boat people in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for boat people in the English»Spanish Dictionary

boat people N npl

boat people

balseros m / balseras f

Translations for boat people in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.people [Am ˈpipəl, Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l] N

1.1. people + pl vb, no art (in general):

people

gente f

people are tired of that

la gente está cansada de eso

what will people say/think?

¿qué dirá/pensará la gente?

people say that …

dicen que …

people say that …

se dice que …

a lot of/very few people

mucha/muy poca gente

many/most people disagree

mucha gente/la mayoría de la gente no está de acuerdo

some people don't like it

a algunos no les gusta

some people don't like it

a algunas personas no les gusta

some people don't like it

hay gente a la que no le gusta

people like her never learn

la gente como ella nunca aprende

people like her never learn

las personas como ella nunca aprenden

they are good people

son buena gente or buenas personas

we're people, not machines!

somos personas, no máquinas

1.2. people + pl vb, no art (individuals):

people

personas fpl

three people were injured

tres personas resultaron heridas

the hall seats 200 people

la sala tiene un aforo de 200 personas

well, really, some people!

¡hay cada uno!

you people don't understand

ustedes no entienden

they've made her director, her of all people!

¡la han hecho directora, nada menos que a ella!

you of all people ought to be grateful to me

tú más que nadie me deberías estar agradecido

1.3. people + pl vb, no art (specific group):

tall/rich people

la gente alta/rica

tall/rich people

las personas altas/ricas

tall/rich people

los altos/ricos

young people

los jóvenes

young people

la juventud

local people

la gente del lugar

local people

los lugareños

Chinese people

los chinos

my people are from Illinois

mi familia es de Illinois

my people are from Illinois

mi gente es de Illinois inf

he wasn't one of our people

no era uno de los nuestros

2.1. people (inhabitants) + pl vb:

the people of this country

la gente de este país

the people of this country

este pueblo

she got to know the country and its people

llegó a conocer bien el país y su(s) gente(s)

a town of 15, 000 people

una ciudad de 15.000 habitantes or personas

2.2. people (citizens, nation) + pl vb:

the people

el pueblo

the American people

los americanos

the American people

el pueblo americano

the common people

la gente corriente

the common people

la gente en general

a man/an enemy of the people

un hombre/un enemigo del pueblo

a people's republic

una república popular

to go to the people Brit

llamar a elecciones

to go to the people Brit

convocar (a) elecciones

to go to the people Brit

consultar al electorado

2.3. people (race):

people + sing vb

pueblo m

they are a proud people

son un pueblo orgulloso

II.people [Am ˈpipəl, Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l] VB trans

people

poblar

a land peopled by savage tribes

una tierra habitada por tribus salvajes

boat [Am boʊt, Brit bəʊt] N

boat

barco m

boat

embarcación f form

boat (small, open)

bote m

boat (small, open)

barca f

we went to Singapore by boat

fuimos a Singapur en barco

to be in the same boat

estar en la misma situación

to push the boat out Brit inf

tirar la casa por la ventana inf

to rock the boat

hacer olas

See also miss², miss¹, burn², burn¹

miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

1. miss (as title):

Miss

señorita f

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

Miss World

Miss Mundo

the Misses Johnson dated

las señoritas (de) Johnson

Miss Elizabeth dated (in US: matron)

doña Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la señorita Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la niña Elizabeth LatAm

2. miss as form of address:

Miss

señorita

please, Miss, I know the answer

yo lo sé, señorita

excuse me, Miss

perdone, señorita

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

jovencita f

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (fail to hit):

the bullet just missed him

la bala le pasó rozando

the bullet just missed his shoulder

la bala por poco le da en el hombro

the car only just missed him

el coche por poco lo atropella

2. miss (fail to experience):

miss

perderse

I wouldn't have missed it for anything

no me lo hubiera perdido por nada (en el mundo)

you didn't miss much

no te perdiste nada

you've missed all the excitement

te has perdido lo mejor

luckily, we missed the worst of the tornado

por suerte, nos salvamos de lo peor del tornado

3. miss (fail to attend):

miss

faltar a

I've never missed a day's work

nunca he faltado al trabajo

you missed your appointment with the doctor

no vino a la cita con el doctor

I forgot all about the meeting and missed it

se me pasó totalmente ir a la reunión

I missed the party

me perdí la fiesta

4. miss (fail to catch):

miss bus/train/plane/flight

perder

I missed her in the crowd

había tanta gente que no la vi

we missed each other

no nos vimos

we missed each other

nos desencontramos CSur

to miss the boat or bus

perder el tren

5. miss (overlook, fail to notice):

you missed three wrong spellings

se te pasaron (por alto) tres faltas

we missed the turning

nos pasamos (de donde deberíamos haber doblado)

I missed cleaning one window

se me pasó limpiar una ventana

you can't miss it

lo va a ver enseguida

you can't miss it

no tiene pérdida Spain

you've missed a bit

te quedó un pedacito sin pintar (or limpiar etc.)

he never misses my birthday

nunca se olvida de mi cumpleaños

6. miss (fail to hear, understand):

miss cue/remark

no oír

sorry, I missed that

perdona, no te oí

she doesn't miss a thing

no se le escapa una inf

I think you've missed the point

me parece que no has entendido

he missed the true significance of this

no captó or se le escapó el verdadero significado de esto

7. miss chance:

miss

perder

miss

dejar pasar

to miss one's vocation

errar la vocación

to miss one's footing

tropezar

he missed the rope and fell

no logró asirse de la cuerda y cayó

8. miss (avoid):

miss town/rush/crowds

evitar

if we take Garden State Parkway, we miss New York altogether

si vamos por Garden State Parkway nos evitamos pasar por Nueva York

he missed death by inches

por poco se mata

to miss -ing he just missed getting soaked

por poco se empapa

I managed to miss hearing the whole story again

logré escaparme or librarme de que me lo contara otra vez

9. miss (regret absence of):

miss friend/country/comfort

echar de menos

miss friend/country/comfort

extrañar esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

te echo (muchísimo) de menos

I miss you (terribly)

te extraño (muchísimo) esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

me haces mucha falta LatAm

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

echo de menos mis paseos por el campo

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

extraño mis paseos por el campo esp LatAm

I miss working with you

echo de menos trabajar contigo

I miss working with you

extraño trabajar contigo LatAm

10. miss (notice absence of):

miss

echar en falta

miss

echar de menos

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo te diste cuenta de que te faltaba el collar?

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo echaste en falta or de menos el collar?

come on, you won't miss five dollars

dale ¿que más te dan cinco dólares?

II.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

1. miss:

miss marksman:

errar el tiro

miss marksman:

fallar

miss bullet:

no dar en el blanco

missed!

¡fallaste (or falló etc.)!

missed!

¡(le) erraste (or erró etc.)!

2. miss (fail):

miss inf

fallar

she sends a card every year, she never misses

manda una tarjeta todos los años sin falta or manda una tarjeta todos los años, nunca falla

3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

fallar

III.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N (failure to hit)

miss

fallo m

she had two unlucky misses

erró el tiro dos veces por mala suerte

to give sth a miss inf I'd give that restaurant a miss if I were you

yo que tú no pisaría ese restaurante inf

I think I'll give swimming a miss this afternoon

creo que esta tarde voy a pasar de ir a nadar inf

a miss is as good as a mile

de casi no se muere nadie inf, hum

burn² [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N region (stream)

burn

arroyo m

I.burn¹ <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB intr

1.1. burn:

burn fire/flame:

arder

burn wood/coal:

arder

burn wood/coal:

quemarse

burn building/town:

arder

something's burning!

se está quemando algo

I can smell burning

huele or hay olor a quemado

a burning smell

un olor a quemado

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a goma quemada

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a hule quemado Mex

1.2. burn gas/light:

burn

estar encendido

burn

estar prendido LatAm also

I left the light burning

dejé la luz encendida

I left the light burning

dejé la luz prendida LatAm

1.3. burn food:

burn

quemarse

1.4. burn (in sun):

burn skin:

quemarse

2.1. burn (be hot):

burn

arder

my cheeks/ears were burning

me ardían las mejillas/las orejas

the midday sun burned down on them

el sol de mediodía caía a plomo sobre ellos

2.2. burn (smart, sting):

burn eyes/wound:

escocer

burn eyes/wound:

arder esp LatAm

a burning sensation

un escozor

a burning sensation

un ardor esp LatAm

2.3. burn acid/ice:

burn

quemar

3.1. burn (be consumed):

burn

arder

to burn with sth

arder de algo

she was burning with impatience/curiosity

ardía de impaciencia/curiosidad

3.2. burn (long) liter:

she burned for revenge/his embrace

deseaba ardientemente vengarse/que la abrazara

to burn to + infin

morirse por  +  infin

to burn to + infin

arder en deseos de  +  infin liter

he was burning to tell her

se moría por decírselo

he was burning to tell her

ardía en deseos de decírselo liter

II.burn¹ <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB trans

1.1. burn:

burn letter/book/rubbish

quemar

burn building/town

incendiar

burn building/town

quemar

I burned the paint off the door

le saqué la pintura a la puerta con un soplete

the mark is burned into the wood/on the animal's hide

la marca está grabada a fuego en la madera/en la piel del animal

I burned a hole in my sleeve

me quemé la manga (con un cigarrillo etc)

to burn one's boats or bridges

quemar las naves

1.2. burn (overcook):

I've burned the cake/meat

se me ha quemado el pastel/la carne

1.3. burn (consume):

the stove burns gas

la cocina funciona a or con gas

we burn a lot of electricity/gas

usamos or gastamos mucha electricidad/mucho gas

coal-burning stove

cocina f de or a carbón

1.4. burn witch/heretic:

burn

quemar

2.1. burn (injure):

burn

quemar

to burn oneself

quemarse

I've burned my tongue

me he quemado la lengua

careful you don't burn yourself on the iron

ten cuidado, no vayas a quemarte con la plancha

to be burned to death

morir abrasado

2.2. burn (swindle) Am:

burn sl

estafar

burn sl

timar inf

3. burn (create):

burn

quemar

III.burn¹ [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N

1. burn (injury):

burn

quemadura f

she suffered severe/minor burns to her face

sufrió quemaduras graves/leves en la cara

he has third-degree burns

tiene quemaduras de tercer grado

2. burn (on surface):

burn

quemadura f

a cigarette burn

una quemadura or marca de cigarrillo

3. burn (feeling):

burn

escozor m

burn

ardor m esp LatAm

slow burn Am inf Mary did a slow burn when she heard it

a Mary le empezó a hervir la sangre cuando lo oyó

boat people in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boat people in the English»Spanish Dictionary

boat people N pl

boat people

refugiados m pl del mar

Translations for boat people in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.people [ˈpi:pl] N

1. people pl (plural of person):

people

gente f

city people

gente de ciudad

country people

gente de campo

the beautiful people

la gente guapa

the beautiful people

la gente linda LatAm

the rich people

la gente rica

2. people no pl (nation, ethnic group):

people

pueblo m

people's democracy

democracia f popular

people's republic

república f popular

the chosen people REL

el pueblo elegido

3. people (ordinary citizens):

people

ciudadanos(-as) m (f) pl

people's park

parque m público

II.people [ˈpi:pl] VB trans

peopled by

poblado de

boat [bəʊt, Am boʊt] N

boat

barco m

boat (small)

barca f

boat (small)

bote m

boat (large)

buque m

to go by boat

ir en barco

Phrases:

to be in the same boat

estar en la misma situación

to burn one's boats (behind one)

quemar las naves

to miss the boat

perder la oportunidad

to push the boat out Brit

tirar la casa por la ventana

to rock the boat inf

hacer olas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the other hand, the boat people tended to dispose of their waste to the sea, the offshore water quality was contaminated.

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Different groups of boat people had different marriage cultures.

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Most early immigrants were refugee boat people fleeing persecution by the victorious communists, the rest were students, academics or business people.

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Many of these people fled as boat people.

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The social workers told the boat people about their citizen's rights.

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Many of the boat people were already suffering from heat injuries, and many had no food or fresh water.

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This led to a jump in the number of boat people, with as many as 100,000 arriving in other countries by the end of 1978.

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As most of the boat people work on land, it was difficult for parents to take care of their children.

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The issue was controversial at the time with much negative association with the so-called illegal immigrants and boat people.

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The expulsion seems to have produced a boat people crisis.

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