land in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for land in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.land [Am lænd, Brit land] N Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

1.1. land U GEOG:

land

tierra f

land reclaimed from the sea

tierra ganada al mar

over land and sea

por tierra y por mar

we sighted land

divisamos or avistamos tierra

on dry land

en tierra firme

land ho!

¡tierra a la vista!

to know the lie or lay of the land

saber qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies

tantear el terreno

to spy out the land

reconocer el terreno

to spy out the land attr animal/defenses

de tierra

to spy out the land attr animal/defenses

terrestre

land forces

fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

land reclamation

reclamación f de tierras

1.2. land U (ground, property):

land

tierra f

this is my land

estas son mis tierras

this is my land

esta es mi propiedad

a plot of land

un terreno

a plot of land

una parcela

land management

administración f de fincas

land use

uso m de la tierra

1.3. land U FARM:

the land

la tierra

to live off/work on the land

vivir de/trabajar la tierra

to return to the land

volver al campo

the exodus from the land

el éxodo rural

2. land C liter:

land (country, realm)

país m

land (country, realm)

nación f

land (kingdom)

reino m

throughout the land

en todo el país (or reino etc.)

in the land of make-believe

en el mundo de la fantasía

the land of milk and honey

el paraíso terrenal

to be in the land of Nod

estar dormido

to be in the land of Nod

estar haciendo nana childspeak

to be in the land of Nod

estar haciendo nono RioPl childspeak

to be in the land of Nod

estar haciendo tuto Chil childspeak

to be in the land of the living hum

estar vivito y coleando hum

II.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB intr

1.1. land aircraft/spaceship/pilot:

land AEROSP, AVIAT

aterrizar

land (on the moon)

alunizar

land (on water)

acuatizar

land (on sea)

amarizar

land (on sea)

amerizar

land (on sea)

amarar

in a few minutes we shall be landing at … airport

en breves momentos tomaremos or tocaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de …

1.2. land (fall):

land

caer

it landed on its side

cayó de lado

the ball landed in the pond

la pelota cayó en el estanque

to land badly/heavily

caer mal/pesadamente

I didn't mean to land on you like this inf

no quería caerte así, de improviso inf

I didn't mean to land on you like this inf

no quería caerte así, de paracaidista LatAm inf

2. land (arrive, end up):

land inf

ir a parar inf

it probably landed in the bin

probablemente haya ido a parar a la basura inf

3. land NAUT:

land ship:

atracar

land traveler/troops:

desembarcar

III.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB trans

1.1. land (from sea):

land passengers/troops

desembarcar

land cargo

descargar

1.2. land (from air):

land plane

hacer aterrizar

land troops

desembarcar

land supplies

descargar

2.1. land (in fishing):

land fish

sacar del agua

2.2. land (win, obtain):

land contract

conseguir

land job/husband

conseguir

land job/husband

pescar inf

2.3. land (strike home) inf:

land punch

asestar

land punch

zampar inf

land punch

encajar inf

land goal

colocar

land goal

meter

3. land (burden) inf:

to land sb with sth/sb, to land sth/sb on sb

endilgarle or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien inf

I got landed with the bill

me endilgaron or me encajaron la cuenta inf

I got landed with the bill

me hicieron cargar con el muerto inf

he got landed with the kids

le endilgaron or le encajaron a los niños inf

I have landed myself with a lot of problems

me he metido en un montón de problemas

he's been landed on us for the weekend

nos lo han endilgado or encajado a nosotros para el fin de semana inf

4. land (cause to end up) inf:

to land sb in sth that venture finally landed her in prison

con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel inf

to land sb/oneself in trouble/a mess

meter a alguien/meterse en problemas/en un lío inf

he is sure to land himself in debt

seguro que termina endeudado

now you've landed me in it!

¡ahora sí que me has metido en una buena! inf

See also Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) Info

Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

Es el himno nacional del País de Gales.

