rooting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rooting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] N

1.1. root BOT:

root

raíz f

to pull a plant up by the or its roots

arrancar una planta de raíz

to take root plant:

echar raíces

to take root plant:

arraigar

to take root idea:

arraigarse

to put down or strike roots person:

echar raíces

to put down or strike roots person:

afincarse

to destroy sth root and branch

acabar con algo de raíz or por completo

a root-and-branch purge of the party

una purga radical del partido

root system

raíces fpl

1.2. root (of hair, tooth):

root

raíz f

root canal treatment

endodoncia f

2.1. root (origin):

root

raíz f

to get to the root of a problem

llegar a la raíz de un problema

drink is (at) the root of all his troubles

la bebida es la causa de todos sus problemas

attr root cause

causa f fundamental

2.2. root <roots, pl > (family, background):

root

raíces fpl

she has no roots

no tiene raíces

3. root LING:

root

raíz f

4. root MATH:

root

raíz f

square/cube root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica

II.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr BOT

root

echar raíces

root

arraigar

root² [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr (search, forage)

root pig:

hozar

I don't want him rooting through my desk

no quiero que ande hurgando en mi escritorio

she was rooting around in the attic for her racket

estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta

root for VB [Am rut -, Brit ruːt -] (v + prep + o) (support)

root for team

animar

root for team

alentar

root for team

cinchar por RioPl inf

root for team

hacerle barra a And

root for candidate/party

hacer campaña por

good luck with the test: I'll be rooting for you!

que te vaya bien en el examen: estaré pensando en ti y deseándote suerte

square root N

square root

raíz f cuadrada

cube root N

cube root

raíz f cúbica

root up VB [Am rut -, Brit ruːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

root up plant:

root up

arrancar de raíz

root out VB [Am rut -, Brit ruːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. root out (remove):

root out corruption

arrancar de raíz

root out corruption

erradicar

2. root out (find):

root out cause/reason/truth

averiguar

I'll see if I can root out some books for him to read

voy a ver si encuentro algún libro para que lea

root beer N U or C (in US)

root beer

refresco hecho con distintas raíces

root directory N

root directory

directorio m raíz

root crop N

root crop

cultivo m de tubérculos

rooting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rooting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

root [ru:t] N

1. root a. BOT, LING, MATH:

root

raíz f

to take root a. fig

arraigar

2. root (source):

root

causa f

the root of all evil

la esencia de todos los males

the root of the problem is that ...

el problema radica en que...

root about VB intr, root around VB intr

root about

hozar

to root about for sth

buscar algo

root cause N

root cause

causa f primordial

root vegetable N

root vegetable

tubérculo m

root beer N Am

root beer

bebida gaseosa hecha con extractos de plantas

root sign N MATH

root sign

raíz f

root out VB trans

root out

arrancar

square root N

square root

raíz f cuadrada

root VB

User Entry

to root for sb (support)

apoyar a alguien

to root for sb (wish success)

desearle suerte a alguien

Translations for rooting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arraigo

rooting

rooting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take root a. fig

arraigar

the root of all evil

la esencia de todos los males

the root of the problem is that ...

el problema radica en que...

root vegetable

tubérculo m

money is the root of all evil prov

el dinero es la fuente de todos los males prov

cube root MATH

raíz f cúbica

to root about for sth

buscar algo

his ideas quickly took root among the young

sus ideas prendieron fácilmente en la juventud

idleness is the root of all evil prov

la ociosidad es la madre de todos los vicios prov

to root about [or around] in sth

hocicar algo