screwing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for screwing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.screw [Am skru, Brit skruː] N

1.1. screw:

screw CONSTR, TECH

tornillo m

to have a screw loose inf, hum he's/you've got a screw loose

le/te falta un tornillo inf, hum

to put the screws on sb

apretarle las tuercas or las clavijas a alguien

to turn the screw

dar otra vuelta de tuerca

1.2. screw (action):

screw no pl

vuelta f

give it another screw

dale otra vuelta

give it another screw attr lid/top

de rosca

1.3. screw:

screw AVIAT, NAUT

hélice f

2. screw (sexual intercourse) vulg sl no pl:

to have a screw

echar un polvo sl

to have a screw

coger Mex RioPl Ven vulg sl

to have a screw

follar Spain vulg sl

to have a screw

culear And vulg sl

3. screw (prison guard):

screw sl

guardia m

screw sl

madero m Spain sl

4. screw (wage) Brit sl, dated:

screw no pl

sueldo m

he earns a good screw

gana bastante guita sl

he earns a good screw

gana buena lana inf

he earns a good screw

gana buena pasta Spain inf

II.screw [Am skru, Brit skruː] VB trans

1.1. screw:

screw CONSTR, TECH

atornillar

the hooks were firmly screwed in

los ganchos estaban bien atornillados

screw the lid on tight

enrosca bien la tapa

the plaque was screwed (on)to the wall

la placa estaba asegurada a la pared con tornillos

to screw sth down (securely)

atornillar (bien) algo

1.2. screw (twist):

to screw sth into sth he screwed the letter into a ball

hizo una bola con la carta

she screwed her face into a grin

hizo una mueca

she screwed her face into a grin

torció el gesto

2.1. screw vulg sl (have sex with):

to screw sb

tirarse a alguien vulg sl

to screw sb

coger a alguien Mex RioPl Ven vulg sl

to screw sb

follar a alguien Spain vulg sl

to screw sb

culearse a alguien And vulg sl

2.2. screw in interj phrases:

screw you!

¡vete a la mierda! vulg sl

screw you!

¡vete a la chingada! Mex vulg sl

screw you!

¡andá a cagar! RioPl vulg sl

screw what she says!

¡me cago en lo que diga ella! vulg sl

3.1. screw sl (exploit, cheat):

screw

esquilmar

screw

hacer guaje Mex inf

she's screwing him for everything she can get

lo está exprimiendo al máximo

she's screwing him for everything she can get

le está chupando la sangre

3.2. screw sl (extort):

to screw sth out of sb/sth

sacarle algo a alguien/algo

he screwed every penny out of her

le sacó hasta el último centavo

III.screw [Am skru, Brit skruː] VB intr

1. screw CONSTR:

to screw in/on

atornillarse

2. screw (have sex):

screw vulg sl

echar un polvo sl

screw vulg sl

coger Mex RioPl Ven vulg sl

screw vulg sl

follar Spain vulg sl

I.screw together VB [Am skru -, Brit skruː -] (v + adv)

screw together

ir unidos con tornillos

the two parts screw together

las dos piezas van unidas con tornillos

II.screw together VB [Am skru -, Brit skruː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. screw together (using the thread):

screw together

atornillar

screw them together

atorníllelos

2. screw together (with screws):

screw together

unir con tornillos

screw the two pieces together

una la dos piezas con tornillos

screw around VB [Am skru -, Brit skruː -] (v + adv)

1. screw around (have sex):

screw around sl

ser promiscuo

screw around sl

acostarse con todo el mundo inf

2. screw around (fool around) Am:

screw around inf

payasear

I.screw top N

screw top (for jar)

tapa f de rosca

screw top (for bottle)

tapón m de rosca

II.screw-top ADJ

screw-top bottle

con tapón de rosca

screw-top jar

con tapa de rosca

screw-off [ˈskruːɒf] ADJ

screw-off lid/cap:

screw-off

que se desenrosca

screw-on [ˈskruːˌɑːn, ˈskruːˌɒn] ADJ

screw-on lid/cap/handle:

screw-on

que se enrosca

screw-in [ˈskruɪn] ADJ

screw-in lightbulb/handle:

screw-in

de rosca

screw thread N

screw thread

hilo m de la rosca

screw thread

filete m de la rosca

set screw N

set screw

tornillo m de presión

I.screw up VB [Am skru -, Brit skruː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. screw up (tighten):

screw up bolt

apretar

to screw oneself up to do sth

armarse de valor para hacer algo

2. screw up (crumple):

screw up letter/piece of paper

arrugar

screw up letter/piece of paper

estrujar

he screwed the envelope up into a ball

hizo una bola con el sobre

3. screw up (wrinkle):

