throats in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for throats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

throat [Am θroʊt, Brit θrəʊt] N

throat

garganta f

throat (neck)

cuello m

I have a sore throat

me duele la garganta

I have a sore throat

tengo dolor de garganta

to clear one's throat

aclararse la voz

to clear one's throat

carraspear

to cut sb's throat

cortarle el cuello a alguien

to cut sb's throat

cortarle el cogote a alguien inf

to be at one another's throats

estar como (el) perro y (el) gato

to cut one's own throat

hacerse el harakiri

you'll be cutting your own throat if you leave now

irte ahora sería suicida

to jump down sb's throat

echársele encima a alguien

to jump down sb's throat

arremeter contra alguien

to ram sth down sb's throat

refregarle or restregarle algo por las narices a alguien

there's no need to keep ramming it down my throat!

no tienes por qué refregármelo or restregármelo por las narices

she's always trying to ram or force her ideas down other people's throats

siempre está tratando de imponerles sus ideas a los demás

See also stick¹

stick¹ [Am stɪk, Brit stɪk] N

1. stick C:

stick (of wood)

palo m

stick (of wood)

vara f

stick (twig)

ramita f

stick (for fire)

astilla f

more than you can/not enough to shake a stick at esp Am inf, they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at

reciben turistas a montones inf

there weren't enough people there to shake a stick at

había poquísima gente

there weren't enough people there to shake a stick at

eran cuatro gatos locos inf

a few drops, not enough rain to shake a stick at

cuatro gotas de lluvia, nada del otro mundo

the big stick he believes firmly in a policy of the big stick

cree firmemente en una política de mano dura

the stick with which to beat sb

el arma con la cual atacar a alguien

to be in a cleft stick

estar metido en un aprieto or un apuro

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick inf

entenderlo todo al revés

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick inf

tomar el rábano por las hojas

to get the short/dirty end of the stick inf

llevarse la peor parte

sticks and stones may break my bones (but names will never hurt me) prov

a palabras necias, oídos sordos

sticks and stones may break my bones (but names will never hurt me) attr figure/drawing

de palotes

2.1. stick C:

stick

bastón m

2.2. stick C:

drumstick

palillo m

drumstick

baqueta f Mex

2.3. stick C:

hockey stick

palo m

2.4. stick C:

joystick AVIAT, COMPUT

joystick m (palanca de comandos manuales)

3. stick C:

stick (of celery, rhubarb)

rama f

stick (of celery, rhubarb)

penca f

stick (of dynamite)

cartucho m

stick (of rock, candy)

palo m

stick (of sealing wax)

barra f

a stick of cinnamon

un pedazo de canela en rama

a stick of chalk

una tiza

a stick of chewing gum

un chicle

cut the carrots into sticks

cortar las zanahorias en bastoncitos

a shaving/deodorant stick

una barra de jabón de afeitar/de desodorante

there wasn't a stick of furniture in the room

no había ni un mueble en el cuarto

4. stick U Brit (criticism, punishment) inf:

to get/take stick from sb

recibir/aguantar (los) palos de alguien inf

to give sb/sth stick

darle palos or un palo a alguien/algo inf

5. stick C (person):

stick inf

tipo m / tipa f inf

stick inf

tío m / tía f Spain inf

stick inf

cuate m / cuata f Mex inf

stick inf

gallo m / galla f Chil inf

a dull old stick

un tipo aburrido inf

a dull old stick

un muermo inf

6.1. stick <sticks, pl > (remote area, provinces):

the sticks inf, to live out in the sticks

vivir en la Cochinchina

the sticks inf, to live out in the sticks

vivir en las Batuecas Spain

6.2. stick <sticks, pl > (in horseracing):

the sticks inf

los obstáculos

strep throat [strɛpˈθrəʊt] N U Am inf

to have strep throat

tener una inflamación de garganta

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

throat pastilles

pastillas para la garganta

Translations for throats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gallofa

throat

angina roja

sore throat

anginas Spain Mex

sore throat

carraspear

to clear one's throat

degollación (de reses)

slaughter (by slitting the throat)

degollación (de persona)

killing (by slitting the throat)

guargüero

throat

garganta

throat

me dolía la garganta

I had a sore throat

garganta

throat liter

throats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for throats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

throat [θrəʊt, Am θroʊt] N

1. throat (internal):

throat

garganta f

sore throat

dolor m de garganta

2. throat (external):

throat

cuello m

to grab sb by the throat

agarrar a alguien por el cuello

Phrases:

to stick in sb's throat proposal

no ser aceptable para alguien

to stick in sb's throat words

quedarse atragantado a alguien

to be at each other's throats

estar como el perro y el gato

I.cut-throat [ˈkʌtθrəʊt, Am -θroʊt] N

1. cut-throat (murderer):

cut-throat

asesino(-a) m (f)

2. cut-throat (razor):

cut-throat

navaja f barbera

II.cut-throat [ˈkʌtθrəʊt, Am -θroʊt] ADJ

cut-throat

salvaje

cut-throat competition

feroz

Translations for throats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gañote

throat

gola

throat

gollete

throat

faringe

throat

anginas

sore throat

gaznatada

blow to the throat

degolladero

throat

carraspear

to clear one's throat

throats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grab sb by the throat

agarrar a alguien por el cuello

to stick in sb's throat proposal

no ser aceptable para alguien

to stick in sb's throat words

quedarse atragantado a alguien

to be at each other's throats

estar como el perro y el gato

ear, nose and throat specialist

otorrinolaringólogo(-a) m (f)

to have a frog in one's throat

tener carraspera

to have a lump in one's throat

tener un nudo en la garganta

to get a lump in one's throat

hacer un nudo en la garganta

to get a lump in one's throat

anudarse la voz

to be at each another's throats

andar a palos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A tea was made from the leaves to treat stomach aches, colds, sore throats, and to clear up mucus in the lungs.

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They are strictly predators, requiring live prey; they have twin sets of teeth (outer for biting and inner for pulpingtheir throats are unfit for swallowing solid food) and retractable claws.

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In 1985, three communists were found with their throats slit by the side of a road.

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They are also more likely to have gonorrhoea in their throats.

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I didn't yell at them, jump down their throats, or anything of the sort.

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They had sore throats, chesty coughs and sore eyes.

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Out of a thousand throats howl the storms.

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Churches within the bloc are however known to be disunited and always at each other's throats, almost foreclosing the possibility of a consensus candidate.

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Stems are topped with small but showy inflorescences containing hairy sepals and lipped, funnel-shaped flowers in shades of pinkish-purple with purple-spotted white throats.

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Males are dark brown to black above with bright orange undersides and black throats.

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