot o and no more inf

1.1. vida BIOL:

vida
life
la vida marina
marine life
a los tres meses de vida
at three months (old)
el derecho a la vida
the right to life
no pudieron salvarle la vida
they were unable to save his life
era una cuestión de vida o muerte
it was a matter of life and death
se debate entre la vida y la muerte
she's fighting for her life
140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente
140 people lost their lives in the accident
quitarse la vida
to take one's (own) life form
el accidente que le costó la vida
the accident that cost him his life
jugarse la vida
to risk one's life
se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello
he behaved as if his life depended on it
solo tres personas lograron salir con vida
only three people escaped alive
solo tres personas lograron salir con vida
there were only three survivors
encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río form
his body was found by the river
el cuerpo sin vida de su amada liter
the lifeless body of his beloved liter
dieron la vida por la patria
they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country
la mujer que te dio la vida
the woman who brought you into this world
el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón
the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon
con la vida en un hilo o pendiente de un hilo estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo
his life hung by a thread for a whole month
real como la vida misma
true
real como la vida misma
true-life
es una historia real como la vida misma
it's a true o true-life story
mientras hay vida hay esperanza prov
where there is life there is hope

2. vida (extensión de tiempo):

vida
life
se pasa la vida viendo la televisión
he spends his life watching television
toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza
a lifetime dedicated to teaching
a lo largo de su vida
throughout his life
en vida de tu padre
when your father was alive
la corta vida del último gobierno
the short life of the last government
la relación tuvo una vida muy corta
the relationship was very short-lived
la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico
the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance
cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida
when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right
es el amor de mi vida
she's the love of my life
amargarle la vida a alg.
to make sb's life a misery
amargarse la vida
to make oneself miserable
complicarle la vida a alg.
to make sb's life difficult
complicarse la vida
to make life difficult for oneself
de por vida
for life
de toda la vida phrase adj/adv (desde siempre)
lifelong
se conocen de toda la vida
they know each other from way back
un programa/una medicina de toda la vida
a run-of-the-mill program/medicine
un amigo/votante de toda la vida
a lifelong friend/voter
en la/mi vida ¡en la o en mi vida he visto cosa igual!
I've never seen anything like it in my life!
¡en la o mi vida haría una cosa así!
I'd never dream of doing something like that!
en mi perra vida lo he visto CSur inf
I've never seen him in my life
enterrarse en vida
to cut oneself off from the world
hacerle la vida imposible a alg.
to make sb's life impossible
tener siete vidas como los gatos
to have nine lives

3.1. vida (manera de vivir, actividades):

vida
life
lleva una vida muy ajetreada
she leads a very busy life
la medicina/pintura es toda su vida
she lives for medicine/painting
¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida?
how are you? what have you been up to?
déjalo que haga o viva su vida
let him get on with o let him live his own life
¡esto sí que es vida!
this is the life!
¡(así) es la vida!
that's life
¡(así) es la vida!
such is life
la vida le sonríe
fortune has smiled on her
hacen vida de casados o marital
they live together
comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común
they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately
¡qué vida esta!
what a life!
¡qué vida más cruel! hum
it's a hard life! hum
darse o pegarse una o la gran vida
to have an easy life inf
darse o pegarse una o la gran vida
to live the life of Riley inf
estar encantado de la vida
to be thrilled
estar encantado de la vida
to be thrilled to bits inf
estar encantado de la vida
to be over the moon inf
está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo
she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job
¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida
could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me
estar/quedar loco de la vida CSur inf
to be over the moon inf
estar/quedar loco de la vida CSur inf
to be thrilled
la vida y milagros o RioPl la vida, obra y misterios inf
life story
se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo
he knows everybody's life story
pasar a mejor vida hum persona:
to kick the bucket inf
pasar a mejor vida hum persona:
to croak inf
pasar a mejor vida vestido/zapatos:
to bite the dust inf
pegarse la vida padre inf
to have an easy life

run-of-the-mill in the PONS Dictionary

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The pictures were extraordinarily different from run-of-the-mill protest coverage.
www.abc.net.au
What we have here is your run-of-the-mill logic puzzle.
www.wired.com
This isn't your run-of-the-mill recession.
en.wikipedia.org
In other words, what he calls a run-of-the-mill review was translated as an investigation.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The film is not your average run-of-the-mill romantic comedy and may not appeal to all, but the director does deserve credit for attempting a different concept.
en.wikipedia.org
In some cases superheroes begin by fighting run-of-the-mill criminals before supervillains surface in their respective story lines.
en.wikipedia.org
His freakish action and his angular run-up showed that this was no run-of-the-mill spinner.
en.wikipedia.org
In its place we're given run-of-the-mill firefights that require dodges and a bit of quick targeting and not much more.
business.financialpost.com
But we often find instrumentalists singing very ordinary and run-of-the-mill compositions which are most avoidable.
www.thehindu.com
It was so much nicer than the run-of-the-mill burger with a bread bun.
topnews.net.nz

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