snakes and ladders in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»Spanish Dictionary

snakes and ladders N Brit + sing vb

snakes and ladders

serpientes y escaleras fpl

let's play (a game of) snakes and ladders

vamos a jugar a las serpientes y las escaleras

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chutes and ladders

serpientes y escaleras fpl

hook-and-ladder truck

coche m de bomberos Spain

hook-and-ladder truck

autobomba m RioPl

hook-and-ladder truck

bomba f Chil

hook-and-ladder truck

carro m de bomberos

Translations for snakes and ladders in the Spanish»English Dictionary

escalera

snakes and ladders

el juego de la oca

≈ snakes and ladders

juego de la oca

≈ snakes and ladders

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ladder [Am ˈlædər, Brit ˈladə] N

1. ladder CONSTR:

ladder

escalera f (de mano)

aerial or Brit turntable ladder

escalera f giratoria

2.1. ladder (scale):

the social ladder

la escala social

the promotion ladder

el escalafón

you have to start at the bottom of the ladder

hay que empezar desde abajo

another step up the ladder to fame

otro peldaño en la escalera hacia la fama

2.2. ladder Brit SPORTS:

ladder

liga f

3. ladder (in stocking, tights):

ladder Brit

carrera f

II.ladder [Am ˈlædər, Brit ˈladə] VB trans Brit

to ladder one's stockings

hacerse una carrera en las medias

III.ladder [Am ˈlædər, Brit ˈladə] VB intr Brit

my tights have laddered

se me ha hecho una carrera en las medias

I.snake [Am sneɪk, Brit sneɪk] N

1. snake ZOOL:

snake

culebra f

snake

serpiente f

snake (poisonous)

víbora f

a snake in the grass

un traidor

a snake in the grass

un judas

some snake in the grass told on us

nos delató algún judas

2. snake ECON:

the Snake

la Serpiente (antiguo sistema regulador financiero de la Comunidad Europea)

II.snake [Am sneɪk, Brit sneɪk] VB intr

snake river/road:

serpentear

snake person:

arrastrarse

snake person:

reptar

and [Am ænd, (ə)n, Brit ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.

1.1. and:

and

y

black and white

blanco y negro

father and son

padre e hijo

ham and eggs

huevos con jamón

bread and butter

pan con mantequilla

to mix business and pleasure

mezclar los negocios con el placer

so we decided to leave — and?

así que decidimos irnos — ¿y?

during June and/or July

durante junio y/o julio

but there are journalists and journalists!

¡pero hay periodistas y periodistas!

1.2. and:

and so on or and so forth

etcétera

and so on, and so forth

etcétera, etcétera

2. and (in numbers):

one and a half

uno y medio

two hundred and twenty

doscientos veinte

an hour and five minutes

una hora y cinco minutos

five and forty arch or liter

cuarenta y cinco

3. and (showing continuation, repetition):

faster and faster

cada vez más rápido

it gets easier and easier

se hace cada vez más fácil

he just eats and eats

no hace más que comer

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron muchas semanas

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron semanas y más semanas

4. and with inf:

try and finish this today

trata de terminar esto hoy

we must wait and see what she does

tenemos que esperar a ver lo que hace

come/go and help your father

ven/anda a ayudar a tu padre

5.1. and (implying a result):

and

y

a minute longer and he would have drowned inf

un minuto más y se habría ahogado inf

5.2. and (adding emphasis):

and

y

something should be done, and quickly

habría que hacer algo, y rápido

those who refuse, and there are many …

los que se niegan, y son muchos …

snakes and ladders in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»Spanish Dictionary

snakes and ladders

≈ juego m de la oca

Translations for snakes and ladders in the Spanish»English Dictionary

oca

snakes pl and ladders

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.snake [sneɪk] N

snake (small)

culebra f

snake (large)

serpiente f

Phrases:

snake in the grass

traidor(a) m (f)

snakes and ladders

≈ juego m de la oca

II.snake [sneɪk] VB intr

snake

serpentear

snake

viborear Arg, Urug

I.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. ladder (for climbing):

ladder

escalera f (de mano)

2. ladder (hierarchy):

ladder

escala f

to move up the ladder

ascender de categoría

to move up the ladder in company

ascender en la empresa

to climb the social ladder

subir en la escala social

3. ladder Brit, Aus in stocking:

ladder

carrera f

II.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

ladder

hacerse una carrera en

III.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

these tights ladder easily

a estas medias se les hacen carreras enseguida

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

y

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

e

black and white

blanco y negro

food and drink

comida y bebida

parents and children

padres e hijos

2. and MATH:

and

y

2 and 3 is 5

2 más 3 son 5

four hundred and twelve

cuatrocientos doce

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

todo el mundo se alivió cuando él se fue

4. and (increase):

more and more

cada vez más

better and better

cada vez mejor

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

lo intenté una y otra vez [o repetidas veces]

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

lloraba sin parar

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

etcétera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If it was a game of snakes and ladders, they both caught the big snake a couple of spaces from the end.

www.independent.ie

Isn't it the real snakes and ladders game!

www.thehindu.com

We plan to have a giant game of snakes and ladders on the side of a hill.

www.independent.co.uk

But just a handful of diners -- plus a few drinkers playing snakes and ladders on the terrace -- were the crowd.

www.theweeklyreview.com.au

A form of snakes and ladders, if you will.

www.businessinsider.com.au

Snakes and ladders, table tennis, chess sets and playing cards were used to smuggle in escape kits with hidden maps and other equipment.

en.wikipedia.org

That -- as a video game -- it's as perennial as snakes and ladders or chess.

www.kotaku.com.au

It was a game show, during which contestants played on a giant snakes and ladders board.

en.wikipedia.org

Ask any kid who has played this game of snakes and ladders on a board covered in oil.

www.independent.ie

Snakes and ladders toast involves relatively minimal effort for maximum impact.

www.telegraph.co.uk