slough in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slough in the English»Spanish Dictionary

slough¹ [Am slaʊ, slu, Brit slaʊ] N liter

1. slough (swamp):

slough

cenagal m

2. slough (state of despair):

the slough of despond

el abismo de la desesperación

I.slough² [Am sləf, Brit slʌf] VB trans ZOOL

slough skin

mudar de

II.slough² [Am sləf, Brit slʌf] N

1. slough (of snake) ZOOL:

slough

piel f

slough

camisa f

it is an attempt to cast off the slough of the old order liter

es un intento de abandonar las viejas prácticas

2. slough (dead tissue):

slough

escara f

slough off VB [Am sləf -, Brit slʌf -] (v + adv + o)

1. slough off ZOOL:

slough off skin

mudar de

2. slough off:

slough off responsibility

librarse de

slough off characteristic

deshacerse de

to slough off a habit

abandonar una costumbre

Translations for slough in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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escara

slough

camisa

slough

las serpientes mudan de piel

snakes slough off o shed their skin

slough in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slough in the English»Spanish Dictionary

slough¹ [slʌf] N

1. slough (bog):

slough

ciénaga f

2. slough liter (depressed state):

slough

abismo m

slough² [slaʊ, Am slu:] VB trans ZOOL

slough skin

mudar de

Translations for slough in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

muda

slough

camisa

slough

mudar (de) piel

to slough

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If left embedded the mouthparts cause a foreign body reaction and are usually eventually sloughed like a splinter.

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The partial veil is thick, white, and often sloughs off as the cap expands.

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The mint grows in wet areas but not directly in water, so it will be found near sloughs, lake and river edges.

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Numerous sloughs, bayous and lakes are located on the refuge.

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The region is characterized by numerous marshes, brakes, sloughs, bayous, lakes, creeks, and rivers that in the geologic past were parts of the river bed.

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It is characterized by low, wet oak and hickory forest with oxbows and sloughs.

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If not treated carefully, necrosis will spread, causing skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscle to separate from healthy tissue and eventually slough with serous exudate.

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Both medications help skin slough off more easily, which helps to remove bacteria faster.

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Some birds use pieces of snake slough in their nests.

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Symptoms of selenosis include a garlic odor on the breath, gastrointestinal disorders, hair loss, sloughing of nails, fatigue, irritability, and neurological damage.

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