low water in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] N U

1. water:

water
agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular)
drinking/running water
agua potable/corriente
turn the water on (at main)
abre la llave de paso del agua
turn the water on (at main)
da el agua
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre la llave
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre el grifo Spain
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre la canilla RioPl
turn the water on (from faucet)
abre el caño Peru
the water has risen/gone down
las aguas han subido/bajado
hard/soft water
agua dura/blanda
to be/lie under water
estar/quedar inundado
the kitchen was 2 ft under water
la cocina tenía 2 pies de agua
high/low water
marea f alta/baja
they headed for the open water
pusieron rumbo al mar abierto
still/rough water
aguas tranquilas/agitadas
he's gone through a patch of rough water
ha pasado por un período bastante tormentoso
to go across or over the water
cruzar a la otra orilla
to go across or over the water
cruzar el charco inf
from across the water
de la otra orilla
from across the water
del otro lado del charco inf
to make water ship:
hacer agua
by water
por barco
to spend money like water
gastar dinero como si fuera agua
to spend money like water
gastar a manos llenas
Rutland Water
el lago Rutland
like water off a duck's back
como quien oye llover
I keep telling her to study but it's water off a duck's back
estoy constantemente diciéndole que estudie pero le resbala or pero es como quien oye llover
of the first water (person)
de primer orden
of the first water lit (diamond)
de primera calidad
to be in deep water(s)
estar con el agua al or hasta el cuello
to be in/get into hot water
estar/meterse en una buena inf
to get into deep water(s)
meterse en camisa de once varas
to hold water
tenerse en pie
that theory just doesn't hold water
esa teoría hace agua por todos lados
to pour or throw cold water over sth
ponerle trabas a algo
to test the water
tantear el terreno
water under the bridge that's all water under the bridge
eso ya es agua pasada
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met
ha corrido mucha agua bajo el puente or ha llovido mucho desde la última vez que nos vimos
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met attr temperature/meter
del agua
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met bird/plant
acuático

II.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB intr

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III.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB trans

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I.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADJ

3. low (in intensity, amount, quality):

low pressure/temperature
bajo
low wages/prices/productivity
bajo
low proportion
pequeño
low standard/quality
bajo
low standard/quality
malo
low number/card
bajo
his weight was low for a sprinter
pesaba poco para un esprinter
low levels of radiation
bajos niveles de radiación
cook on a low flame or heat
cocinar a fuego lento
his strength was running low
se iba quedando sin fuerzas
his strength was running low
le estaban empezando a flaquear or fallar las fuerzas
a low number of voters turned out
pocos votantes acudieron a las urnas
student numbers fell as low as five
el número de estudiantes bajó a tan solo cinco
attendance has been low lately
últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes
the temperature was in the low sixties
la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit
lower unemployment but higher inflation
menor desempleo pero mayor inflación
it's low in calories
es bajo en calorías
a low risk operation
una operación poco arriesgada or de poco riesgo
he has a low opinion of doctors
no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos
I had low expectations of the team
no esperaba mucho del equipo

II.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADV

1. low:

low
bajo
to fly low
volar bajo or a poca altura
plants growing low to the ground
plantas fpl que crecen casi a ras del suelo
to bow low
hacer una profunda reverencia
get down lower if you don't want them to see you
agáchate más si no quieres que te vean
low down on the right-hand side of the painting
en la parte inferior derecha del cuadro
they're lower down the list than we are
están más abajo que nosotros en la lista
put the shelf lower down
coloca el estante más abajo
he rates low in my estimation
no lo tengo en gran estima
he rates the car low on comfort
el coche no le parece muy cómodo
he values himself too low
no se valora como debería
he values himself too low
se tiene en muy poco
I wouldn't sink or stoop so low as to do that
no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así
I wouldn't sink or stoop so low as to do that
nunca caería tan bajo
to buy low
comprar a bajo precio
to play low (in cards)
jugar una carta baja

III.low1 [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] N

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low water in the PONS Dictionary

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II.low1 [ləʊ, Am loʊ] ADV

I.low2 [ləʊ, Am loʊ] VB intr

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I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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Occasionally, periods of low water expose the remains of the town.
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In 2006 the festival banned fishing due to safety concerns relating to the low water levels.
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Tides reached about 6ft m above mean low water.
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Maximum depth at mean low water is approximately 10 feet.
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The soil and topography in the catchment are predominantly sandy with very low water retention capacity.
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A paved path, exposed at low water, allows easy access.
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Furthermore, it has a low water transmission rate from a constant water/ cement ratio which results in a harder, denser concrete surface.
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It is a large tank with low water velocities, allowing floc to settle to the bottom.
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In times of low water it is nearly impossible to canoe the river.
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The nominal depth at mean low water of the channel and turning basin is 32 ft.
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