walking papers in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for walking papers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

walking papers N npl Am inf

walking papers

despido m

walking papers

pasaporte m inf

to give sb her/his walking papers

echar a alguien

to give sb her/his walking papers

darle el pasaporte a alguien inf

to give sb her/his walking papers

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle inf

she got her walking papers

la echaron

she got her walking papers

la pusieron de patitas en la calle inf

Translations for walking papers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to give sb her/his walking papers Am inf

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle inf

Translations for walking papers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.paper [Am ˈpeɪpər, Brit ˈpeɪpə] N

1.1. paper U (material):

paper

papel m

don't throw paper on the floor

no tiren papeles al suelo

it's made of paper

es de papel

a sheet of paper

una hoja de papel

a piece of paper

un papel

I spent four years at college to get this piece of paper

me pasé cuatro años en la universidad para conseguir este papelito inf

I spent four years at college to get this piece of paper

me pasé cuatro años en la universidad para conseguir este cartón Chil inf

it's not worth the paper it's printed or written on this agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on

este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor

on paper

en teoría

the scheme looks excellent on paper

en teoría or sobre el papel el plan es excelente

on paper he's very well qualified but …

diplomas (or certificados etc.) tiene muchos pero …

to get or put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

to get or put sth down on paper attr towel/handkerchief

de papel

paper currency

papel m moneda

paper cutter

guillotina f

paper industry

industria f papelera

paper loss FIN

pérdida f no realizada

paper profit FIN

beneficio m no realizado

paper qualifications

títulos mpl

1.2. paper C (wrapper):

paper esp Brit

envoltorio m

paper esp Brit

papel m

1.3. paper U:

wallpaper

papel m (pintado)

1.4. paper C:

cigarette paper

papel m de fumar

cigarette paper

sábana f Mex

2. paper C (newspaper):

paper

diario m

paper

periódico m

I read/saw it in the paper

lo leí/lo vi en el diario or periódico

what did the papers say about it?

¿qué salió en los diarios or periódicos al respecto?

attr paper boy

repartidor m de periódicos or diarios

attr paper boy

diar(i)ero m CSur

paper girl

repartidora f de periódicos or diarios

paper girl

diar(i)era f CSur

3.1. paper C:

paper (for journal)

trabajo m

paper (for journal)

artículo m

paper (at conference)

ponencia f

paper (at conference)

comunicación f

a research paper

un trabajo de investigación

to give or present a paper

presentar una ponencia or una comunicación

3.2. paper C (student essay):

paper

trabajo m

3.3. paper C POL → green paper, → white paper

4. paper C Brit:

exam paper

examen m

exam paper (part)

parte f

5. paper <papers, pl > (documents):

paper

documentos mpl

paper

papeles mpl

he had to hand over his identity papers

tuvo que entregar sus documentos de identidad or su documentación personal

you have to carry your papers at all time

hay que llevar siempre los documentos or los papeles encima

his car papers weren't in order

no tenía los papeles or documentos del coche en regla

ship's papers

documentación f del barco

to give sb her/his walking papers Am inf

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle inf

6. paper C FIN:

paper

papel m (comercial)

paper

documento m comercial

II.paper [Am ˈpeɪpər, Brit ˈpeɪpə] VB trans

1. paper wall/room:

paper

empapelar

paper

tapizar Mex

2. paper THEAT:

to paper the house

regalar entradas

See also white paper, green paper

white paper N (in UK)

white paper

libro m blanco (documento oficial en el que se consigna la política gubernamental sobre determinado asunto)

green paper N (in UK)

green paper

libro m verde (documento de consulta que precede a la elaboración de un libro blanco)

I.walk [Am wɔk, Brit wɔːk] VB intr

1. walk:

walk

caminar

walk

andar esp Spain

walk (in a leisurely way)

pasear

at a walking pace

al paso (del que camina)

walk, don't run!

¡camina, no corras!

“walk/don't walk” Am

cruce/no cruce

I'll walk with you as far as the library

te acompaño hasta la biblioteca

we spent the morning walking around town

pasamos la mañana caminando or paseando por la ciudad

we'd better start walking back

será mejor que nos pongamos en camino de regreso

I walk by or past the school on my way to work

paso por el colegio de camino al trabajo

you can't just walk by without helping

no puedes seguir de largo sin pararte a ayudar

he walked down/up the steps

bajó/subió los peldaños

everyone stopped talking when he walked in

todos se callaron cuando él entró

she walked out of the hotel

salió del hotel

she walked up to the guard

se acercó al guardia

to walk tall

ir or andar con la cabeza en alto

2. walk (go by foot):

walk

ir a pie

walk

ir caminando

walk

ir andando esp Spain

it's too far to walk

está demasiado lejos para ir a pie

there was no elevator so we had to walk up

no había ascensor, así que tuvimos que subir por la escalera

he never walks anywhere

no va a pie a ningún lado

3. walk SPORTS (in baseball):

walk

dar una base por bolas

walk

pasar por bolas

4. walk (go missing) Brit:

walk inf, hum

desaparecer

5. walk (back out) Am:

walk inf

echarse para atrás inf

6. walk (go free) Am:

walk inf

librarse de los cargos inf

II.walk [Am wɔk, Brit wɔːk] VB trans

1. walk (go along):

walk hills/path

recorrer

walk hills/path

caminar por

I can't walk another yard

estoy que no puedo dar un paso más

a policeman walking his beat

un policía haciendo su ronda

2.1. walk (take for walk):

walk dog

pasear

walk dog

sacar a pasear

she walked us off our feet

nos dejó agotados de tanto que nos hizo caminar

2.2. walk (accompany):

walk

acompañar

I'll walk you home

te acompaño hasta tu casa

2.3. walk (ride at walk):

walk horse

llevar al paso

3. walk (in baseball) SPORTS:

walk

darle una base por bolas a

III.walk [Am wɔk, Brit wɔːk] N

1.1. walk:

walk (leisurely)

paseo m

walk (long)

caminata f

to go for or take a walk

ir a pasear or a dar un paseo

to go for or take a walk

ir a caminar esp LatAm

take a walk! Am

¡lárgate! inf

take a walk! Am

¡andá a pasear! RioPl inf

take a walk! Am

¡córrete! Chil inf

she took the dog for a walk

sacó a pasear el perro

he took us for a walk along the river

nos llevó a pasear or a dar un paseo por el río

it's five minutes' or a five-minute walk from here

está or queda a cinco minutos de aquí a pie

inf a walk in the park

un paseo

that was a walk in the park compared to this

aquello fue un paseo comparado con esto

walk of shame

circunstancia de volver a casa de día, después de un encuentro sexual casual, por lo general sin haberse cambiado de ropa

1.2. walk SPORTS:

walk

marcha f

2.1. walk (route):

there's a beautiful walk through the woods

se puede hacer un paseo precioso por el bosque

2.2. walk (path):

walk esp Am

camino m

3.1. walk (gait):

walk

andar m

walk

manera f de caminar

walk

manera f de andar

3.2. walk (speed) no pl:

at a walk

al paso

See also walk of life

walk of life N

people from all walks of life

gente de todas las profesiones y condiciones sociales

I.walking [Am ˈwɔkɪŋ, Brit ˈwɔːkɪŋ] N U

I do a lot of walking

yo camino or ando mucho

I do a lot of walking attr tour

a pie

is it within walking distance?

¿se puede ir a pie or caminando or andando?

at a walking pace

a paso de peatón

walking vacation Am or Brit holiday

vacaciones fpl con excursiones a pie

we went on a walking holiday in the Picos de Europa

fuimos de vacaciones a los Picos de Europa para hacer senderismo

II.walking [Am ˈwɔkɪŋ, Brit ˈwɔːkɪŋ] ADJ

she's a walking encyclopedia hum

es una enciclopedia ambulante hum

he's a walking miracle

vive de milagro

walking papers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walking papers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

walking papers N

walking papers pl sl:

walking papers

despido m

walking papers

pasaporte m inf

to give sb his/her walking papers

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle

Translations for walking papers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.paper [ˈpeɪ·pər] N

1. paper (for writing):

paper

papel m

a sheet of paper

una hoja de papel

to put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

on paper (in writing)

sobre papel

on paper (in theory)

sobre el papel

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

periódico m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papel m para empapelar

4. paper (official document):

paper

documentación f

papers

papeles m pl

5. paper (essay):

paper

trabajo m (escrito)

6. paper (academic discourse):

paper

conferencia f

to give a paper

dar un discurso

II.paper [ˈpeɪ·pər] VB trans

to paper the walls

empapelar las paredes

I.walking N

walking

paseo m

walking SPORTS

marcha f atlética

to do a lot of walking

andar mucho

II.walking ADJ

1. walking:

it is within walking distance

se puede ir a pie

2. walking (human):

walking

ambulante

to be a walking encyclopedia

ser una enciclopedia con patas

I.walk [wɔk] N

1. walk (stroll):

walk

paseo m

to take a walk

ir a dar un paseo

to take sb out for a walk

sacar a alguien a pasear

it's a five minute walk

está a cinco minutos a pie

2. walk (gait):

walk

andar m

3. walk (walking pace):

walk

paso m

4. walk (sth easy):

walk

pan m comido

to do sth in a walk

hacer algo con los ojos cerrados fig

they won in a walk

ganaron de calle

5. walk (in baseball):

walk

base f por bolas

6. walk (in basketball):

walk

pasos m pl

Phrases:

walk of life

condición f

people from all (different) walks of life

gente de todas las profesiones y condiciones sociales

II.walk [wɔk] VB trans

1. walk (go on foot):

walk

andar

walk distance

recorrer a pie

2. walk (accompany):

to walk sb home

acompañar a alguien a su casa

3. walk (take for a walk):

to walk the dog

sacar a pasear al perro

4. walk (in baseball):

to walk a batter

otorgar al bateador una base por bolas

III.walk [wɔk] VB intr

1. walk:

walk (go on foot)

andar

walk (go on foot)

caminar

walk (stroll)

pasear

2. walk (in baseball):

he walked four times in the game

hizo cuatro bases por bolas a lo largo del partido

3. walk (in basketball):

walk

hizo pasos cuatro veces a lo largo del partido

Phrases:

to walk on air

no caber en sí de gozo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But he gave plenty of other folks their walking papers before taking his leave.

www.westword.com

In the midst of all the celebrations, however, you might notice something startling when you look over the full list of convicts who will be receiving early walking papers.

hotair.com

Acer announced at the same time that it will be cutting its global staff by 7 percent, which could result in around 600 employees getting their walking papers.

arstechnica.com

I could have been given my walking papers and sent home on the next flight and it still would have been a dream come true.

www.rollingstone.com

Nodding off in class is another way to obtain your walking papers.

gadling.com

Sources suggest that as many as 16 of the 42 nominating committee have been given their walking papers.

www.billboard.com

When he did the stuff he did, you know, she did not give him his walking papers.

www.huffingtonpost.com

The rest received their walking papers.

www.chicagotribune.com

The self-proclaimed "top banana" was given his walking papers.

www.cnn.com

All this to say that it's high time you gave your rat its walking papers.

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