bush telegraph in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bush telegraph in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bush telegraph N no pl

it came through on the bush telegraph

me lo contó or me lo dijo un pajarito inf

it came through on the bush telegraph

lo escuché en radio macuto Spain inf

Translations for bush telegraph in the Spanish»English Dictionary

lo escuché en radio macuto Spain inf

I heard it through the grapevine o on the bush telegraph

Translations for bush telegraph in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.telegraph [Am ˈtɛləˌɡræf, Brit ˈtɛlɪɡrɑːf] N

1. telegraph (method):

telegraph U

telégrafo m

telegraph attr wire/cable

telegráfico

2. telegraph C (message):

telegraph

telegrama m

telegraph

despacho m telegráfico

II.telegraph [Am ˈtɛləˌɡræf, Brit ˈtɛlɪɡrɑːf] VB trans

1. telegraph message/congratulations:

telegraph

telegrafiar

I telegraphed her to come at once

le telegrafié para que viniera inmediatamente

I telegraphed him $200

le mandé un giro de or le giré 200 dólares

2. telegraph (signal):

telegraph esp Am

avisar

telegraph esp Am

anunciar

III.telegraph [Am ˈtɛləˌɡræf, Brit ˈtɛlɪɡrɑːf] VB intr

telegraph

telegrafiar

telegraph

mandar un telegrama

I.bush¹ [Am bʊʃ, Brit bʊʃ] N

1.1. bush C (shrub):

bush

arbusto m

bush

mata f

the burning bush

la zarza ardiente

to beat about or around the bush

andarse con rodeos

stop beating about the bush!

¡déjate de rodeos!

1.2. bush C (of hair):

bush

mata f

1.3. bush <bushes, pl > (thicket):

bush

matorrales mpl

bush

maleza f

to beat the bushes for sth Am

buscar algo por todas partes

2. bush U (wild country):

the bush

el monte

II.bush¹ [Am bʊʃ, Brit bʊʃ] ADJ Am inf

bush

poco profesional

bush² [Am bʊʃ, Brit bʊʃ] N Brit MECH

bush

cojinete m

bush telegraph in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bush telegraph in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.telegraph [ˈtelɪgrɑ:f, Am -græf] N no pl

telegraph

telégrafo m

II.telegraph [ˈtelɪgrɑ:f, Am -græf] VB trans

telegraph

telegrafiar

to telegraph sb

mandar un telegrama a alguien

III.telegraph [ˈtelɪgrɑ:f, Am -græf] ADJ

telegraph

telegráfico, -a

bush <-es> [bʊʃ] N

1. bush BOT:

bush

arbusto m

a bush of hair

una mata de pelo

2. bush no pl (land):

the bush

el monte

Phrases:

to beat about the bush

andarse con rodeos

to beat the bushes for sth Am

buscar algo por todas partes

bush N

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bush (ring or cap) TECH

casquillo m