dust bowl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dust bowl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dust bowl N

dust bowl

terreno semidesértico expuesto a la erosión causada por el viento

Translations for dust bowl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bowl¹ [Am boʊl, Brit bəʊl] N

1.1. bowl FOOD:

bowl (container)

bol m

bowl (container)

tazón m

bowl (container)

cuenco m

bowl (for washing etc)

palangana f

bowl (for washing etc)

barreño m

mixing bowl

bol m

mixing bowl

tazón m

1.2. bowl (contents):

bowl

bol m

bowl

tazón m

1.3. bowl (of toilet):

bowl

taza f

bowl

inodoro m

1.4. bowl:

bowl (of pipe)

cazoleta f

bowl (of spoon, glass)

cuenco m

bowl (of fountain)

pila f

2.1. bowl Am (stadium, arena):

bowl

estadio m

2.2. bowl (hollow):

bowl

hondonada f

I.bowl² [Am boʊl, Brit bəʊl] N (in bowls)

bowl

bola f

bowl

bocha f

II.bowl² [Am boʊl, Brit bəʊl] VB trans

1. bowl (in bowling):

bowl ball

lanzar

he bowled 227

hizo 227 puntos

he bowled a perfect game

jugó muy bien

2. bowl (in cricket):

bowl ball

lanzar

bowl batsman

eliminar

III.bowl² [Am boʊl, Brit bəʊl] VB intr

1.1. bowl (in bowls, bowling):

bowl

lanzar

to go bowling

ir a jugar a los bolos, la petanca, las bochas etc.

1.2. bowl (in cricket):

bowl

lanzar

2. bowl (move fast):

bowl person/bike/bus/train:

ir como un bólido

we were bowling down or along the street

íbamos como bólidos por la calle

See also bowls

bowls [Am boʊlz, Brit bəʊlz] N + sing vb

bowls

juego semejante a la petanca que se juega sobre césped

I.dust [Am dəst, Brit dʌst] N

1.1. dust U (household):

dust

polvo m

the dust of ages

el polvo de (los) siglos

to gather dust

llenarse de or juntar polvo

to gather dust

empolvarse Mex

1.2. dust U (on ground):

dust

polvo m

dust

tierra f LatAm

to bite the dust person:

morder el polvo

to bite the dust project/plan:

irse a pique

to bite the dust car/refrigerator: hum

pasar a mejor vida hum

to shake the dust off one's feet

largarse hecho una furia

to shake the dust off one's feet

mandarse mudar And inf

to shake the dust off one's feet

mandarse a cambiar Chil inf

to throw dust in sb's eyes

engatusar a alguien

1.3. dust U (in air):

dust

polvo m

the horses raised a cloud of dust

los caballos levantaron una polvareda

as dry as dust

árido

all his books are as dry as dust

todos sus libros son muy áridos

not to see sb for dust inf mention work and you won't see him for dust

basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

to kick or raise up a dust about sth

armar un lío por algo inf

when the dust has settled

cuando haya pasado la tormenta

2. dust U (of gold, coal):

dust

polvo m

3. dust U liter:

dust

polvo m

dust to dust, ashes to ashes

polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

4. dust (dusting) no pl:

to give sth a dust

sacarle or limpiarle el polvo a algo

II.dust [Am dəst, Brit dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (remove dust from):

to dust the furniture

quitarles el polvo a los muebles

to dust the furniture

sacudir los muebles CSur Mex

2. dust (sprinkle):

dust

espolvorear

to dust sth (with sth)

espolvorear algo (con algo)

I dusted the cake with sugar or dusted sugar over the cake

espolvoreé el pastel con azúcar

she dusted her feet with talcum powder

se echó or se puso talco en los pies

dust bowl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust bowl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bowl¹ [boʊl] N

1. bowl (dish):

bowl

bol m

bowl for soup

plato m hondo

fruit bowl

frutero m

fruit bowl

frutera f CSur

salad bowl

ensaladera f

2. bowl:

bowl of toilet

taza f

bowl for washing

palangana f

bowl of pipe

cazoleta f

bowl of fountain

pila f

3. bowl (stadium):

bowl

estadio m

4. bowl GEO (hollow):

bowl

hondonada f

I.bowl² [boʊl] SPORTS VB intr

1. bowl (go bowling):

bowl

jugar a los bolos

2. bowl (throw bowling ball):

bowl

lanzar la bola (de bolos)

II.bowl² [boʊl] SPORTS VB trans

bowl

lanzar

to bowl a strike/spare

conseguir un pleno/semipleno

to bowl a 7

tirar 7

III.bowl² [boʊl] SPORTS N (throw of the ball)

bowl

bola f

bowl

bocha f

I.dust [dʌst] N

dust

polvo m

coal dust

cisco m

Phrases:

to bite the dust

morder el polvo

to leave sb in the dust

avanzar mucho más que alguien

to leave sb in the dust

dejar alguien atrás

to wait till the dust has settled

dejar que se aclare la atmósfera

to turn to dust liter

convertirse en polvo

II.dust [dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (clean):

dust

quitar el polvo a

2. dust (spread over):

dust

salpicar

to dust sth with insecticide

espolvorear insecticida sobre algo

III.dust [dʌst] VB intr

dust

quitar el polvo