phys in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for phys in the English»Spanish Dictionary

phew [Am fju, Brit fjuː, fjʊ] INTERJ inf

phew

¡uf!

phew, it's hot

¡uf! ¡qué calor!

phut [Am fət, Brit fʌt] ADV Brit inf

to go phut machine:

estropearse

to go phut machine:

sonar CSur inf

to go phut plans:

frustrarse

phat [Am fæt, Brit fat] ADJ inf (excellent)

phat

super bien

phat

chévere LatAm excl CSur

phat

padre Mex inf

phat

guay Spain inf

phat

taquilla Chil inf

salad days N npl

salad days

años mpl mozos dated

salad days

juventud f

I.why [Am (h)waɪ, Brit wʌɪ] ADV

why

por qué

why are you laughing?

¿por qué te ríes?

why not?

¿por qué no?

why is it that … ?

¿por qué será que … ?

why the secrecy?

¿por qué tanto secreto?

why do it yourself when you can get somebody else to do it?

¿por qué lo vas a hacer tú cuando puedes hacer que lo haga otro?

you look tired: why don't you lie down?

tienes cara de cansado ¿por qué no te recuestas?

why don't you shut up?

¿por qué no te callas?

ask her why she refused

pregúntale por qué se negó

there's no reason why you shouldn't apply for it

no hay ningún motivo para que no lo solicites

this is why the attempt failed

fue por esto or por esta razón que el intento fracasó

because he lied to me, that's why!

¡porque me mintió! ¡por eso!

the reason why he couldn't attend

la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

he's in Rome, which is why he couldn't attend

está en Roma, razón por la cual no pudo asistir

II.why [Am (h)waɪ, Brit wʌɪ] INTERJ

why

¡vaya!

why

¡anda!

why, I do believe you're right!

¡vaya or anda! ¡creo que tienes razón!

why, if it isn't Pauline Wright!

¡vaya, si es Pauline Wright!

why, if it isn't Pauline Wright!

¡pero si es Pauline Wright!

why, of course!

¡por supuesto que sí!

III.why [Am (h)waɪ, Brit wʌɪ] N

why

porqué m

the why and the how

el cómo y el porqué

she always insists on knowing the whys and wherefores

siempre tiene que saber todas las razones or todos los detalles

I.shy¹ <shyer, shyest> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] ADJ

1.1. shy:

shy person

tímido

shy person

vergonzoso

shy smile

tímido

shy animal

huraño

shy animal

asustadizo

I felt very shy in front of all those people

me sentía cohibido delante de toda esa gente

don't be shy

no seas tímido

don't be shy

que no te dé vergüenza

he's very shy with women

es muy tímido con las mujeres

he's shy about undressing

le da vergüenza desnudarse

don't be shy about asking me for money

no debe darte vergüenza pedirme dinero

1.2. shy (wary, cautious) pred:

to be shy of -ing don't be shy of telling her what you think

no tengas miedo de decirle lo que piensas

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me cuidaría de meterme en eso

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me lo pensaría dos veces antes de meterme en eso

2. shy (lacking) Am inf pred, no comp:

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos escasos de fondos

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos cortos de fondos inf

he was four years shy of being eligible to retire

le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

no ganó por unos pocos votos

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

le faltaron unos pocos votos para ganar

II.shy¹ <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VB intr

shy

respingar

shy

asustarse

her horse shied when the gun went off/at the noise

el caballo respingó al dispararse la pistola/al oír el ruido

I.hype [Am haɪp, Brit hʌɪp] N inf

1. hype U (publicity):

despite all the (media) hype, the film was not a success

a pesar de todo el despliegue or bombo publicitario, la película no tuvo éxito

there's been a lot of hype over or about vitamin pills

se han exagerado mucho las virtudes de las vitaminas

2. hype C (thing promoted):

this play/exhibition is hype of the month in New York

este mes en Nueva York no se habla más que de esta obra/exposición

II.hype [Am haɪp, Brit hʌɪp] VB trans inf

hype

promocionar con bombos y platillos

hype

promocionar a bombo y platillo Spain

the film was much hyped in advance

la película estuvo precedida de una gran campaña publicitaria

I.hymn [Am hɪm, Brit hɪm] N

1. hymn REL:

hymn

cántico m

hymn

himno m

to sing from the same hymn sheet

cantar al son de la misma música

2. hymn (paean):

hymn

himno m

hymn

canto m

II.hymn [Am hɪm, Brit hɪm] VB trans liter

hymn

encomiar liter

hymn

loar liter

sebaceous cyst N

sebaceous cyst

quiste m sebáceo

shy² <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VB trans

shy

tirar

shy

aventar Col Mex Peru

phys in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for phys in the English»Spanish Dictionary

phut [fʌt] INTERJ

to go phut Brit, Aus inf

estropearse

phew [fju:] INTERJ inf

phew

¡uf!

PhD [ˌpi:eɪtʃˈdi:] N Doctor of Philosophy

1. PhD (award):

PhD

doctorado m

2. PhD (person):

PhD

Dr. m

PhD

Dra. f

salad days N pl

salad days

años m pl mozos

I.why [waɪ] ADV

why

por qué

why didn't you tell me about that?

¿por qué no me dijiste nada sobre eso?

that's why I didn't tell you

por eso no te dije nada

I want to know why you came late

quiero saber por qué llegaste tarde

why not?

¿por qué no?

why's that?

¿y eso por qué?

II.why [waɪ] N

why

porqué m

the whys and wherefores of sth

las razones de algo

the whys and wherefores of sth

el porqué de algo

III.why [waɪ] INTERJ

why

¡cómo!

I.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- VB trans inf (throw)

shy

tirar

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- N

1. shy (throw):

shy

tirada f

shy in soccer

saque m de banda

2. shy fig (attempt):

shy

tentativa f

to have a shy at sth

probar algo

I.hype [haɪp] N no pl COMM

hype

bombo publicitario

II.hype [haɪp] VB trans

hype

dar bombo publicitario a

I.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

tímido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

shy

escaso, -a

we're still a few pounds shy

nos faltan todavía unas cuantas libras

II.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- VB intr

shy horse:

shy

respingar

shy

bellaquear Arg, Bol, Urug

thy [ðaɪ] PRON poss liter

thy

tu(s)

hymn [hɪm] N

hymn

himno m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The next wave of standardized testing is here, measuring your kids in art, music, and phys ed.

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My degrees focused on instruction, child development, social justice, curriculum for math, literacy, phys ed...

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After their workout, they have to store the stuff away again for the next day's phys ed classes.

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He was a phys-ed teacher, baseball coach, gym rat.

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In general, there was a lack of support for the club particularly by the phys ed department.

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She's a teacher for whom phys ed is the only ed that counts.

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An open area north of the gym was used for phys ed softball games and other uses.

en.wikipedia.org

Contests, crash courses, private swimming lessons, make it part of the phys ed curriculum, or give tax breaks for parents that enroll kids in classes.

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

Obviously their use is not for situations where students would be on playgrounds or activities in phys ed and those types of things.

www.metronews.ca

The dance components supplement the usual requirements for phys ed and arts credits.

www.dailyheraldtribune.com