rags in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad rags [Am ˈɡlæd ˌræɡz, Brit] N npl inf, hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso sus mejores galas or trapos hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso de tiros largos hum

rag¹ [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N

1. rag (piece of cloth):

rag

trapo m

like a red rag to a bull inf, mentioning that to him is like a red rag to a bull

mencionarle eso es pincharlo para que se enfurezca

to feel like a wet rag inf

estar hecho un trapo or un guiñapo inf

to have the rag on or Brit be on the rag sl

tener la regla or el período

to lose one's rag Brit inf

explotar inf

to lose one's rag Brit inf

perder los estribos

2. rag inf, pej (newspaper):

rag

periodicucho m pej

3. rag <rags, pl > (tattered clothes):

rag

harapos mpl

rag

andrajos mpl

dressed in rags

cubierto de harapos or andrajos

dressed in rags

harapiento

dressed in rags

andrajoso

from rags to riches

de la pobreza a la fortuna

his was a classic rags-to-riches story

el suyo fue el clásico caso del pobre que hace fortuna

See also chew

I.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB trans

chew food

mascar

chew food

masticar

chew nails/pencil

morder

chew tobacco/gum

mascar

to chew the fat or rag inf

charlar

to chew the fat or rag inf

conversar esp LatAm

to chew the fat or rag inf

platicar AmC Mex

II.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB intr

to chew at/on sth

mordiscar algo

to chew at/on sth

mordisquear algo

III.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] N

a chew of tobacco

una mascada de tabaco

I.rag² <pres part ragging; pt, pp ragged> [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] VB trans Brit inf, dated

rag

tomarle el pelo a inf

II.rag² [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N Brit

1. rag (in British universities):

rag week

semana durante la cual se recaudan fondos para obras benéficas

2. rag dated (prank):

rag

novatada f

rag⁴ [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N MUS

rag

composición f de ragtime

snot rag N inf

snot rag

moquero m inf

nose rag N inf

nose rag

moquero m inf

rag doll N

rag doll

muñeca f de trapo

rag-rolling [ˈraɡrəʊlɪŋ] N U

rag-rolling

marmolado m

Translations for rags in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hilacho

rag

hilachos

rags pl

chiros

rags pl

rags in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad rags N no pl iron

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

I.rag [ræg] -gg- N

1. rag (old cloth):

rag

trapo m

2. rag pl (worn-out clothes):

rag

harapos m pl

3. rag pej (newspaper):

rag

periodicucho m

4. rag MUS:

rag

ragtime m

II.rag [ræg] -gg- VB trans inf

rag

tomar el pelo a

rag trade N inf

rag trade

gremio m de la aguja

rag rug N

rag rug

alfombrilla f de retazos

Translations for rags in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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andrajo

rag

harapo

rag

pingajo

rag

periodicucho

rag

pelele

rag doll

garra

rags

rags Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be like a red rag to a bull to sb

poner furioso a alguien

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The steward stripped him naked, gave him rags, and sent him out to beg service.

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They nursed the sick, cleaned homes, sewed carpet rags for local meeting houses, planted and tended gardens, promoted home industry, and shared doctrinal instruction and testimony.

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They are sometimes dressed in black rags, bearing a black face and unruly black hair.

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His member's bill removed the need for airports to advertise lost property in their local rags.

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In the afternoon he worked with his father at his small factory to recycle rags for the clothing industry.

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To make thread for knitting and embroidery, inmates collected loose threads from rags and underwear and held them together with soap.

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The finishing touch was some real smoke from burning oily rags.

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Eleven years later he was freed, and was sometimes seen in beggar's rags and wooden sandals.

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These rags or dirt sheets have expanded into the internet, where their information can be dispensed on an up-to-the-minute basis.

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To some, he was a charming conversationalist who was fond of a good joke and who enjoyed recounting tales of his rags-to-riches life.

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