sandbag in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sandbag in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sandbag [Am ˈsæn(d)ˌbæɡ, Brit ˈsan(d)baɡ] N

sandbag

saco m de arena

sandbag

saco m terrero

II.sandbag <pres part sandbagging; pt, pp sandbagged> [Am ˈsæn(d)ˌbæɡ, Brit ˈsan(d)baɡ] VB trans

1. sandbag (barricade):

sandbag

proteger con sacos de arena

sandbag

proteger con sacos terreros

2. sandbag (bully) Am:

sandbag inf

forzar

sandbag inf

obligar con medio de amenazas

sandbag inf

obligar por medio de amenazas

3. sandbag (deceive) Am sl:

he was sandbagging me

no estaba jugando a tope, para engañarme

III.sandbag <pres part sandbagging; pt, pp sandbagged> [Am ˈsæn(d)ˌbæɡ, Brit ˈsan(d)baɡ] VB intr Am sl

sandbag

dejarse ganar

Translations for sandbag in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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saco terreno

sandbag

saco de arena MIL

sandbag

sandbag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sandbag in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sandbag [ˈsændbæg] -gg- N

sandbag

saco m de arena

II.sandbag [ˈsændbæg] -gg- VB trans

sandbag

proteger con sacos de arena

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The object to be carried may be a tire, rock-filled bucket, or sandbag.

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Left alone, he is hit with a sandbag and is sent tumbling down.

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There would be four rounds, the last of which would involve three contestants over just one sandbag.

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The policeman proceeds to flay a sandbag, while the child belts out false screams.

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The goal is to follow the bunny until it lands, and then each pilot drops a sandbag or birdseed bag as close as possible to the bunny balloon.

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Residents near the coast placed sandbags to protect their houses from potential flooding, and also stocked up on hurricane supplies.

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Military convoys loaded with sandbags traveled to rising rivers to help reinforce them and prevent them from overflowing their banks.

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Sandbag walls were being sabotaged and sluice gate levels changed.

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By the evening, thousands of protesters worked in large groups to shovel snow into sandbags and rebuild barricades, supported by metal railings and other debris.

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The practice of rating a climb below its actual difficulty is known as sandbagging.

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