Translations for three-hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.journey <pl journeys> [Am ˈdʒərni, Brit ˈdʒəːni] N

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an air/a rail journey

un viaje en avión/tren

it's a three-hour journey by car

en coche se tardan tres horas

a 20-mile journey , a journey of 20 miles

un viaje or trayecto de 20 millas

the outward journey

el viaje de ida

the outward journey

the return journey

el viaje de vuelta or de regreso

the return journey

the return journey

to go on or make a journey

they set off on a journey around the world

se fueron a dar la vuelta al mundo

we'll eat on the journey

comeremos por el camino

I pass it on my journey to work

paso por allí de camino al trabajo

we usually break our journey in York when going to Edinburgh

normalmente paramos en York de camino a Edimburgo

our journey's end is San Francisco

nuestro destino es San Francisco

II.journey [Am ˈdʒərni, Brit ˈdʒəːni] VB intr liter

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I.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Am draɪv, Brit drʌɪv] VB trans

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1.2. drive TRANSP (convey in vehicle):

llevar en coche

she drove me home/into town

me llevó en coche a casa/al centro

2.1. drive (cause to move) + adv compl:

the wind drove the dust into our faces/the clouds away

el viento nos echó el polvo en la cara/se llevó or barrió las nubes

I don't want to drive you away, but I'm expecting visitors

no es que quiera echarte, pero estoy esperando visitas

the Indians were driven off their land

los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

they drove the enemy back across the river

hicieron retroceder al enemigo al otro lado del río

the smoke drove them out of the house

el humo los obligó a salir de la casa

the ship was driven off course

el barco perdió el rumbo

the shortage is driving prices higher

la escasez está haciendo subir los precios

2.2. drive SPORTS:

2.3. drive (provide power for, operate):

hacer funcionar

4.1. drive (cause to become):

imprisonment drove him insane

la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy or mad with his incessant chatter

me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

this pain is driving me crazy

este dolor me está enloqueciendo

those blue eyes of yours really drive me wild! inf

¡esos ojazos azules me vuelven loco …! inf

his attitude drove her to despair

su actitud la desesperaba

4.2. drive (compel to act):

to drive sb to + infin

llevar or empujar a alguien a + infin

we were driven to it by fear

fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition

la impulsa or motiva la ambición

II.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Am draɪv, Brit drʌɪv] VB intr

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1. drive (in vehicle):

can you drive?

¿sabes manejar?

can you drive?

¿sabes conducir? Spain

to drive on the right/left

manejar por la derecha/izquierda

to drive on the right/left

conducir por la derecha/izquierda Spain

to drive at 50 km/h

ir a 50 km/h

he was driving too fast

iba demasiado deprisa

she drives to work

va a trabajar en coche

we drove 300 miles/all night

viajamos 300 millas/toda la noche

did you walk here? — no, I drove

¿viniste a pie? — no, en coche

we'll drive back/over tomorrow

volveremos/iremos mañana (en el coche)

they drove away in a cloud of dust

su coche se alejó en medio de una nube de polvo

his new car drives well

su nuevo coche es muy fácil de manejar

his new car drives well

su nuevo coche es muy fácil de conducir Spain

2. drive (dash):

drive rain/wind/dust:

drive rain/wind/dust:

3. drive (penetrate):

drive point/tool:

drive army:

drive army:

III.drive [Am draɪv, Brit drʌɪv] N

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1. drive C (in vehicle):

to go for a drive

ir a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

his house is ten minutes' drive away

su casa está a diez minutos en coche

it's a three-hour/300-mile drive

es un viaje de tres horas/300 millas en coche

it's a long drive from here

está a muchas horas de coche de aquí

the roads are good, so it's an easy drive

las carreteras son buenas así que se maneja sin problemas

the roads are good, so it's an easy drive

las carreteras son buenas así que se conduce sin problemas Spain

2.1. drive C (leading to house):

avenida f (que lleva hasta una casa)

2.2. drive C (in front of house):

entrada f (para coches)

2.3. drive C (in street names):

3. drive C (stroke) SPORTS:

4.2. drive C (compulsion) PSYCH:

the sex drive

el apetito sexual

5.2. drive C (attacking move) MIL:

5.3. drive C (in US football):

6. drive (tournament) Brit:

a bridge/whist drive

un torneo de bridge/whist

7.1. drive U or C (propulsion system):

transmisión f por correa

7.2. drive U MOTOR:

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive

tracción f delantera/trasera

right-/left-hand drive

con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

7.3. drive U (automatic gear position):

to shift into drive

poner el coche en marcha or drive

Translations for three-hour in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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escala N f

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2. escala MUS:

3. escala (escalafón):

la escala social

the social scale

4.2. escala (de un fenómeno, problema):

a escala nacional/mundial

on a nationwide o national/on a worldwide scale

el negocio empezó a o en pequeña escala

the business began on a small scale

todo lo hacen a o en gran escala

they do everything on a large scale

es un ladrón en pequeña escala

he's a small-time thief inf

6. escala (escalera):

espera N f

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Translations for three-hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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a month's/three hour's worth of work

un mes/tres horas de trabajo

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por espacio de tres horas

for a three hour period

a month's/three hour's worth of work

un mes/tres horas de trabajo

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Using a 5-inch photographic camera, he manually examined over 200 three-hour exposures with a magnifying glass, and found no planets. en.wikipedia.org

After a three-hour search, the children were freed; police later said the search was unfruitful and government officials confirmed nothing had been found. en.wikipedia.org

She carried 700 ingots at a time in a three-hour crossing. en.wikipedia.org

The shows are available in either their full original four-hour format, or an abbreviated three-hour version that omits the first hour of the show. en.wikipedia.org

How else does one explain sitting through almost a three-hour-long movie without realising the passage of time? en.wikipedia.org

The ski area offers three-hour and night skiing. en.wikipedia.org

The first round has a three-hour time limit for completion, the second round has a two-hour time limit. en.wikipedia.org

Included in this standard three-hour session was the initial studio set-up time, before any actual songs were recorded, and a mandatory musicians' coffee break. en.wikipedia.org

Flak cannon fired at enemy aircraft during a three-hour period, although there were fairly long pauses during that time. en.wikipedia.org

Described as a three-hour call-in show about the unexplained, jam-packed into four hours, each episode deals with a particular topic that the hosts try to elucidate. en.wikipedia.org

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