milk of magnesia in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for milk of magnesia in the English»Spanish Dictionary

milk of magnesia [Am mɪlk əv mæɡˈniʒə, mɪlk əv mæɡˈniʃə, mɪlk əv mæɡˈnisiə, mɪlk əv mæɡˈniziə, Brit mɪlk əv maɡˈniːzɪə, mɪlk əv maɡˈniːʒə, mɪlk əv maɡˈniːʃə, mɪlk əv maɡˈniːsɪə] N U

milk of magnesia

leche f de magnesia

Translations for milk of magnesia in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness

no es precisamente la encarnación de la bondad humana

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness product

lácteo

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness attr production/quotas/bottle

de leche

a dash of milk

un chorrito de leche

half a pint of milk

media pinta de leche

Translations for milk of magnesia in the Spanish»English Dictionary

leche de magnesia

milk of magnesia

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao

one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

un tazón de leche/caldo

a bowl of milk/soup

cortado (cortada)

with a dash of milk

Translations for milk of magnesia in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.milk [Am mɪlk, Brit mɪlk] N U

1. milk (of animal, human):

milk

leche f

goat's/sheep's milk

leche de cabra/oveja

it's no use crying over spilt milk

a lo hecho pecho

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness

no es precisamente la encarnación de la bondad humana

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness attr production/quotas/bottle

de leche

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness product

lácteo

milk churn Brit

lechera f

milk cow

vaca f lechera

milk jug

lechera f

milk jug

lechero m Chil

milk (sauce)pan

cacerola f para la leche

milk (sauce)pan

≈ hervidor m

2. milk (of coconut):

milk

leche f

milk

agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

3. milk (lotion):

milk Brit

leche f

milk Brit

crema f

II.milk [Am mɪlk, Brit mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

milk cow/herd

ordeñar

milk snake

extraer el veneno de

2. milk (exploit):

milk

explotar

they milked his talent to the utmost

explotaron su talento al máximo

they milked his talent to the utmost

le sacaron todo el jugo posible a su talento inf

they milk the benefit system for all it's worth

sacan todo lo que pueden del sistema de seguridad social

he milked his relatives dry

exprimió la sangre a sus parientes hasta dejarlos sin un centavo

he milked his relatives dry

les chupó la sangre a sus parientes hasta dejarlos sin un centavo inf

magnesia [Am mæɡˈniʒə, mæɡˈniʃə, mæɡˈnisiə, mæɡˈniziə, Brit maɡˈniːzɪə, maɡˈniːʒə, maɡˈniːʃə, maɡˈniːsɪə] N U

magnesia

magnesia f

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

milk of magnesia in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for milk of magnesia in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the milk of human kindness

la compasión personificada

to take a gulp of milk/tea

beber un trago de leche/té

Translations for milk of magnesia in the Spanish»English Dictionary

un litro de leche

a litre Brit [or liter Am] of milk

cartón de leche

carton of milk

arequipa

type of milk pudding

un tetrabrik de leche/zumo

a carton of milk/juice

un brik de leche/zumo

a carton of milk/juice

me he tomado un vaso de leche

I had a glass of milk

con solo una pichincha de leche

with just a drop of milk

café cortado

coffee with a dash of milk

Translations for milk of magnesia in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.milk [mɪlk] N

milk no pl:

milk

leche f

Phrases:

the milk of human kindness

la compasión personificada

there's no use crying over spilt milk

a lo hecho pecho

II.milk [mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

to milk a cow

ordeñar una vaca

2. milk fig:

to milk sb dry

chupar la sangre a alguien

magnesia [mægˈni:ʃə, Am -ʒə] N no pl

magnesia

magnesia f

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Joyce

las obras de Joyce

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2003

en mayo del 2003

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

este idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what I think of him

lo que pienso de él

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Milk of magnesia, iodine, merthiolate, mercurochrome, and other drugs were manufactured in the east room while the west room was used mainly for storage.

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Milk of magnesia is sold for medical use as chewable tablets, capsules, and as liquids having various added flavors.

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Milk of magnesia is useful against canker sores (aphthous ulcer) when used topically.

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As a suspension in water, it is often called milk of magnesia because of its milk-like appearance.

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As a laxative, milk of magnesia is dosed at 25 g, and works in a number of ways.

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It can be formed through the reaction of dilute solutions of carbonic acid (such as seltzer water) and magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia).

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