elfog in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for elfog in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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)

tennis elbow N U

tennis elbow

sinovitis f del codo

tennis elbow

codo m de tenista

elbow grease N U inf

put some elbow grease into it!

¡dale con más fuerza! inf

this place needs a bit of elbow grease

lo que hace falta aquí es una buena limpieza

elbow joint N

1. elbow joint ANAT:

elbow joint

articulación f del codo

2. elbow joint TECH:

elbow joint (in pipework)

codo m

elbow joint (joining moving parts)

juntura f del codo

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

elbow wrestling N U

elbow wrestling → arm-wrestling

See also arm-wrestling

arm-wrestling N U

he's very good at arm-wrestling

es muy bueno echando pulsos

he's very good at arm-wrestling

es muy bueno pulseando CSur

he's very good at arm-wrestling

es muy bueno jugando a las vencidas Mex

elbow pad N

1. elbow pad FASHION (for sleeves):

elbow pad

codera f

2. elbow pad SPORTS (for protection):

elbow pad

codera f

elbow pad

protector m del codo

elfin [Am ˈɛlfən, Brit ˈɛlfɪn] ADJ

elfin

menudo y delicado

defog <pres part defogging; pt, pp defogged> [Am diˈfɔɡ, Brit ˌdiːˈfɒɡ] VB trans Am

defog

desempañar

self- [Am sɛlf, Brit sɛlf] PREFIX

1. self- (concerning the self):

self-

auto-

self-disgust

asco m de sí mismo

self-doubt

duda f de sí mismo

2. self- (of automatic devices):

self-loading

de carga automática

3. self- (with no outside agency):

self-

auto-

self-financing

autofinanciado

See also self-control, self-confident

self-control [Am ˈˌsɛlf kənˈtroʊl, Brit ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] N U

self-control

dominio m de sí mismo

self-control

autocontrol m

to exercise self-control

autocontrolarse

to exercise self-control

dominarse

to exercise self-control

contenerse

self-confident [Am, Brit ˌsɛlfˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt] ADJ

self-confident

seguro de sí mismo

to be self-confident

tener confianza en sí mismo

to be self-confident

ser seguro de sí mismo

elfog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elfog in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

elbow room N no pl

1. elbow room (space):

elbow room

espacio m

2. elbow room (freedom):

elbow room

libertad f de acción

elbow grease N no pl inf

elbow grease

fuerza f

to put some elbow grease into sth

poner empeño en algo

tennis elbow N

tennis elbow

codo m de tenista

I.self-employed ADJ

to be self-employed

trabajar por cuenta propia

II.self-employed N

the self-employed

los trabajadores por cuenta propia

I.self-service N

self-service

autoservicio m

II.self-service ADJ

self-service store

autoservicio m

self-service restaurant

self-service m

I.self-quarantine N

self-quarantine

autocuarentena f

self-quarantine

cuarentena f voluntaria

II.self-quarantine VB intr

self-quarantine

hacer una cuarentena voluntaria

self-quarantine

ponerse en autocuarentena

self-confessed ADJ

self-confessed

confeso, -a

she's a self-confessed coward

se confiesa cobarde

self-composed ADJ

self-composed

dueño, -a de sí mismo, -a

to remain self-composed

no perder la serenidad

self-contained ADJ

1. self-contained (self-sufficient):

self-contained community, village

autosuficiente

self-contained apartment

con cocina y cuarto de baño

2. self-contained pej (reserved):

self-contained

reservado, -a