drinking straw in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drinking straw in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

2. straw C (single stalk):

straw
paja f
straw
pajita f
we'll draw straws for it
el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace
I always draw the short straw
siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea inf, hum
a straw in the wind
un indicio de cómo andan las cosas
not to care/give a straw or two straws for sth inf, I don't care a straw for her opinion
me importa un comino or un pepino or un rábano lo que piense inf
to be the last or final straw
ser el colmo
to be the last or final straw
ser lo último
this is the last straw!
¡esto ya es el colmo or lo último!
to clutch or catch or grasp at straws
aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que colmó el vaso
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que derramó el vino Mex

I.drink [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB trans

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III.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB refl

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IV.drink <pt drank, pp drunk> [Am drɪŋk, Brit drɪŋk] VB intr

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See also drunk driving

drinking [Am ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] N U

drinking straw in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drinking straw in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.drink [drɪŋk] drank, drunk drank, drunk VB intr

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II.drink [drɪŋk] drank, drunk drank, drunk VB trans

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III.drink [drɪŋk] drank, drunk drank, drunk N

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Paint, then glue the two halves together using pieces of a drinking straw for pillars.
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Purchase a reusable stainless steel or glass drinking straw.
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Run a steady stream of cold water at least the diameter of a standard drinking straw, the city told property owners.
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Here is a short history of the drinking straw in 30 seconds.
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I think we described the whole recording process as being a giant drinking straw.
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The artist also holds the records for the world's largest cork mosaic, the largest drinking straw mosaic and the largest brush mosaic among others.
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Cut a piece of drinking straw to fit.
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Argon is heavier-than-air, so he can do this on the bench with nothing more than a bicycle tube inflator and a drinking straw.
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To understand what this means, imagine viewing a drinking straw side-on, from a distance.
cosmosmagazine.com
It injects saliva, which hardens into a hollow tube, and it uses this like a drinking straw to withdraw the contents of the plant cells.
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