straws in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for straws in the English»Spanish Dictionary

straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

1. straw U:

straw

paja f

straw hat

sombrero m de paja

straw mattress

colchón m de paja

straw mat

estera f

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

3. straw C (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

paja f

straw

caña f Spain

straw

pitillo m Col

straw

popote m Mex

to drink sth through a straw

beber algo con una pajita (or paja etc.)

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

straw-colored

(de color) pajizo

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

straw-blond

rubio pajizo

II.straw blond N

straw blond

rubio pajizo m / rubia pajiza f

straw poll, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal de opinión

to take a straw poll

hacer un sondeo informal de opinión

straw boss N Am inf

straw boss

ayudante m de capataz

straw man N

straw man

hombre m de paja

straw man

testaferro m

man of straw N

1. man of straw Am (cover, front):

man of straw

hombre m de paja

man of straw

testaferro m

man of straw

palo m blanco Chil

2. man of straw esp Brit (imaginary opponent):

man of straw

opositor m imaginario (fácil de derrotar)

3. man of straw (weak person):

man of straw esp Brit liter

pusilánime m

Translations for straws in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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patatas paja

potato straws pl

pajoso (pajosa) pelo/consistencia

straw-like

pajoso (pajosa) color

straw-colored Am

pajoso (pajosa) color

straw-coloured Brit

pajizo (pajiza)

straw-colored Am

pajizo (pajiza)

straw-coloured Brit

straws in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for straws in the English»Spanish Dictionary

straw [strɔ:, Am strɑ:] N

1. straw no pl (dry stems):

straw

paja f

2. straw (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

popote m Mex

straw

pitillo m And

Phrases:

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

to clutch at straws

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo

straw poll N, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal

straw-coloured [ˈstrɔ:kʌləd] ADJ

straw-coloured

pajizo, -a

straw man N

straw man

hombre m de paja

drinking straw N

drinking straw

caña f

Translations for straws in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pajizo (-a)

straw

pajizo (-a)

straw-coloured Brit

pajizo (-a)

straw-colored Am

popote

straw

pajita

(drinking) straw

pajuela

straw taper

bombilla

drinking straw

straws 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

to clutch at straws

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo

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