Scotch egg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Scotch egg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Scotch egg N

Scotch egg

huevo duro envuelto en carne de salchicha y rebozado

Translations for Scotch egg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

scotch [Am skɑtʃ, Brit skɒtʃ] VB trans

scotch plan/efforts

echar por tierra

scotch plan/efforts

frustrar

scotch rumors

acallar

scotch rumors

poner fin a

I.Scotch [Am skɑtʃ, Brit skɒtʃ] N a. scotch

Scotch U or C:

Scotch

whisky m (escocés)

Scotch

güisqui m (escocés)

a glass of Scotch

un (vaso de) whisky or güisqui

II.Scotch [Am skɑtʃ, Brit skɒtʃ] ADJ controvers

Scotch person/tune/town:

Scotch

escocés

egg¹ [Am ɛɡ, Brit ɛɡ] N

egg

huevo m

a fried/boiled egg

un huevo frito/pasado por agua

a fried/boiled egg

un huevo estrellado/pasado por agua Mex

scrambled eggs

huevos revueltos

scrambled eggs

huevos pericos Col

poached eggs

huevos escalfados

poached eggs

huevos pochés RioPl

egg donor

donante f de óvulos

a bad egg lit

un huevo podrido

a bad egg (dishonest person) inf, dated

una mala persona

a good egg inf, dated

un tipo bien inf

he's a good egg

es buena gente LatAm

he's a good egg

es un tipo bien inf

as sure as eggs is or are eggs Brit

como que dos y dos son cuatro

to have egg on one's face

quedar mal

to lay an egg hen/insect:

poner un huevo

to lay an egg (make blunder) inf, dated

meter la pata inf

to put all one's eggs in one basket

jugárselo todo a una carta

egg² [Am ɛɡ, Brit ɛɡ] VB trans

Scotch egg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Scotch egg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.Scotch [skɒtʃ, Am skɑ:tʃ] N

Scotch

whisky m (escocés)

a Scotch on the rocks

un whisky con hielo

a Scotch on the rocks

un whisky en las rocas Mex

II.Scotch [skɒtʃ, Am skɑ:tʃ] ADJ

Scotch

escocés, -esa

scotch [skɒtʃ, Am skɑ:tʃ] VB trans

1. scotch rumour:

scotch

acallar

2. scotch plan:

scotch

frustrar

egg [eg] N

egg

huevo m

fried/boiled eggs

huevos fritos/pasados por agua

hard-boiled egg

huevo duro

scrambled eggs

huevos revueltos

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

jugárselo todo a una carta

they had egg on their faces inf

quedaron en ridículo

to be a bad egg inf

ser un sinvergüenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And there isn't a scotch egg in sight.

www.irishmirror.ie

There's a Scotch egg in the fridge.

www.independent.co.uk

I steal a Scotch egg and wink at the photographer.

www.independent.co.uk

You make a ritual out of eating, unlike when you are single and you dash between drink engagements, occasionally pausing to wolf down a scotch egg and some chocolate.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It was only a matter of time before chefs, always on the search for the new talking-point menu, alighted on the humble scotch egg.

www.independent.co.uk

This black pudding Scotch egg, with a slightly runny yolk, was utter perfection.

www.independent.co.uk

Yes, the scotch egg is back and it's bigger, better and cleverer than before.

www.independent.co.uk

A sweet twist on the Scotch egg, it features a free-range egg wrapped in venison and chocolate, then rolled in breadcrumbs.

www.theweek.co.uk

It genuinely did just taste very much like an incredibly good Scotch egg.

www.irishexaminer.com

Occasionally a customer will send it back, thinking they've mistakenly been served a Scotch egg.

www.independent.co.uk