hiding in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hiding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hiding¹ [Am ˈhaɪdɪŋ, Brit ˈhʌɪdɪŋ] N inf (beating)

hiding

paliza f

hiding

tunda f

to give sb a good hiding

darle a alguien una buena paliza or tunda

the team got or took a terrible hiding from the champions

los campeones le dieron una paliza tremenda al equipo inf

to be on a hiding to nothing Brit

llevar todas las de perder inf

he's on a hiding to nothing if he thinks that …

está arreglado si cree que …

he's on a hiding to nothing if he thinks that …

está apañado si cree que … Spain

hiding² [Am ˈhaɪdɪŋ, Brit ˈhʌɪdɪŋ] N U (concealment)

to be in hiding (from sb)

estar escondido (de alguien)

to go into hiding (from sb)

esconderse (de alguien)

to come out of hiding

salir de su (or mi etc.) escondite

hiding place N

hiding place

escondite m

hiding place

escondrijo m

I.hide¹ <pt hid [hɪd], pp hidden or arch hid> [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] VB trans

1. hide (conceal, secrete):

hide object/person

esconder

he hid her in the bedroom

la escondió en el dormitorio

to hide sth from sb she hid the money from the police

escondió el dinero para que no lo encontrara la policía

to hide oneself

esconderse

he hid himself in the undergrowth

se escondió en la maleza

I don't know where she's gone and hidden herself

no sé dónde se ha metido

2. hide (keep secret):

hide emotions/thoughts

ocultar

to hide one's feelings

ocultar sus (or mis etc.) sentimientos

to hide sth from sb

ocultarle algo a alguien

he hid his fears from his wife

le ocultó sus temores a su mujer

don't try and hide it from me

no intentes ocultármelo

I've got nothing to hide

no tengo nada que ocultar or esconder

3. hide (mask, screen):

hide

tapar

she hid her face in her hands and wept

se tapó la cara con las manos y se echó a llorar

a line of tall trees hid the house from view or from sight

una hilera de árboles altos no dejaba ver la casa

II.hide¹ <pt hid [hɪd], pp hidden or arch hid> [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] VB intr

hide

esconderse

quick, let's hide!

rápido, escondámonos

to hide behind sb/sth

esconderse detrás de alguien/algo

where've you been hiding all these weeks?

¿dónde has estado metido todas estas semanas?

to hide from sb

esconderse de alguien

it was impossible to hide from his father's wrath

era imposible escapar a la ira de su padre

III.hide¹ [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] N Brit (in bird-watching, hunting)

hide

paranza f

hide

puesto m

hide² [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] N C or U

1. hide (of animal):

hide (raw)

piel f

hide (tanned)

cuero m

2. hide hum (of human):

hide

pellejo m inf

he did that to save his own hide

lo hizo para salvar el pellejo or su propio pellejo inf

he's got a hide like a rhinoceros

tiene la piel más dura que un elefante

not to see hide nor hair of sb inf

no verle el pelo a alguien inf

I've not seen hide nor hair of him since Tuesday

no le he visto el pelo desde el martes

to have sb's hide inf if you let me down, I'll have your hide!

como me dejes colgado, pagarás con el pellejo inf

to tan sb's hide inf

curtir a alguien a palos inf

I'll tan your hide if you do that again!

¡como vuelvas a hacer eso, te curto a palos!

hide out VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -], Am also hide up VB (v + adv) inf

hide out

esconderse

I.hide away VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -] (v + adv)

hide away

esconderse

II.hide away VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

hide away

esconder

hidden away in the backstreets

escondido en una calle apartada

Translations for hiding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

enconchado (enconchada)

in hiding

enconchado (enconchada)

hiding out

tunda

hiding Brit inf

acechadera

hiding place

hiding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hiding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hiding¹ [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] N

hiding a. fig:

hiding

paliza f

to get a real hiding (defeat)

sufrir una fuerte derrota

Phrases:

to be on a hiding to nothing

tener todas las de perder

hiding² [ˈhaɪdɪŋ] N no pl

to be in hiding

estar escondido

to go into hiding

ocultarse

hide¹ [haɪd] N

hide

piel f

Phrases:

to see neither hide nor hair of sb

no verle el pelo a alguien

I.hide² [haɪd] VB intr hid, hidden

hide

esconderse

hide

escorarse Cuba, Hond

II.hide² [haɪd] VB trans (conceal)

hide person, thing

esconder

hide emotion, information

ocultar

to hide one's face

taparse la cara

III.hide² [haɪd] N Brit, Aus

hide

observatorio m (para ver animales salvajes)

hide out VB intr, hide up VB intr

hide out

esconderse

hide away VB trans

hide away

esconder

hide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdnˈsi:k] N

hide-and-seek

escondite m

to play hide-and-seek

jugar al escondite

Translations for hiding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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zurra

hiding

dar una zurra a alguien

to give sb a hiding

escondite

hide and seek

jugar al escondite

to play hide and seek

escondite

hiding place

nidal

hiding place

hiding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get a real hiding (defeat)

sufrir una fuerte derrota

to be on a hiding to nothing

tener todas las de perder

to be in hiding

estar escondido

to go into hiding

ocultarse

to hide one's light under a bushel

ocultar sus talentos

to see neither hide nor hair of sb

no verle el pelo a alguien

duller than playing hide-and-seek by yourself

más fome que jugar solo a la escondida

I/we haven't seen you for ages, where have you been hiding?

no se te ve el pelo, ¿por dónde andas? inf

to hide one's light under a bushel

callarse sus méritos

to hide one's sadness behind a smile

disfrazar su tristeza con una sonrisa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

No more double-parking and checking to see if the parking attendant is coming -- they'll be hiding in the clouds now.

qz.com

Many representatives are hiding behind viva voce, they are hiding from their constituents who are commonly against the death penalty.

newsinfo.inquirer.net

He sneaks into his house, hiding in a pantry, where he gets covered in flour.

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So instead of hiding their light under a bushel they decided to celebrate all the local organisations, clubs and craftworkers.

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He seems to have disobeyed the order and gone into hiding for some time to avoid the consequences.

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The film continues with the four friends hiding and trying to outrun the gang until they think they have gotten away.

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To restrict women from accessing prohibited areas and to avoid smuggling by hiding items in the belt bag guard posts were assigned to perform body checks.

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Snails like hiding places, especially during the warm daytime.

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True humility is not becoming a doormat for others and it certainly does not mean hiding one's talents or becoming invisible.

www.catholicregister.org

During this time, the drop curtain was down, hiding the stage, and the orchestra was playing for the intermission.

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