durva in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for durva in the English»Spanish Dictionary

durst [Am dərst, Brit dəːst] arch past dare

See also dare

I.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] N

dare

reto m

dare

desafío m

she did it on or Brit for a dare

lo hizo porque la retaron or la desafiaron

II.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] VB mod

dare

atreverse a

dare

animarse a

dare

osar liter

you dare touch me and I'll scream!

¡como te atrevas a tocarme, grito!

just you dare!

¡atrévete y verás!

how dare you speak to me like that!

¡cómo te atreves a hablarme así!

how dare you speak to me like that!

¡cómo tienes la desfachatez or el tupé de hablarme así!

don't you dare go in there!

¡ni se te ocurra entrar ahí!

I didn't dare answer

no me atreví or no me animé a contestar

I daren't tell her esp Brit

no me atrevo or no me animo a decírselo

he dare not answer liter

no osa responder liter

she's very sorry! — I dare say!

está muy arrepentida — ¡y bien puede estarlo!

I dare say it'll turn up

ya aparecerá

I dare say you've had enough

estarás harto (, me imagino)

III.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] VB trans

1. dare (be so bold):

to dare to + infin

atreverse or animarse a +  infin

to dare to + infin

osar +  infin liter

I didn't dare to answer

no me atreví or no me animé a contestar

I didn't dare to answer

no osé responder liter

you mean they dared to publish that?

¡no me digas que tuvieron el valor de publicarlo!

2.1. dare (challenge):

dare

desafiar

dare

retar

to dare sb to + infin

retar or desafiar a alguien a +  infin or a que +  subj

they dared him to jump off the bridge

lo desafiaron a tirarse or a que se tirara del puente

go on, dive in, I dare you!

¡anda, tírate! ¿a que no te atreves or a que no eres capaz?

she dared him to prove that it was not so

lo desafió a que probara que no era así

2.2. dare liter wrath/fury:

dare

desafiar liter

Durex® [Am ˈdʊrɛks, Brit ˈdjʊərɛks] N

1. Durex C (condom):

Durex Brit

preservativo m

Durex Brit

condón m

2. Durex U Aus → Scotch tape

See also Scotch tape

I.Scotch tape® [Am ˈˌskɑtʃ ˈteɪp, Brit] N U Am

Scotch tape

cinta f Scotch ®

Scotch tape

cel(l)o ® m Spain

Scotch tape

cinta f durex ® LatAm

Scotch tape

durex ® m LatAm

II.Scotch-tape VB trans

Scotch-tape Am:

Scotch-tape

pegar con cinta Scotch

larva <pl larvae [-viː]> [Am ˈlɑrvə, Brit ˈlɑːvə] N

larva

larva f

I.curve [Am kərv, Brit kəːv] N

1. curve (bend):

curve

curva f

to be ahead of/behind the curve

estar a la vanguardia/a la retaguardia

to throw sb a curve Am

agarrar a alguien desprevenido

to throw sb a curve Am

coger a alguien desprevenido esp Spain

2. curve (contour):

curve

curva f

3. curve (on graph):

curve

curva f

the Laffer curve

la curva Laffer

II.curve [Am kərv, Brit kəːv] VB intr

1. curve surface:

curve

estar curvado

curve

estar combado

it curves outward

está curvado hacia afuera

2. curve:

curve river:

describir una curva

curve ball:

describir una curva

curve ball:

curvear Mex

the path curves down to the sea

el sendero tuerce y baja hacia el mar

growth curve N

growth curve

curva f de crecimiento

learning curve N

learning curve

curva f de aprendizaje

curvy <curvier curviest> [Am ˈkərvi, Brit ˈkəːvi] ADJ

curvy line

curvo

curvy figure

curvilíneo

curvy road

con muchas curvas

topsy-turvy [Am ˌtɑpsiˈtərvi, Brit ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi] ADJ inf

topsy-turvy

desordenado

topsy-turvy

patas (para) arriba inf

everything's topsy-turvy

todo está desordenado

everything's topsy-turvy

todo está patas (para) arriba inf

what a topsy-turvy world we live in!

¡el mundo está loco!

sine curve, sine wave N

sine curve

sinusoide m

sine curve

onda f sinusoidal

durva in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for durva in the English»Spanish Dictionary

larva <-vae> [ˈlɑ:və, Am ˈlɑ:rvə] N

larva

larva f

I.curve [kɜ:v, Am kɜ:rv] N

curve

curva f

epidemic [or epidemiological] curve

curva epidemiológica

epi curve inf

curva de la epidemia

II.curve [kɜ:v, Am kɜ:rv] VB intr

curve

estar curvado

curve path, road

hacer una curva

to curve round to the left path

torcer a mano izquierda

III.curve [kɜ:v, Am kɜ:rv] VB trans

curve

curvar

I.topsy-turvy [ˌtɒpsiˈtɜ:vi, Am ˌtɑ:psɪˈtɜ:r-] inf ADJ

topsy-turvy

desordenado, -a

II.topsy-turvy [ˌtɒpsiˈtɜ:vi, Am ˌtɑ:psɪˈtɜ:r-] inf ADV

topsy-turvy

patas arriba

curve ball N

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curve ball SPORTS

bola curva f

to throw sb a curve ball Am inf fig

tomar a alguien por sorpresa