I.crash-land [Am ˌkræʃˈlænd, Brit] VB trans

crash-land aircraft:

crash-land

aterrizar de emergencia

II.crash-land [Am ˌkræʃˈlænd, Brit] VB intr

crash-land

hacer un aterrizaje forzoso

crash-land

hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia

land office N (in US)

land office

registro m de la propiedad estatal

land mine N

land mine

mina f (de tierra)

land bank N

1. land bank (land):

land bank

terreno m urbanizable

2. land bank (institution):

land bank

caja f rural

land breeze N GEOG

land breeze

brisa f de tierra

land claim N Can LAW

land claim

reivindicación f de tierras

land registry N

land registry

registro m catastral

land registry

catastro m

land reform N U

land reform

reforma f agraria

land up VB [Am lænd -, Brit land -] (v + adv) inf

to land up in jail

ir a parar a la cárcel inf

to land up in trouble

terminar mal

we finally landed up in Boston

al final fuimos a dar a Boston

land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for land in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.land [lænd] N

1. land no pl GEO, AGR:

land

tierra f

on land

en tierra

to travel by land

viajar por tierra

to work (on) the land

trabajar (en) el campo

to have dry land under one's feet

pisar tierra firme

2. land (area):

land for building

terreno m

3. land (country):

land

país m

Phrases:

to be in the land of the living iron

estar despierto

to see how the land lies

tantear el terreno

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land plane, bird:

land

aterrizar

to land on the moon

alunizar

to come in to land

aterrizar

2. land (arrive by boat):

land

llegar en barco

3. land person, ball:

land

caer

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land aircraft

hacer aterrizar

land boat

amarrar

to land a plane on water

hacer aterrizar un avión en el agua

2. land (unload):

land

desembarcar

3. land (obtain):

land

conseguir

land fish

pescar

to land a job

conseguir un trabajo

4. land (cause):

to land sb with a problem

endosar un problema a alguien

to land sb in trouble

meter a alguien en un lío

common land N

common land

ejido m

table land N

table land

meseta f

land reform N

land reform

reforma f agraria

crash-land [ˌkræʃˈlænd, Am ˈkræʃlænd] VB intr

crash-land

aterrizar forzosamente

pasture land N

pasture land

prado m

dry land N (not sea)

dry land

tierra f firme

land tax <-es> N

land tax

contribución f territorial

land office N Am HISTORY

land office

oficina f del catastro

to do a land office business Am inf

hacer un buen negocio

land forces N pl MIL

land forces

ejército m de tierra

land Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lay waste to the land

devastar la tierra

to have dry land under one's feet

pisar tierra firme

to see how the land lies

tantear el terreno

to land a plane on water

hacer aterrizar un avión en el agua

to do a land office business Am inf

hacer un buen negocio

to set foot on dry land

poner los pies en tierra firme

to get the lay of the land

tantear el terreno fig

the partial sale of the land

la venta parcial del terreno

to see how the land lies

explorar el terreno

the plane had to land in Paris

el avión tuvo que hacer escala en París

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He hoped to capitalize on the mining companies' growing receptiveness to reclamation and remediation projects that dealt with waste land in new, innovative ways.

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The total land area of the reservation is 50.5795 km (19.529 sq mi).

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During his reign, he is known for land reform and free elections.

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As land use was altered for agriculture, wildfires were suppressed and drainage ditches cut.

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The government bag began providing inducements for absentee landlords to encourage productive land use and initiated agricultural wage policies.

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The land transfer tax on $1.15 million comes out to $38,200: $19,475 to the province and $18,725 to the city.

business.financialpost.com

These reports and photographs showed pillboxes and many buildings still survived, although most of the land had by then returned to agricultural use.

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Land adjacent to the defunct railway line was sold off by the MOD in 1971.

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When the reclamation land for the project was done in the late 1990s.

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He's got a son who's a professional footballer, a career-minded wife who's about to land the job of her dreams and his looks just keep improving with age.

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