fena in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fena in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fend [Am fɛnd, Brit fɛnd] VB intr

to fend for oneself

valerse por sí mismo

to fend for oneself

arreglárselas solo

fend off VB [Am fɛnd -, Brit fɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

fend off attack/enemy

rechazar

fend off blow

esquivar

fend off blow

desviar

fend off questions

eludir

fend off questions

esquivar

hyena [Am haɪˈinə, Brit hʌɪˈiːnə] N

hyena

hiena f

laughing or spotted hyena

hiena manchada

to laugh like a hyena

reírse como una hiena or una cacatúa

arena [Am əˈrinə, Brit əˈriːnə] N

1. arena (of stadium):

arena

arena f

arena

ruedo m

sports arena

estadio m deportivo

2. arena (scene of activity):

arena

ruedo m

the political arena

el ruedo político

the political arena

la arena política

a third candidate has entered the arena

un tercer candidato ha saltado a la palestra or al ruedo or ha entrado en liza

fence off VB [Am fɛns -, Brit fɛns -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

fence off

separar con una cerca

fence in VB [Am fɛns -, Brit fɛns -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

fence in

cercar

fence in

vallar

picket fence N

picket fence

cerca f

picket fence

valla f

I.fence [Am fɛns, Brit fɛns] N

1.1. fence (barrier):

fence

cerca f

fence

valla f

fence

cerco m LatAm

wire fence

alambrada f

wire fence

alambrado m LatAm

to mend (one's) fences

limar asperezas

to mend (one's) fences

mejorar las relaciones

to sit on the fence

mirar los toros desde la barrera

to sit on the fence

nadar entre dos aguas

to sit on the fence

no definirse

it's time you came down off the fence

ya va siendo hora de que te definas or de que dejes de mirar los toros desde la barrera

1.2. fence (in showjumping):

fence

valla f

1.3. fence (on machine):

fence

protector m

2. fence (receiver of stolen goods):

fence inf

persona que comercia con objetos robados

fence inf

reducidor m / reducidora f AmS

fence inf

perista mf Spain inf

II.fence [Am fɛns, Brit fɛns] VB trans

1. fence garden/field:

fence

cercar

fence

vallar

the field was fenced with wire

el campo fue alambrado or cercado con alambre

2. fence inf stolen goods:

fence

comerciar con

fence

reducir AmS inf

III.fence [Am fɛns, Brit fɛns] VB intr

1.1. fence SPORTS:

fence

practicar la esgrima

fence

hacer esgrima

she fences for her country

representa a su país en esgrima

1.2. fence:

fence (be evasive in argument)

contestar con evasivas

fence (score points)

contestar con respuestas incisivas

2. fence (deal in stolen goods):

fence inf

comerciar con objetos robados

ulna <pl ulnae [-niː] or ulnas> [Am ˈəlnə, Brit ˈʌlnə] N

ulna

cúbito m

tuna <pl tuna or tunas> [Am ˈt(j)unə, Brit ˈtjuːnə] N

1. tuna C ZOOL:

tuna

atún m

2. tuna U FOOD:

tuna, a. tuna fish

atún m

fena in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fena in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fend off VB trans

fend off

apartar

to fend off a question

esquivar una pregunta

fend for [ˈfendˌfɔ:ʳ, Am ˈfendˌfɔ:r] VB trans

to fend for oneself

arreglárselas solo

hyena [haɪˈi:nə] N

hyena

hiena f

arena [əˈri:nə] N a. fig

arena

arena f

perimeter fence N

perimeter fence

cercado m

picket fence N

picket fence

valla f

I.fence [fens] N

1. fence (barrier):

fence

cerca f

2. fence inf (person):

fence

perista mf

Phrases:

to mend one's fences

mejorar su reputación

to sit on the fence

nadar entre dos aguas

II.fence [fens] VB intr

1. fence SPORTS:

fence

practicar esgrima

2. fence form:

to fence (with sb)

enfrentarse (a alguien)

III.fence [fens] VB trans (enclose)

fence

cercar

ulna <ulnae [or s]> [ˈʌlnə] N

ulna

cúbito m

tuna <-(s)> [ˈtju:nə, Am ˈtu:-] N

tuna

atún m

RNA [ˌɑ:ʳenˈeɪ, Am ˌɑ:renˈeɪ] N

RNA abbreviation of ribonucleic acid

RNA

ARN m

See also ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid [ˌraɪbəʊnju:kleɪɪkˈæsɪd] N

ribonucleic acid

ácido m ribonucleico