Translations for liquid-based in the Spanish»English Dictionary

1.1. punta:

punta (de la lengua, los dedos)
tip
punta (de la nariz)
end
punta (de la nariz)
tip
punta (del pan)
end
mojó la punta del pincel
she wetted the tip of the paintbrush
en la otra punta de la mesa
at the other end of the table
vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad
I live on the other side o at the other end of town
con la punta del pie
with his toes
me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta
I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other
bailaba en puntas de pie CSur
she danced on the tips of her toes
bailaba en puntas de pie CSur
she danced on her points form
entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo CSur
she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him
a punta (de) pala Spain inf
loads inf
tiene dinero a punta pala
she's loaded inf
tiene dinero a punta pala
she's got pots o stacks o loads of money inf
a punta de pistola o Peru de bala
at gunpoint
hasta la punta de los pelos o del pelo inf estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo
I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job inf
ir/ponerse de punta en blanco
to be/get dressed up
la punta del iceberg
the tip of the iceberg
tener algo en la punta de la lengua
to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
lo tengo en la punta de la lengua
it's on the tip of my tongue
lo tengo en la punta de la lengua
I have it on the tip of my tongue

2. punta:

punta (de una aguja)
point
punta (de una flecha, lanza)
tip
punta (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz)
point
sácale punta al lápiz
sharpen the pencil
el cuchillo cayó de punta
the knife fell point first
en punta
pointed
los zapatos en punta
pointed shoes
por un extremo acaba en punta
it's pointed at one end
hacerle punta a alg. Chil inf
to try to win sb's affections
mandar a alg. a la punta del cerro CSur inf
to send sb packing inf
mandar a alg. a la punta del cerro CSur inf
to tell sb to get lost inf
sacarle punta a algo Spain
to read too much into sth
sacarle punta a algo Spain
to distort o twist sth
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