fuller's earth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fuller's earth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fuller's earth [Am ˌfʊlərz ˈərθ, Brit fʊləzˈəːθ] N U

fuller's earth

tierra f de batán

Translations for fuller's earth in the Spanish»English Dictionary

greda (para absorber grasa)

fuller's earth

Translations for fuller's earth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earth [Am ərθ, Brit əːθ] N

1.1. earth U:

earth astron, REL

tierra f

the earth or Earth

la Tierra

I'd follow you to the ends of the earth

te seguiría hasta el fin del mundo

I'd follow you to the ends of the earth

te seguiría hasta los confines de la tierra liter

nothing on earth would make me do it

no lo haría por nada del mundo

you look like nothing on earth with that new hairdo inf

ese peinado te queda espantoso

to cost the earth Brit inf

costar un ojo de la cara inf

to promise the earth

prometer el oro y el moro

1.2. earth U as intensifier:

why on earth didn't you warn me?

¿por qué diablos or demonios no me avisaste?

who on earth would come visiting at this time?

¿a quién puede ocurrírsele venir de visita a estas horas?

2.1. earth U (land, the ground):

earth

tierra f

earth, sea and sky

tierra, mar y aire

to fall to earth

caer a tierra

to bring sb (back) down to earth

hacer bajar de las nubes a alguien

to come down to earth

bajar de las nubes

to come down to earth

poner los pies sobre la tierra

2.2. earth (soil):

earth U

tierra f

earth attr floor/wall

de tierra

3. earth U Brit ELEC:

earth

tierra f

the machine needs an earth

la máquina necesita una toma de tierra

the machine needs an earth attr cable/wire/terminal

(de toma) de tierra

the machine needs an earth attr cable/wire/terminal

a tierra LatAm

4. earth C (burrow, hole):

earth

madriguera f

to go to earth person:

esconderse

to go to earth fox:

meterse en la madriguera

to run sb/sth to earth

dar con alguien/algo

II.earth [Am ərθ, Brit əːθ] VB trans Brit ELEC

earth

conectar a tierra

the appliance must be earthed

el aparato debe estar conectado a tierra

the appliance must be earthed

el aparato debe hacer tierra LatAm

fuller's earth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fuller's earth in the Spanish»English Dictionary

greda

fuller's earth

Translations for fuller's earth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earth [ɜ:θ, Am ɜ:rθ] N no pl

1. earth (planet):

earth

Tierra f

on earth

en el mundo

you look like nothing (else) on earth

estás espantoso

2. earth (animal's hole):

earth

madriguera f

3. earth ELEC:

earth

toma f de tierra

Phrases:

to bring sb back (down) to earth

hacer bajar de las nubes a alguien

to come back (down) to earth

bajar de las nubes

to cost the earth Brit

costar un ojo de la cara

to go to earth

esconderse

to promise the earth

prometer el oro y el moro

what/who/where/why on earth ...? inf

¿qué/quién/dónde/por qué diablos...?

II.earth [ɜ:θ, Am ɜ:rθ] VB trans

earth

conectar a tierra

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Fuller's earth typically consists of palygorskite (attapulgite) or bentonite.

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This was refined using an alkali and then clarified with fuller's earth.

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It is one of the types of fuller's earth.

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It is then wrapped in a banana leaf or cloth and covered completely with clay or "multani mitti" (fuller's earth) to seal it.

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It was made of fuller's earth, which is useful for its positively charged crystal structure.

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The river basin is noted for deposits of manganese and fuller's earth.

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Fuller's earth deposits have been mined in 24 states.

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Fuller's earth is available in small quantities by make-up suppliers for use in making the face and body appear dirty.

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It is the main active ingredient of fuller's earth, probably one of the earliest industrial cleaning agents.

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In past centuries, fullers kneaded fuller's earth and water into woollen cloth to absorb lanolin, oils, and other greasy impurities as part of the cloth finishing process.

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