I screwed up my eyes against the glare

cerré apretadamente los ojos para protegerme del resplandor

he screwed up his face

hizo una mueca

4. screw up (make nervous, confused) inf:

screw up usu pass

poner neurótico inf

to get screwed up about sth

ponerse neurótico por algo inf

he's very screwed up (permanent characteristic)

tiene muchos traumas

5. screw up (spoil, ruin):

screw up sl

fastidiar inf

screw up sl

joder vulg sl

I really screwed up the exam

de verdad que metí la pata en el examen inf

I really screwed up the exam

de verdad que la cagué en el examen vulg sl

you've really screwed things up now!

¡ahora sí que la has fastidiado! inf

you've really screwed things up now!

¡ahora sí que la has embarrado! AmS inf

you've really screwed things up now!

¡ahora sí que la has cagado or jodido! vulg sl

II.screw up VB [Am skru -, Brit skruː -] (v + adv) (bungle)

screw up sl

cagarla vulg sl

screwing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for screwing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.screw [skru:] N

1. screw (small metal fastener):

screw

tornillo m

to tighten (up)/loosen a screw

apretar/aflojar un tornillo

2. screw (turn):

screw

vuelta f

3. screw (propeller):

screw

hélice f

4. screw Brit inf (prison guard):

screw

carcelero(-a) m (f)

5. screw no pl (spin):

screw

efecto m

screw

chanfle m Mex

6. screw (twisted piece):

screw

rosca f

Phrases:

he's got a screw loose inf

le falta un tornillo

to put the screws on sb inf

apretar las tuercas a alguien

II.screw [skru:] VB trans

1. screw (with a screw):

screw

atornillar

2. screw (by twisting):

screw

enroscar

3. screw inf (cheat):

screw

timar

4. screw vulg (have sex with):

screw

follar con

screw

coger LatAm

5. screw (make move in a curve):

screw

enroscar

to screw the ball

dar efecto a la pelota

III.screw [skru:] VB intr

1. screw (turn like a screw):

screw

enroscarse

2. screw (move in a curve):

screw

dar efecto

3. screw vulg (have sex):

screw

echar un polvo

screw

echarse un palo Mex

screw top N

screw top

tapón m de rosca

screw down VB trans

screw down

enroscar

I.screw up VB trans

1. screw up (fasten with screws):

screw up

atornillar

2. screw up (tighten):

screw up

apretar

3. screw up (crush):

screw up

estrujar

4. screw up (twist):

screw up

retorcer

5. screw up inf (make a mess of):

screw up

joder

6. screw up inf (make anxious):

screw up

poner neurótico

II.screw up VB intr

screw up

cagarla

Translations for screwing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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atornillar (sujetar)

to screw down

atornillar (fijar)

to screw on

atornillar (juntar)

to screw together

atornillar en la pared

to screw into the wall

atornillar fuertemente

to screw tight

fijación (con tornillos)

screwing on

tarugo (para tornillo) m TECH LatAm

screw anchor

cogida

screw

tornillo

screw

apretar un tornillo

to tighten a screw

te falta un tornillo inf

you have a screw loose

desatornillar un tornillo

to remove a screw

screwing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tighten (up)/loosen a screw

apretar/aflojar un tornillo

he's got a screw loose inf

le falta un tornillo

to screw the ball

dar efecto a la pelota

screw-on cap

casquete m

to screw on

enroscar

to screw things up for sb

hacer la puñeta a alguien

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Translations for screwing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tornillo central

central screw

casquillo de centrado

centering screw

tornillo prensador

housing tensioning screw