drinking water in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] N U

1. water:

water
agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular)
drinking/running water
agua potable/corriente
turn the water on (at main)
abre la llave de paso del agua
turn the water on (at main)
da el agua
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre la llave
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre el grifo Spain
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre la canilla RioPl
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre el caño Peru
the water has risen/gone down
las aguas han subido/bajado
hard/soft water
agua dura/blanda
to be/lie under water
estar/quedar inundado
the kitchen was 2 ft under water
la cocina tenía 2 pies de agua
high/low water
marea f alta/baja
they headed for the open water
pusieron rumbo al mar abierto
still/rough water
aguas tranquilas/agitadas
he's gone through a patch of rough water
ha pasado por un período bastante tormentoso
to go across or over the water
cruzar a la otra orilla
to go across or over the water
cruzar el charco inf
from across the water
de la otra orilla
from across the water
del otro lado del charco inf
to make water ship:
hacer agua
by water
por barco
to spend money like water
gastar dinero como si fuera agua
to spend money like water
gastar a manos llenas
Rutland Water
el lago Rutland
like water off a duck's back
como quien oye llover
I keep telling her to study but it's water off a duck's back
estoy constantemente diciéndole que estudie pero le resbala or pero es como quien oye llover
of the first water (person)
de primer orden
of the first water lit (diamond)
de primera calidad
to be in deep water(s)
estar con el agua al or hasta el cuello
to be in/get into hot water
estar/meterse en una buena inf
to get into deep water(s)
meterse en camisa de once varas
to hold water
tenerse en pie
that theory just doesn't hold water
esa teoría hace agua por todos lados
to pour or throw cold water over sth
ponerle trabas a algo
to test the water
tantear el terreno
water under the bridge that's all water under the bridge
eso ya es agua pasada
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met
ha corrido mucha agua bajo el puente or ha llovido mucho desde la última vez que nos vimos
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met attr temperature/meter
del agua
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met bird/plant
acuático

II.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB intr

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III.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB trans

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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 water in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drinking water 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

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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It also ranks high in life expectancy and in safe drinking water.
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The third major problem is lack of pure and quality drinking water.
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It is one of the biggest drinking water production systems in the world.
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No drinking water is available along the trail; however, each shelter has a water pump.
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More recently the miners won an important environmental case against the mining company for the provision of unpolluted drinking water.
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It further provides safe drinking water for the local population.
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There is a project of canal going on due which will solve a drinking water problem.
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Some of the sites have picnic tables and restrooms, but visitors must bring their own drinking water.
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A total of 954 homes and 11 bridges were destroyed while another 237 homes, 30 roads, 30 bridges and 66 drinking water systems were damaged.
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This water can be used for irrigation, industry, recreation, flood control or treatment to produce drinking water.
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