hair shirt in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hair shirt N

hair shirt

cilicio m

Translations for hair shirt in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cilicio

hair shirt

no te mosquees, era solo una broma

keep your shirt o hair on, it was only a joke inf

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shirt [Am ʃərt, Brit ʃəːt] N

shirt (man's)

camisa f

shirt (woman's)

camisa f

shirt (woman's)

blusa f (camisera)

to give sb the shirt off one's back

darle hasta la camiseta a alguien

he'd give you the shirt off his back

es capaz de darte hasta la camiseta or hasta lo que no tiene

to have or take the shirt off sb's back he'd have the shirt off your back if you let him

ese es capaz de robarle a su madre

keep your shirt on! inf

¡no te sulfures! inf

to lose one's shirt

perder hasta la camisa or la camiseta inf

to put one's shirt on sth/sb

jugarse hasta la camisa or la camiseta inf

attr shirt collar

cuello m de la camisa

hair [Am hɛr, Brit hɛː] N

1. hair U (on human head):

hair

pelo m

hair

cabello m form or liter

to have short/brown hair

tener el pelo corto/castaño

a girl with long hair

una chica de pelo largo

a good head of hair

una buena cabellera

a good head of hair

una buena mata de pelo

to have or get one's hair cut

cortarse el pelo

get your hair cut

ve a cortarte or a que te corten el pelo

to do one's hair

arreglarse el pelo

to do one's hair

peinarse

to have one's hair done

peinarse (en la peluquería)

who does your hair?

¿quién te peina?

who does your hair?

¿a qué peluquería vas?

to lose one's hair

perder el pelo

he's losing his hair

se le está cayendo el pelo

he's losing his hair

está perdiendo el pelo

his hair is getting very thin

se está quedando calvo

to have or wear one's hair down/up

llevar el pelo suelto/recogido

to get in sb's hair inf

molestar a alguien

to get/keep out of sb's hair inf, take the kids and get them out of my hair for a while

llévate a los niños y así me los quitas de encima un rato

I wish he'd keep out of my hair

¿por qué no me dejará en paz?

keep your hair on! Brit inf

¡no te sulfures! inf

to let one's hair down (relax)

soltarse la melena inf

to let one's hair down lit

soltarse el pelo

go on, let your hair down, and come out for a drink!

¡vamos, suéltate la melena y vente a tomar una copa!

to make sb's hair curl inf

ponerle los pelos de punta a alguien inf

to make sb's hair stand on end inf

ponerle los pelos de punta a alguien inf

to tear one's hair (out) inf

subirse por las paredes inf

to tear one's hair (out) attr gel/lacquer/oil

para el pelo

I have a hair appointment

tengo hora en la peluquería

hair cream

crema f para el pelo

hair curler

rizador m de pelo

hair curler

rulo m

hair curler

bigudí m

hair curler

rulero m RioPl

hair curler

marrón m Col

hair curler

chino m Mex

hair curler

tubo m Chil Mex

hair restorer

loción f para la calvicie

hair transplant

transplante m capilar

2.1. hair U (on human body):

hair

vello m

a cream to remove unwanted hair

una crema para eliminar el vello superfluo

attr hair remover

depilatorio m

2.2. hair U (on animal, plant):

hair

pelo m

3. hair C (single strand):

hair

pelo m

he arrived with not a hair out of place

llegó impecable

a or the hair of the dog (that bit you) feeling hung over? try a hair of the dog

¿que tienes resaca? pues tómate otra que así se cura

not to harm a hair of sb's head

no tocarle un pelo a alguien

if you harm a hair of her head, I'll kill you

como le toques un pelo, te mato

not to turn a hair

no inmutarse

not to turn a hair

quedarse como si nada or como si tal inf

to put hairs on sb's chest inf, hum

dejar a alguien como nuevo inf

go on, drink it; it'll put hairs on your chest

anda, bébetelo; verás como te sientes como nuevo inf

to split hairs

buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato

to split hairs

hilar demasiado fino

See also hair's breadth

hair's breadth, hairsbreadth [ˈhɛːz brɛdθ] N no pl

by a hair's breadth

por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se escapó por los pelos or por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se libró de milagro

she was within a hair's breadth of winning the title

estaba a un paso de obtener el título

we came within a hair's breadth of crashing into the wall

por un pelo no nos estrellamos contra la pared inf

hair shirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shirt [ʃɜ:t, Am ʃɜ:rt] N

shirt man's, woman's

camisa f

shirt woman's

blusa f

Phrases:

to give sb the shirt off one's back

dar hasta la camiseta a alguien

to have the shirt off sb's back

dejar a alguien sin camisa

to lose one's shirt

perder hasta la camisa

keep your shirt on! Am

¡no te sulfures!

to put one's shirt on sth

jugarse hasta la camisa en [o por] algo

hair [heəʳ, Am her] N

1. hair:

hair (on the skin of an animal or a person)

pelo m

hair (on human head)

cabello m

hair (on human head)

pelo m Col

to do one's hair

arreglarse el pelo (en una peluquería)

to have one's hair cut

cortarse el pelo

to wash one's hair

lavarse el pelo

to wear one's hair up/down

llevar el pelo recogido/suelto

2. hair (of body):

hair

vello m

3. hair (on plant):

hair

pelusa f

Phrases:

that'll put hairs on your chest inf

eso te dejará como nuevo

to make sb's hairs curl inf

poner los pelos de punta a alguien

to get in sb's hair

poner a alguien nervioso

to not harm a hair on sb's head

no tocarle ni un pelo a alguien

keep your hair on! Brit, Aus iron inf

¡no te sulfures!

to split hairs

buscarle tres pies al gato

to not turn a hair

no inmutarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Guests allegedly wore goat hair shirts and chanted the names of their sins.

thespinoff.co.nz

Lighten the load by casting off the hair shirt.

www.independent.co.uk

Nevertheless, he still put on an extra-prickly hair shirt.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It is the hat equivalent of a hair shirt, requiring constant vigilance.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

He stripped to a hair shirt and allegedly walked barefoot through the snow on the way to a mountaintop castle where the pope was waiting.

www.vice.com

These may include fasting, the use of the discipline, the wearing of a hair shirt, etc.

en.wikipedia.org

In his rugged cabin, for the next 23 years, he practiced mortification and sacrifice -- often wearing a hair shirt, sleeping on the ground, and eating only one meal a day.

www.heraldmalaysia.com

Public penance consisted of acts of mortification such as wearing a hair shirt, covering the head with ashes, fasting and prayers.

en.wikipedia.org

Gone are the days when your average green activist wore open-toed sandals and a hair shirt.

www.theecologist.org

A cold swim is like a hair shirt.

www.spectator.co.uk