elbow room in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for elbow room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

elbow room N U

elbow room

espacio m

elbow room

sitio m

elbow room

lugar m

stand back and give me some elbow room

retírate para dejarme espacio or lugar or sitio

Translations for elbow room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] N

1. room C:

room (in house, building)

habitación f

room (in house, building)

pieza f esp LatAm

room (bedroom)

habitación f

room (bedroom)

dormitorio m

room (bedroom)

cuarto m

room (bedroom)

pieza f esp LatAm

room (bedroom)

recámara f esp Mex

a two-/four-room house

una casa de dos/de cuatro habitaciones

a two-/four-room house

una casa de dos/de cuatro ambientes CSur

we'll hire a room for the meeting/reception

alquilaremos una sala para la reunión/recepción

single/double room

habitación individual/doble

the smallest room (in the house) euph, hum

el (cuarto de) baño

rooms to hire or for rent or Brit also to let

se alquilan habitaciones

room and board

pensión f completa

2. room U (space):

room

espacio m

room

lugar m

room

sitio m

there's room for one more

cabe uno más

there's room for one more

hay espacio or sitio or lugar para uno más

there's no room for anything else

no cabe nada más

there's no room for anything else

no hay sitio or lugar or espacio para nada más

they made room for me

me hicieron sitio

this table takes up too much room

esta mesa ocupa demasiado espacio or lugar

there's still room for improvement

todavía se puede mejorar

she's improved a lot — there was room!

ha mejorado mucho — ¡y buena falta le hacía!

there is no room for delay/error

uno no puede atrasarse/equivocarse

there is no room for delay/error

no hay ningún margen para retrasos/errores

I need room to breathe

necesito mi espacio vital

II.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] VB intr

I'm rooming with another student

vivo con or comparto una habitación (or un apartamento etc.) con otro estudiante

Smith rooms alone

Smith tiene una habitación or un cuarto para él solo

See also cat², cat¹

cat² N

cat → catalog or catalogue

cat¹ [Am kæt, Brit kat] N

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat

gato m / gata f

has the cat got your tongue? inf

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf

has the cat got your tongue? inf

¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain

he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas

se cree el súmmum

look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf

¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!

you look like something the cat dragged in

¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!

not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf

no tener la más mínima posibilidad

there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf

no cabe ni un alfiler inf

to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof

estar sobre ascuas

to fight like cat and dog

andar como (el) perro y (el) gato

those two are like cat and dog

esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato

to grin like a Cheshire cat

sonreír de oreja a oreja

to let the cat out of the bag

descubrir el pastel

to let the cat out of the bag

levantar la liebre

to let the cat out of the bag

levantar la perdiz RioPl

to play cat and mouse (with sb)

jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)

to rain cats and dogs

llover a cántaros or a mares

to see which way the cat jumps

ver por dónde van los tiros

to set or put the cat among the pigeons

levantar un revuelo

when the cat's away the mice will play

cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones

a cat may look at a king

los ojos son para mirar

a cat may look at a king

con mirar no se desgasta

1.2. cat (lion, tiger):

cat

felino m

the big cats

los felinos mayores

2.1. cat (spiteful woman):

cat inf

arpía f

2.2. cat (guy) Am:

cat sl, dated

tipo m inf

3. cat inf → caterpillar

I.elbow [Am ˈɛlˌboʊ, Brit ˈɛlbəʊ] N

1. elbow (of person):

elbow

codo m

don't put your elbows on the table!

no pongas los codos sobre la mesa

my sweater is going at the elbows

se me están gastando los codos del suéter

to give sb the elbow Brit inf

deshacerse de alguien

2. elbow:

elbow (on river, road)

recodo m

elbow (in pipe)

codo m

II.elbow [Am ˈɛlˌboʊ, Brit ˈɛlbəʊ] VB trans

elbow

darle un codazo a

they were elbowing each other

se daban codazos

I elbowed him in the face/stomach

le di un codazo en la cara/el estómago

they elbowed us out of the way

nos apartaron a empujones

they elbowed their way through

se abrieron paso (a codazos)

elbow room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elbow room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

elbow room N no pl

1. elbow room (space):

elbow room

espacio m

2. elbow room (freedom):

elbow room

libertad f de acción

Translations for elbow room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room in house:

room

habitación m

room

pieza f LatAm

room

ambiente m CSur

room and board

pensión f completa

2. room no pl (space):

room

espacio m

to make room for sb/sth

hacer sitio parar alguien/algo

there's no more room for anything else

ya no cabe nada más

room for improvement

posibilidad f de mejorar

there is no room for doubt

no cabe duda

II.room [ru:m] VB intr Am

to room with sb

compartir alojamiento con alguien

I.elbow [ˈelbəʊ, Am -boʊ] N

1. elbow:

elbow (of people)

codo m

elbow (of animals)

codillo m

2. elbow:

elbow (in a pipe)

codo m

elbow (in a road, river)

recodo m

Phrases:

out at the elbows clothing

raído, -a

out at the elbows person

desharrapado, -a

to be at one's elbow

estar al alcance de la mano

to give sb the elbow

deshacerse de alguien

to rub elbows with sb

codearse con alguien

II.elbow [ˈelbəʊ, Am -boʊ] VB trans

elbow

dar un codazo a

to elbow one's way through the crowd

abrirse paso a codazos entre la multitud

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The seats are also hard and uncomfortable and there is precious little elbow room.

www.therecord.com

It's a wily way to find visibility in an industry where films are vying for even a tiny bit of elbow room.

www.independent.ie

The growing self-storage industry, which caters to ordinary people with too much stuff, others on the move and even businesses needing a little elbow room.

www.lfpress.com

Discover breathtaking floorplans that are large and airy with privacy and elbow room for growing families boasting up to six bedrooms in these showcase homes.

www.digitaljournal.com

If you're lucky and skinny and all things being equal, you get about 30 inches of elbow room.

windsorstar.com

The living room in the center of the triangle house offers more elbow room.

www.oregonlive.com

The favoured option is likely to be removing the centre seat and increasing elbow room by sliding the two outer seats towards each other.

www.carsguide.com.au

Up front, the driver and passenger enjoy ample head and elbow room.

www.autogo.ca

The starboard side head has plenty of room for both the shower and the toilet, both with good elbow room.

www.mysailing.com.au

Either way, it allows some elbow room for the other suit columns to be formed.

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