shirt-sleeves in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shirt-sleeves in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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in (one's) shirtsleeves

en mangas de camisa

Translations for shirt-sleeves in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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en mangas de camisa

in shirtsleeves

en mangas de camisa

in shirtsleeves

shirt-sleeves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shirt-sleeves in the Spanish»English Dictionary

manga¹ N f

1. manga (del vestido):

manga

sleeve

de manga corta

short-sleeved

de manga larga

long-sleeved

estar en mangas de camisa

to be in shirt-sleeves

¡a buenas horas mangas verdes! inf

a bit late in the day!

andar manga por hombro inf

to be a mess

poner algo manga por hombro inf

to turn sth inside out

sacarse algo de la manga fig

to come up with sth

hacer un corte de mangas a alguien

to give sb the finger

ser más corto que las mangas de un chaleco fig

to be as thick as two short planks

tener (la) [o ser de] manga ancha fig

to be lenient

tienen algo en la manga

they are keeping sth up their sleeve

2. manga (tubo):

manga

hose

3. manga AVIAT:

manga de aire

windsock

4. manga METEO:

manga de viento

tornado

manga de agua

waterspout

5. manga FOOD:

manga (filtro)

muslin strainer

manga (pastelera)

pastry bag

manga (pastelera)

icing bag Brit

6. manga inf (borrachera):

manga

drunkenness

7. manga Arg pej (grupo de personas):

manga

mob

Phrases:

hacer mangas y capirotes

to completely ignore

tirar la manga

to ask for a loan

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ana held her shirt-sleeves and slipped her arms into the jacket.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And a large rover with robotic arms would be operated by astronauts working in a pressurized vehicle -- in their shirt-sleeves.

www.obj.ca

Yesterday he was striding about in shirt-sleeves like a bogus realtor selling flats on the moon.

blogs.spectator.co.uk