tar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tar¹ [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] N U

1. tar:

tar (for roads)

alquitrán m

tar (for roads)

chapopote m Mex

tar (in cosmetics)

brea f

a tar based soap/shampoo

un jabón/champú a la brea

to beat the tar out of sb Am inf

moler a alguien a palos inf

to beat the tar out of sb Am inf

sacarle la mugre a alguien LatAm inf

2. tar (in cigarettes):

tar

alquitrán m

low tar cigarettes

cigarrillos mpl de bajo contenido en alquitrán

II.tar¹ <pres part tarring; pt, pp tarred> [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] VB trans

tar road/fence

alquitranar

tar roof

impermeabilizar (con alquitrán)

to tar and feather sb

emplumar a alguien

tar² [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] N (sailor)

tar inf, dated

marinero m

low-tar [ˌloʊˈtɑr] ADJ

low-tar

bajo en alquitrán

coal tar N

coal tar

alquitrán m de hulla

coal tar soap

jabón m de brea

Translations for tar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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alquitrán (brea)

tar

alquitrán (del tabaco)

tar

chapopote (alquitrán)

tar

pez

tar

brea

tar

alquitranar

to tar

alquitrán mineral

coal tar

tar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tar [tɑ:ʳ, Am tɑ:r] -rr- N no pl

tar

alquitrán m

II.tar [tɑ:ʳ, Am tɑ:r] -rr- VB trans

tar

alquitranar

to tar and feather sb

emplumar a alguien

coal tar N no pl

coal tar

alquitrán m mineral

Translations for tar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

alquitrán

tar

alquitranar

to tar

brea

tar

tar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tar and feather sb

emplumar a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Fuel was a mixture of gasoline and tar.

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Before this the raw hemp, manila hemp or sisal has to be hatchelled, spun into yarn, and tarred.

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And after 7,500 hours of tar sand education and research.

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There is a fence to protect animals from going nearby and get trapped in the tar.

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The plantation produced among other crops rice, corn and turpentine tar from pine trees for naval use.

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In the autumn the ships would be tarred and then left in a boathouse over the winter to allow time for the tar to dry.

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Coal tar was a component of the first sealed roads.

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There is no doubt that exploiting tar sand oil is a nasty process.

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Most road surfaces were made up of undressed and unrolled water-bound macadam which did not use tar as a sealant.

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Tar sand oil is particularly contentious for environmental groups because they say its extraction creates lots of toxic waste, polluting nearby areas.

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