straw in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

2. straw C (single stalk):

straw
paja f
straw
pajita f
we'll draw straws for it
el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace
I always draw the short straw
siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea inf, hum
a straw in the wind
un indicio de cómo andan las cosas
not to care/give a straw or two straws for sth inf, I don't care a straw for her opinion
me importa un comino or un pepino or un rábano lo que piense inf
to be the last or final straw
ser el colmo
to be the last or final straw
ser lo último
this is the last straw!
¡esto ya es el colmo or lo último!
to clutch or catch or grasp at straws
aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que colmó el vaso
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que derramó el vino Mex

straw-colored, straw-coloured Brit [ˈstrɔːˌkʌləd] ADJ

I.straw-blond, straw-blonde [strɔːˈblɒnd] ADJ

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straw in the PONS Dictionary

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straw-coloured [ˈstrɔ:kʌləd] ADJ

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straw Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you can't make bricks without straw prov
sin paja no hay ladrillos
a straw in the wind
un indicio de cómo andan las cosas
to be the last straw
ser el colmo
to draw the short straw
tocarle a uno la china
rustic hut (made of wood and branches, cane or straw)
bohío
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que hizo rebosar el vaso
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Only one escaped, by crawling through the heather and straw which the attackers had piled to fire the castle.
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The grain can be used for liquid transportation fuels while the straw can be burned to produce heat or electricity.
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The trigger, hammer, and several of the internal springs were straw-finished, a type of case-hardening hot oil finish.
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They use their straw-like mouthparts to inject enzymes into plants.
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The path is determined by the best fit to all the straws with hits.
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It was usually made of wool felt, leather or straw, with a broad, floppy brim.
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It can be used ornamentally in crafts, like a kind of "macrame", or to make straw hats.
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Some areas of straw-mulched cropping continue to produce grains and vegetables.
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The grape is often used to produce sweet dessert wines, often by the "passito" or straw wine method.
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For him this is the last straw, he assumes that one of the construction workers has done it and a free for all fight begins.
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