rip current in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rip current in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rip current N

rip current

corriente f de retorno

Translations for rip current in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.current [Am ˈkərənt, Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nt] ADJ

1.1. current attr (existing):

current situation/policy/prices

actual

current year/month

en curso

1.2. current attr (most recent):

current issue

último

current price list

actual

2.1. current (valid):

current license/membership

vigente

2.2. current (prevailing):

current opinion/practice

corriente

current opinion/practice

común

current opinion/practice

habitual

2.3. current (up to date) pred:

to be/become current

estar/ponerse al corriente or al día

II.current [Am ˈkərənt, Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nt] N

1.1. current C (flow of water, air):

current

corriente f

against the current

contra la corriente

with the current

en el sentido de la corriente

1.2. current C (general trend):

current

corriente f

to go with the current

dejarse llevar por la corriente

to go against the current

ir contra la corriente

2. current C or U ELEC:

current

corriente f

to run off household current Am

funcionar con electricidad

I.rip <pres part ripping; pt, pp ripped> [Am rɪp, Brit rɪp] VB trans

1. rip (tear):

rip cloth

rasgar

rip cloth

romper

I've ripped my skirt

me he hecho un roto en la falda

he ripped the photograph (in)to pieces

rompió la foto en mil pedazos

she ripped the letter open

abrió la carta de un rasgón

the explosion ripped the building apart

la explosión destrozó el edificio

they ripped the posters down

arrancaron los carteles

the seats were ripped out by the explosion

la explosión arrancó de cuajo los asientos

he ripped the newspaper from my hands

me arrebató or me arrancó el periódico de las manos

I ripped out the page

arranqué la página

2. rip COMPUT:

rip CD/track

ripear

3. rip wood:

rip

(a)serrar siguiendo la veta

II.rip <pres part ripping; pt, pp ripped> [Am rɪp, Brit rɪp] VB intr

1. rip (tear):

rip paper/cloth:

rasgarse

as I lifted my arm, I heard something rip

al levantar el brazo, oí un desgarrón or rasgón

2. rip (move fast):

the incoming tide rips along the narrow channel

la marea sube a toda prisa por el estrecho canal

to let rip inf then the group really let rip

entonces el grupo se desató

to let rip inf then the group really let rip

entonces el grupo se lanzó con todo inf

she let rip with a torrent of abuse

soltó una sarta de insultos

she really let rip at me

me dijo de todo

let it rip!

¡métele a fondo or a todo gas!

III.rip [Am rɪp, Brit rɪp] N

1. rip:

rip

rasgón m

rip

desgarrón m

2. rip (fraud, swindle):

rip Am

estafa f inf

rip Am

timo m inf

rip Am

tranza f Mex inf

RIP [ˌɑr ˌaɪ ˈpi]

RIP → rest in peace

RIP

R. I. P.

rip current in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rip current in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.current [ˈkʌrənt, Am ˈkɜ:r-] ADJ

1. current (present):

current

actual

current year, month

en curso

in current use

en uso

2. current (latest):

current

último, -a

the current issue of magazine

el último número

the current craze

el último grito

3. current (prevalent):

current use

generalizado, -a

current practice

común

4. current (valid):

current

vigente

II.current [ˈkʌrənt, Am ˈkɜ:r-] N

1. current a. ELEC:

current

corriente f

2. current (tendency):

current of fashion

tendencias f pl

Phrases:

to drift with the current

dejarse llevar por la corriente

to swim against the current

nadar contra corriente

RIP [ˌɑ:ʳaɪˈpi:, Am ˌɑ:r-]

RIP abbreviation of rest in peace

RIP

E.P.D.

RIP

D.E.P

I.rip [rɪp] -pp- -pp- VB intr

rip

rasgarse

II.rip [rɪp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

rip

rasgar

to rip sth open

abrir algo de un rasgón

III.rip [rɪp] -pp- -pp- N

rip

rasgón m

rip

rajo m AmC

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A rip current is "not" the same thing as undertow, although some people use the latter term when they mean a rip current.

en.wikipedia.org

Keep yourself afloat with eggbeater kicks, call for a lifeguard if there's one nearby, then swim parallel to the beach until you get out of the rip current.

www.lifehacker.com.au