tables in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tables in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.table [Am ˈteɪbəl, Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l] N

1.1. table (piece of furniture):

table

mesa f

dinner's on the table!

¡la cena está servida!

he painted the royal family at table

pintó a la familia real sentada a la mesa

don't do that at the table

no hagas eso en la mesa

come and sit at or Brit also on our table

siéntate con nosotros

to lay or set the table

poner la mesa

to clear the table

levantar la mesa

to clear the table

quitar la mesa Spain

to book a table for four

reservar una mesa para cuatro

bridge/billiard table

mesa de bridge/billar

the terrorists have agreed to come to the negotiating table

los terroristas han aceptado sentarse a la mesa de negociaciones

on the table some new proposals are now on the table

hay nuevas propuestas sobre el tapete

the offer on the table at the moment is unacceptable

la oferta que han hecho es inaceptable

to lay sth on the table

proponer algo

to drink sb under the table she can drink you under the table

te da cien mil vueltas bebiendo

one glass of sherry and I'm under the table!

una copa de jerez y ya no me tengo en pie

to turn the tables the tables are turned

se ha vuelto la tortilla inf

to turn the tables the tables are turned

se ha dado vuelta la tortilla CSur inf

to turn the tables the tables are turned

se han vuelto las tornas

they managed to turn the tables on their adversaries

lograron volverles las tornas a sus adversarios

she then turned the tables on the interviewer

entonces empezó ella a hacerle preguntas al entrevistador

she then turned the tables on the interviewer attr knife/lamp/salt/wine

de mesa

table dancing

striptease o baile erótico realizado sobre o junto a una mesa

his table manners leave a lot to be desired

sus modales en la mesa dejan mucho que desear

1.2. table:

under the table

bajo cuerda

under the table

bajo mano

he was paid $10, 000 under the table

le pagaron 10.000 dólares bajo cuerda or bajo mano

attr under-the-table

bajo cuerda

attr under-the-table

bajo mano

1.3. table (people seated at table):

table

mesa f

2.1. table (list):

table

tabla f

multiplication or inf times tables

tablas de multiplicar

the four-/ten-times table

la tabla del cuatro/diez

table of contents

índice m de materias

2.2. table Brit:

league table

liga f

league table

clasificación f

3. table (tablet) BIBL:

the tables of the law

las tablas de la ley

II.table [Am ˈteɪbəl, Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l] VB trans

1.1. table Am (postpone):

table debate/bill

posponer

table debate/bill

diferir

table debate/bill

postergar esp LatAm

1.2. table Brit (submit):

table proposal/motion/amendment

presentar

2. table (list):

table data

presentar en forma de tabla

table data

tabular

translation table N

translation table

tabla f de traducción

trestle table N

trestle table

mesa f de caballetes

truth table N

truth table

tabla f de decisión lógica

water table N

water table

nivel m freático

dressing table N

dressing table

tocador m

conversion table N

conversion table

tabla f de conversión

conversion table

tabla f de equivalencias

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log tables

tabla f de logaritmos

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tablas de la ley

tables of the law pl

mesa nido

nest of tables

tables in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tables in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.table [ˈteɪbl] N

1. table:

table

mesa f

to clear/set the table

recoger/poner la mesa

2. table MATH:

table

tabla f

multiplication table

tabla de multiplicar

3. table (list):

table

lista f

table of contents

índice m

Phrases:

the tables have turned

han cambiado las tornas

II.table [ˈteɪbl] VB trans

1. table Brit, Aus (propose discussion of):

table

poner sobre la mesa

2. table Am (postpone discussion of):

table

posponer

bedside table N

bedside table

mesita f de noche

bedside table

nochero m Col, Chile, Urug

bedside table

buró m Mex

coffee table N

coffee table

mesa f baja

table land N

table land

meseta f

table manners N pl

table manners

modales m pl en la mesa

trestle table N

trestle table

mesa f de caballete

table tennis N no pl

table tennis

ping-pong m

dressing table N

dressing table

tocador m

card table N

card table

tapete m verde

pool table N

pool table

mesa f de billar

tables Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to spread a cloth over the table

extender un mantel sobre la mesa

the tables have turned

han cambiado las tornas

to put one's cards on the table

poner las cartas sobre la mesa

terrace (area outside a bar or café where tables are placed to serve customers in good weather)

terraza

to turn the tables on sb

volver las tornas a alguien

the tables have turned and now I'm calling the tune

se han vuelto las tornas y ahora mando yo

to turn the tables on sb

devolver la pelota a alguien (argumentar)

draw your chair up to the table

aproxima la silla a la mesa

put the chair next to the table

pon la silla junto a la mesa

draw the chair up to the table

acerca la silla a la mesa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Transfer designs also enabled some restaurants to set their tables with pieces bearing the business name or emblem.

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Diners picked up hot foods at buffet-style steam tables.

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For easier reading, the information is divided in three tables: web archiving initiatives, archived data, and access methods.

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So loud that the plate glass window at the opposite end of the club shakes, tables tremble and people hang onto their drinks.

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These tables give the correct probabilities for the genotype outcomes of independent crosses where the probability of inheriting copies of each parental allele is independent.

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Additional picnic tables are located adjacent to the pavilion.

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This is where the station control booth, ticketing machines and ticket gates are located, as well as various maps and fare information tables.

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Tables outside are ranged round the elegant, four-square 16th-century building, now a ristorante.

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In contrast to the elegant restaurant and confectioner, the coffee house had simple, uncovered wooden tables.

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The work he did for them24 pieces including chairs, tables, storage units, sideboards and desksrepresented his first successful marriage of modern mass production to his traditionally high craft standards.

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