dead-end in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dead-end in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dead end N

1. dead end (street):

dead end

callejón m sin salida

2. dead end (situation):

dead end

callejón m sin salida

to come to or reach a dead end

llegar a un callejón sin salida or a un impasse

II.dead-end ADJ

1. dead-end (without exit):

dead-end street/road

sin salida

dead-end street/road

ciego And Ven

2. dead-end (without prospects) inf:

a dead-end job

un trabajo sin porvenir or futuro

I.rot [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] N U

1. rot BIOL:

rot

podredumbre f

rot

putrefacción f

the rot set in

las cosas empezaron a decaer or a venirse abajo

we must stop the rot

hay que tomar medidas para cortar por lo sano

2. rot (nonsense):

rot esp Brit inf

tonterías fpl

rot esp Brit inf

paparruchas fpl inf

II.rot <pres part rotting; pt, pp rotted> [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] VB intr

rot plant/flesh:

rot

pudrirse

to rot away

pudrirse

to rot down compost:

descomponerse

to rot in jail

pudrirse en la cárcel

she was rotting (away) in a dead-end job

se estaba pudriendo en un trabajo sin futuro

III.rot <pres part rotting; pt, pp rotted> [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] VB trans

rot wood/tree:

rot

pudrir

sugar rots the teeth

el azúcar pica or caria los dientes

Translations for dead-end in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pueblo de mala muerte N m

pueblo de mala muerte

dead-end town

pueblo de mala muerte

one-horse town

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calle ciega

dead end

callejón sin salida

dead end

callejón sin salida (situación difícil)

dead end

estábamos en un callejón sin salida

we were at o had reached a dead end

cortada

dead end

esa calle no tiene salida

that street o road is a dead end

es una calle sin salida

it's a dead end

dead-end in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dead-end in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dead-end [ˌdedˈend] N

dead-end

callejón m sin salida

II.dead-end [ˌdedˈend] ADJ

dead-end

sin salida

dead-end job

trabajo m sin porvenir

Translations for dead-end in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pueblo N m

1. pueblo (nación):

pueblo

people

el pueblo bajo

the common people

un hombre del pueblo

a man of the people

2. pueblo:

pueblo (aldea)

village

pueblo (población)

(small) town

pueblo costero

seaside town

pueblo de mala muerte inf

dead-end town

pueblo joven LatAm

shanty town

de pueblo

from a small town

de pueblo pej

small-town

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callejón sin salida

dead end

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The area features winding lanes and dead-end roads, with large houses on generously sized lots.

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The only option of for the vapour entering the foil frames is to condense, i.e. vapour enters a dead-end foil frame.

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The area consists of artificial canals separating dead-end residential blocks.

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Although it is called a dead-end frame, it does contain a small channel to remove the non-condensable gases and to apply the vacuum.

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Motivation by threat is a dead-end strategy, and naturally staff are more attracted to the opportunity side of the motivation curve than the threat side.

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The dead-end trail goes a few miles into the canyon, and up-and-back hiking is required.

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He restarted his investigation multiple times, and though he always reached a dead-end, he vowed to never give up.

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They fled, but accidentally went down a dead-end path at the end of which they dismounted and hid in a gardener's hut.

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Hence, dead-end elimination is a mirror image of dynamic programming, in which good combinations are identified and explored further.

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The dead-end membrane separation process is easy to implement and the process is usually cheaper than cross-flow membrane filtration.

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