østen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for østen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Sten gun [Am ˈstɛn ˌɡən, Brit stɛn] N

Sten gun

metralleta f (tipo Sten)

eaten [Am ˈitn, Brit ˈiːt(ə)n] pt part eat

See also eat

I.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB trans

1. eat meal/vegetables:

eat

comer

I don't eat meat

no como carne

I won't eat you! inf

¡no te voy a comer!

she ate her way through the whole cake

acabó con or se comió todo el pastel

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or Am crow

morder el polvo inf

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or Am crow

tragarse el orgullo

to eat sb alive

comerse vivo a alguien

2. eat (upset, bother) sl:

what's eating her?

¿a esta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? inf

II.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB intr

eat

comer

to eat in/out

comer en casa/(a)fuera

we usually eat at 7 o'clock

solemos cenar a las siete

we ate off plastic plates

comimos en platos de plástico

to eat Chinese/Greek

comer comida china/griega

eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)

a beber y a tragar (que el mundo se va a acabar)

moth-eaten [Am ˈmɔθˌitn, Brit] ADJ

moth-eaten

apolillado

worm-eaten [Am ˈwərm ˌitn, Brit] ADJ

worm-eaten fruit

agusanado

worm-eaten wood

carcomido

often [Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən, Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n] ADV

often

a menudo

I see her quite often

la veo bastante seguido or a menudo

how often do you see her?

¿con qué frecuencia la ves?

how often do you see her?

¿cada cuánto la ves?

do you come here often?

¿vienes mucho or seguido or a menudo por aquí?

as often as I can

siempre que puedo

he comes here every so often

suele venir por aquí de vez en cuando

we've often thought of emigrating

hemos pensado muchas veces en emigrar

they're late as often as not

la mitad de las veces llegan tarde

he's right more often than not

la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón

the point can't be made too often

no está de más insistir sobre ello

you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself

si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño

an often repeated anecdote

una anécdota muy repetida

paten [Am ˈpætn, Brit ˈpat(ə)n] N

paten

patena f

listen in VB [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n -, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n -] (v + adv)

listen in

escuchar

someone may be listening in

alguien puede estar escuchando

to listen in to/on sth

escuchar algo

moisten [Am ˈmɔɪs(ə)n, Brit ˈmɔɪs(ə)n] VB trans

moisten soil/cloth:

moisten

humedecer

moisten the sponge with sherry

humedecer el bizcocho con jerez

fasten down VB [Am ˈfæs(ə)n -, Brit ˈfɑːs(ə)n -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

fasten down hatch/hood:

fasten down

asegurar

fasten down

cerrar

fasten on VB [Am ˈfæs(ə)n -, Brit ˈfɑːs(ə)n -], fasten onto VB (v + prep + o)

they fastened onto the idea straight away

enseguida entendieron la idea

he had fastened on(to) poor Anna

se le había pegado a la pobre Anna inf

the press fastened onto that one statement

la prensa se centró exclusivamente en esa afirmación

once he fastens on(to) a plan, there's no changing his mind

cuando se le mete un plan en la cabeza, no hay quien lo haga cambiar de opinión

østen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for østen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eaten [ˈi:tn, Am -t̬ən] VB

eaten pp of eat

See also eat

I.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB trans

eat

comer

to eat breakfast

tomar el desayuno

to eat lunch/supper

comer/cenar

to eat one's fill

comer bien

to eat in

comer en casa

Phrases:

what is eating him? inf

¿qué mosca le ha picado?

II.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB intr

eat

comer

moth-eaten [ˈmɒθˌi:tn, Am ˈmɑ:θ-] ADJ

moth-eaten

apolillado, -a

worm-eaten [ˈwɜ:mˌi:tən, Am ˈwɜ:rm-] ADJ

worm-eaten beam, table, wood

carcomido, -a

worm-eaten fruit

picado, -a

worm-eaten cloth

apolillado, -a

often [ˈɒfən, Am ˈɑ:fən] ADV

often

a menudo

we often go there

solemos ir allí

as often as

siempre que

as often as not

la mitad de las veces

every so often

alguna que otra vez

how often?

¿cuántas veces?

it's not often that ...

no es frecuente que +subj

more often than not

la mayoría de las veces

fasten down VB trans

fasten down

sujetar

listen in VB intr Brit

listen in

escuchar (a escondidas)

to listen in on sth

escuchar algo (a escondidas)

chasten [ˈtʃeɪsn] VB trans

1. chasten (admonish):

chasten

reprender

2. chasten (punish):

chasten

castigar

glisten [ˈglɪsn] VB intr

glisten

brillar

glisten

relucir

fasten up VB intr, trans Brit, Aus

fasten up

abrochar(se)

fasten [ˈfɑ:sən, Am ˈfæsən] VB trans

1. fasten (do up):

fasten

atar

2. fasten (fix securely):

fasten

fijar

Phrases:

to fasten sth onto sth

atar firmemente algo a algo

to fasten one's eyes on sth

fijar la mirada en algo

to fasten sth together with paper clip

unir algo

to fasten sth together with string

atar algo