skid row in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for skid row in the English»Spanish Dictionary

skid row N U Am inf

skid row

barrios mpl bajos

he's heading for skid row

va a terminar mal

Translations for skid row in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skid [Am skɪd, Brit skɪd] N

1. skid (slide) MOTOR:

skid

patinazo m

skid

derrape m

skid

derrapaje m

skid

patinada f LatAm

to go into a skid

patinar

to go into a skid

derrapar

2. skid (for moving goods):

skid

rastra f

to be on the skids inf

ir cuesta abajo

to hit the skids

empezar a ir cuesta abajo

to put the skids under sb

hacerle la zancadilla a alguien

to put the skids under sb

ponerle la zancadilla a alguien Spain

to put the skids under sb

(a)serrucharle el piso a alguien CSur

that put the skids under our proposals

eso dio al traste con nuestras propuestas

3. skid (support):

skid Am

larguero m

4. skid (brake):

skid

freno m

II.skid <pres part skidding; pt, pp skidded> [Am skɪd, Brit skɪd] VB intr

skid car/plane/wheels:

patinar

skid car/plane/wheels:

derrapar

skid person:

resbalarse

skid object:

deslizarse

the car skidded on the ice

el coche patinó or derrapó en el hielo

we skidded off the road/into a tree

patinamos or derrapamos y nos salimos de la carretera/y chocamos contra un árbol

the vehicle skidded to a halt

el vehículo se detuvo tras dar un patinazo

I skidded across the kitchen floor

(me) resbalé y me fui de un lado al otro de la cocina

row¹ [Am roʊ, Brit rəʊ] N

1. row:

row (straight line)

hilera f

row (of people)

fila f

row (of seats)

fila f

the trees were planted in a row

los árboles estaban plantados en hilera

a row of houses

una hilera de casas

they lined up in rows

hicieron filas or se formaron en fila

a seat in the front/fifth row

un asiento en primera fila/en la quinta fila

to have a hard row to hoe

tener una vida muy dura

2. row (in knitting):

row

pasada f

row

carrera f

row

vuelta f

row

corrida f Chil

3. row (succession):

row

serie f

he experienced a row of failures

sufrió una serie de fracasos

he experienced a row of failures

sufrió fracaso tras fracaso

four times in a row

cuatro veces seguidas

three days in a row

tres días seguidos

I.row² [Am roʊ, Brit rəʊ] VB trans (propel)

he rowed the boat towards the shore

remó hacia la orilla

we rowed them/the supplies across the river

los llevamos/llevamos las provisiones hasta la otra orilla a remo

they rowed her out to the ship

la llevaron en bote hasta el barco

II.row² [Am roʊ, Brit rəʊ] VB intr (propel boat)

row

remar

to go rowing

salir or ir a remar

to row across a river

cruzar un río a remo

III.row² [Am roʊ, Brit rəʊ] N SPORTS (for enjoyment)

we went for a row

fuimos or salimos a remar or a dar un paseo en bote

I.row³ [Am raʊ, Brit raʊ] N

1. row (noisy argument):

row

pelea f

row

riña f

a family row

una rencilla familiar

to have a row with sb

pelearse or reñir con alguien

2. row (about a public matter):

row

disputa f

3. row (noise):

row no pl

ruido m

row no pl

bulla f inf

they were making a hell of a row inf

estaban armando or haciendo tremenda bulla inf

they were making a hell of a row inf

estaban armando mucho jaleo inf

II.row³ [Am raʊ, Brit raʊ] VB intr (argue)

row

pelearse

row

reñir

ROW N

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skid row in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skid row in the English»Spanish Dictionary

skid row N no pl Am

skid row

barrio m bajo

to be on skid row

pordiosear

Translations for skid row in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skid [skɪd] -dd- VB intr

1. skid on ice:

skid

patinar

skid

colear AmC, Ant

to skid to a halt

resbalar hasta detenerse

to skid to a halt (while driving)

derrapar

to skid off the road

derrapar y salir de la carretera

2. skid (slide over):

to skid along [or across] sth

deslizarse sobre algo

II.skid [skɪd] -dd- N

1. skid (while driving):

skid

derrape m

to go into a skid

empezar a resbalar

2. skid AVIAT:

skid

tren m de aterrizaje

Phrases:

to put the skids under sb Brit, Aus inf

hacer la zancadilla a alguien

to put the skids under sth Brit, Aus inf

hacer fracasar algo

to be on the skids inf

andar de capa caída

row¹ [rəʊ, Am roʊ] N

1. row (line):

row of houses, cars

hilera f

row of people, of seats

fila f

to stand in a row

estar en la fila

2. row (succession):

row

sucesión f

three times in a row

tres veces consecutivas

I.row² [raʊ] N

1. row (quarrel):

row

pelea f

to have a row

pelearse

2. row (noise):

row

escándalo m

to make a row

armar jaleo

II.row² [raʊ] VB intr inf

row

pelearse

to row with sb

reñir con alguien

I.row³ [rəʊ, Am roʊ] VB intr

row

remar

II.row³ [rəʊ, Am roʊ] VB trans

row boat:

row

llevar

to row sb across the lake

llevar a alguien en bote al otro lado del lago

III.row³ [rəʊ, Am roʊ] N

row

paseo m en bote

to go for a row

ir a dar un paseo en bote

row N

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in a row (successively)

consecutivamente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He practiced on drunks brought in from skid row.

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By the mid-twentieth century, what was once a thriving business area had become a skid row.

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Having worked in skid row and prison ministry for over twenty years.

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The gentrification of skid row has drawn criticism from homeless advocates.

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In general, in most countries, many towns and cities had an area which contained the poor, transients, and afflicted, such as a skid row.

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