sky-high in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sky-high in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sky-high [Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ, Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ] ADV

he kicked the ball sky-high

mandó la pelota por los aires

house prices have gone sky-high

el precio de la vivienda se ha disparado or se ha puesto por las nubes

II.sky-high [Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ, Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ] ADJ

prices are sky-high

los precios están por las nubes or son astronómicos

he's sky-high on his chances of election Am

cree que tiene la victoria asegurada

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to blow sth sky high or out of the water this blows his theory sky high

esto echa por tierra su teoría

if this goes off, we'll be blown sky high

como explote, saltamos por los aires

Translations for sky-high in the Spanish»English Dictionary

espuma N f

1.1. espuma:

espuma (en el mar)

foam

espuma (en el mar)

spray

espuma (al romper las olas)

surf

espuma (de una cascada)

spray

espuma (en agua revuelta)

foam

espuma (en agua revuelta)

froth

1.2. espuma (del jabón):

espuma

lather

este jabón no hace espuma

this soap doesn't lather

un baño de espuma(s)

a foam o bubble bath

1.3. espuma (sobre la cerveza):

espuma

head

espuma

froth

esta cerveza no tiene espuma

this beer doesn't have a head on it

tienes espuma en el bigote

you've got froth in your mustache

crecer como la espuma planta:

to shoot up

crecer como la espuma (extenderse)

to spread like wildfire

el número de casos crece como la espuma

the number of cases is going sky-high o is soaring

echar espuma por la boca

to foam o froth at the mouth

subir como la espuma

to soar

subir como la espuma

to go sky-high

2.1. espuma FOOD (capa):

espuma

scum

2.2. espuma FOOD Spain (mousse):

espuma

mousse

3.1. espuma (caucho celular):

espuma

foam rubber

un colchón de espuma

a foam-rubber mattress

3.2. espuma (tejido elástico):

espuma

stretch nylon

nube N f

1. nube METEO:

nube

cloud

un cielo cubierto de nubes

an overcast o a cloudy sky

ninguna nube enturbiaba su felicidad liter

not a single cloud marred her happiness liter

como caído de las nubes

out of the blue

estar o andar en las nubes

to be daydreaming

estar o andar en las nubes

to have one's head in the clouds

estar/ponerse por las nubes la carne se está poniendo por las nubes

the price of meat is going through the roof inf

estar/ponerse por las nubes la carne se está poniendo por las nubes

the price of meat is going out of sight Am inf

por aquí las casas están por las nubes

around here house prices are sky-high inf

por aquí las casas están por las nubes

around here house prices are out of sight Am inf

poner a alg. por las nubes

to praise sb to the skies

poner a alg. por las nubes

to sing sb's praises

vivir en las nubes

to live in cloud-cuckoo land inf

2. nube:

nube (de polvo, humo)

cloud

nube (de insectos)

cloud

nube (de insectos)

swarm

una nube de fotógrafos

a swarm of photographers

3. nube:

nube (en una piedra preciosa)

cloud

nube (en el ojo)

film

sky-high in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sky-high in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sky-high [ˌskaɪˈhaɪ] ADV a. fig

sky-high

por las nubes

to go sky-high prices

dispararse

II.sky-high [ˌskaɪˈhaɪ] ADJ

sky-high price:

sky-high

astronómico, -a

Translations for sky-high in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nube N f

nube

cloud

la nube INET

the cloud

nube de humo y gases

cloud of smoke and chemicals

nube de mosquitos

cloud of mosquitos

nube de verano tb. fig

passing cloud

nube de verano (pequeñez)

trifle

descargar una nube

to rain

Phrases:

bajar de las nubes

to come back down to earth

estar por las nubes (precios)

to be sky-high

poner a alguien por las nubes

to praise sb to the skies

ponerse por las nubes inf (persona)

to go up the wall

vivir en las nubes

to have one's head in the clouds

I.andar irr VB intr

1. andar (caminar):

andar

to walk

andar a caballo

to ride (a horse)

andar a gatas

to go on all fours

andar a gatas (bebés)

to crawl

andar con paso majestuoso

to strut

andar de prisa

to go quickly

andar detrás de algo

to be after sth

desde la estación hay 10 minutos andando

it's 10 minutes walk from the station

esta niña andaba ya a los ocho meses

this girl was already walking at the age of eight months

2. andar:

andar (reloj, coche)

to go Brit

andar (reloj, coche)

to run Am

andar (máquina)

to work

3. andar (tiempo):

andar

to pass

4. andar (estar):

¿dónde está el periódico? — andará por ahí

where's the newspaper? — it'll be around here somewhere

andar atareado

to be busy

andar metido en un asunto

to be involved in a matter

andar haciendo algo

to be doing sth

anda mucha gente buscando empleo

there are a lot of people looking for a job

te ando llamando desde hace una hora

I've been trying to call you for an hour

andar con gente de bien

to mix with respectable people

los precios andan por las nubes

prices are sky-high

andar mal de dinero

to be short of money

andar mal de inglés

to be poor in English

andaremos por los 30 grados

it must be about 30 degrees

andar por los 30

to be about 30

no andes en mi escritorio

don't go rummaging in my desk

Phrases:

dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres prov

your friends are a guide to your character

andar a la que salta

to seize the opportunity

¡anda!

good heavens!

II.andar irr VB trans

he andado toda la casa para encontrarte

I've looked all over the house for you

III.andar irr N m

andar

walk

andar

gait

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Distraught that his wife had left him, he was up on his roof, threatening to blow both himself and his home sky-high.

www.kotaku.com.au

He'll be on a mission and have sky-high confidence.

www.poundingtherock.com

Instead of sharing profits with workers, executives pay themselves sky-high salaries.

america.aljazeera.com

Your negatives are sky-high with voters up for grabs this fall.

thehill.com

The only question is when we'll see that sky-high figure reached.

www.techradar.com

The developers spent an incredible sum on the property, anticipating sky-high returns.

www.businessinsider.com.au

Even when they are allowed to get their hands on their pension savings, many retirees are being confronted with sky-high charges.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Food will include sky-high heroes, and raffles will take place throughout the game.

www.silive.com

And it's why his sky-high ambitions can't be dismissed out of hand.

www.macleans.ca

Sales of the national flag are sky-high in the country and this helps to curb inflation rates.

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