straw boss in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for straw boss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

straw boss N Am inf

straw boss

ayudante m de capataz

Translations for straw boss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

boss¹ [Am bɔs, Brit bɒs] N inf

1. boss:

boss (superior)

jefe m / jefa f

boss (employer, factory owner etc)

patrón m / patrona f

you decide, you're the boss

decídelo tú, que eres el que manda

the bosses and the workers

los patronos or la patronal y los trabajadores

I want to be my own boss

quiero ser mi propio patrón

2. boss (leader):

boss

dirigente mf

the party bosses

los dirigentes del partido

union bosses

dirigentes mpl sindicales

a Mafia boss

un capo de la Mafia

boss² [Am bɔs, Brit bɒs] N

1. boss (on vault):

boss

clave f

2. boss (on wheel hub):

boss

cubo m

3. boss (on shield):

boss

tachón m

straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

1. straw U:

straw

paja f

straw hat

sombrero m de paja

straw mattress

colchón m de paja

straw mat

estera f

2. straw C (single stalk):

straw

paja f

straw

pajita f

we'll draw straws for it

el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace

I always draw the short straw

siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea inf, hum

a straw in the wind

un indicio de cómo andan las cosas

not to care/give a straw or two straws for sth inf, I don't care a straw for her opinion

me importa un comino or un pepino or un rábano lo que piense inf

to be the last or final straw

ser el colmo

to be the last or final straw

ser lo último

this is the last straw!

¡esto ya es el colmo or lo último!

to clutch or catch or grasp at straws

aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza

the straw which broke the camel's back

la gota que colmó el vaso

the straw which broke the camel's back

la gota que derramó el vino Mex

3. straw C (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

paja f

straw

caña f Spain

straw

pitillo m Col

straw

popote m Mex

to drink sth through a straw

beber algo con una pajita (or paja etc.)

straw boss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for straw boss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.boss [bas] N

1. boss:

boss (supervisor)

jefe(-a) m (f)

boss (owner)

patrón(-ona) m (f)

to be one's own boss

ser su propio jefe

2. boss (bossy person):

boss

mandón(-ona) m (f)

II.boss [bas] VB trans inf

to boss sb around

mangonear a alguien

straw [strɔ] N

1. straw (dry stems):

straw

paja f

2. straw (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

popote m Mex

straw

pitillo m And

Phrases:

to be the last straw

ser el colmo

to draw the short straw

tocarle a uno la china

to clutch at straws

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo