civvy street in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for civvy street in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for civvy street in the English»Spanish Dictionary

street [Am strit, Brit striːt] N

street
calle f
to cross the street
cruzar la calle
I met him on or esp Brit in the street
me lo encontré en or por la calle
it's on or Brit in Elm Street
queda en la calle Elm
the landlord put them out on the street
el dueño los echó a la calle
they were left on the streets
se quedaron sin techo or en la calle
the demonstration brought 20, 000 people onto the streets
20.000 personas se volcaron a la calle para manifestarse
we took to the streets to protest against tax increases
salimos a la calle a protestar contra los aumentos en los impuestos
to walk the streets
andar or deambular por las calles
to walk the streets prostitute:
hacer la calle
to walk the streets prostitute:
hacer la carrera Spain
anyone could just walk in off the street and take it
cualquiera podría entrar y llevárselo
the whole street turned out to welcome them
todos los vecinos salieron a recibirlos
the Street Am inf
Wall Street
to be on easy street inf
estar forrado inf
if we get it, we'll be on easy street
si lo logramos, nos forramos inf
if we get it, we'll be on easy street
si lo logramos, nos llenamos de oro inf
to be on the streets
hacer la calle
to be on the streets
hacer la carrera Spain
to go on the streets
prostituirse
to be right up one's street inf, the job would be right up her street
sería un trabajo ideal para ella
the movie is right up your street
es justo el tipo de película que a ti te encanta
to be streets ahead of sb/sth, the company is streets ahead of its competitors
la compañía está muy por encima de la competencia
she's streets ahead of her classmates
está mucho más adelantada que sus compañeros de clase
she's streets ahead of her classmates
les da mil vueltas a sus compañeros de clase inf
to be streets apart the two sides are still streets apart
todavía hay un abismo entre las dos partes
he's just not in the same street as Picasso
no está a la altura de Picasso
he's just not in the same street as Picasso
no le llega ni a los talones or ni a la suela de los zapatos a Picasso inf
he's just not in the same street as Picasso attr musician/theater
callejero
street map or plan
plano m de la ciudad
street people Am
gente f de la calle

civvy street in the PONS Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Outside on civvy street, things aren't very good for pensioners, especially those by themselves: things are getting expensive and the care isn't maybe what it should be.
www.independent.co.uk
You just don't know what these guys have been through and how they are going to face civvy street.
www.thecourier.co.uk
He could not settle in civvy street and lost money and almost his marriage.
www.express.co.uk
He never got the chance to go straight in civvy street.
www.mirror.co.uk
Soon he was on his way home -- and, as a part-time soldier, straight back into civvy street.
www.dailymail.co.uk
We tell jokes that you'd never get away with on civvy street.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Over the years that crude call was picked up in civvy street and the tones were flattened into the wolf whistle.
www.express.co.uk
So far the charity has helped 16 prisoners back onto civvy street and none has committed more crime.
www.964eagle.co.uk
For some former armed forces members, the future on civvy street can be as bleak, if not more so, than for those leaving prison.
www.independent.co.uk
The strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to civvy street.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "civvy street" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular