balarrasa in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for balarrasa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrasar VB intr

Boca Júniors volvió a arrasar

Boca Juniors swept to victory again

la película continúa arrasando

the movie continues to be a huge box-office hit

(arrasar con algo) la inundación arrasó con las cosechas

the flood devastated o destroyed the crops o swept the crops away

las tropas arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso

the soldiers laid waste to everything that lay in their path

arrasaron con toda la comida

they polished off all the food inf

los ladrones arrasaron con todas las joyas

the thieves made off with all the jewelry

los cubanos arrasaron con las medallas

the Cubans walked off with o carried off all the medals

los populares arrasaron en las urnas

the populares won the elections by a landslide

II.arrasar VB trans

arrasar zona

to devastate

arrasar edificio

to destroy

arrasar edificio

to raze … to the ground

el granizo arrasó los viñedos

the hail destroyed o devastated the vineyards

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución

the system that was swept away by the revolution

III.arrasarse VB vpr

sintió que los ojos se le arrasaban en o de lágrimas

she felt tears welling up in her eyes

con los ojos arrasados en o de lágrimas

with his eyes full of o brimming with tears

I.embalar VB trans

embalar

to pack

II.embalar VB intr Peru Urug inf

embalar

to get a move on inf

III.embalarse VB vpr inf

1. embalarse (cobrar velocidad):

se embaló a correr

he raced o dashed off

no te embales, que esta carretera es peligrosa

don't go too fast, this road's dangerous

el coche se embaló cuesta abajo

the car sped off down the hill

el coche se embaló cuesta abajo

the car zoomed off down the hill inf

2. embalarse (entusiasmarse):

en general no es muy hablador pero cuando se embala …

he's not usually very talkative, but when he gets going …

se embaló con esa idea RioPl

she got very excited about the idea

I.arrastrar VB trans

1.1. arrastrar (por el suelo):

arrastrar

to drag

caminaba arrastrando los pies

she dragged her feet as she walked

vas a ir aunque te tenga que arrastrar

you are going even if I have to drag you there

1.2. arrastrar remolque/caravana:

arrastrar

to tow

1.3. arrastrar (llevar consigo):

el río arrastraba piedras y ramas

stones and branches were being swept along by the river

la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro

the current was carrying him out to sea

1.4. arrastrar sector/mercado:

arrastrar

to drag down

al desplomarse en la Bolsa arrastró a todo el sector

when its stock price collapsed, it dragged down the whole sector

no hay que dejarse arrastrar por el pesimismo

there's no need to give way to pessimism

2.1. arrastrar problema/enfermedad:

viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno

that cough of hers has been dragging on since the winter

viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno

she's had that cough since the winter and she just can't shake it off

arrastraron esa deuda muchos años

they had that debt hanging over them for many years

2.2. arrastrar (atraer):

arrastrar

to draw

está arrastrando mucho público

it is drawing big crowds

se dejan arrastrar por la moda

they are slaves to fashion

(arrastrar a alg. a algo) las malas compañías lo arrastraron a la delincuencia

he was led o drawn into crime by the bad company he kept

la miseria lo arrastró a robar

poverty drove him to steal

2.3. arrastrar inf ELEC:

arrastrar

to use

arrastra mucha corriente

it uses a lot of power

2.4. arrastrar COMPUT:

arrastrar

to drag

arrastrar y soltar

to drag and drop

3. arrastrar (en naipes):

arrastrar

to draw

II.arrastrar VB intr

1. arrastrar mantel/cortina:

arrastrar

to trail along the ground

la gabardina le arrastraba

the raincoat was so long on him that it trailed along the ground

2. arrastrar (en naipes):

arrastrar

to draw trumps

III.arrastrarse VB vpr

1. arrastrarse (por el suelo):

arrastrarse persona:

to crawl

arrastrarse culebra:

to slither

llegué arrastrándome de cansancio

I could hardly put one foot in front of the other by the time I got there

se arrastró hasta el teléfono

she dragged herself o crawled to the telephone

2. arrastrarse (humillarse):

arrastrarse

to grovel

arrastrarse

to crawl

arrastre N m

1. arrastre (acción):

arrastre

dragging

estar para el arrastre inf

to be done in inf

estar para el arrastre inf

to be dead on one's feet inf

2. arrastre NAUT:

arrastre

trawling

la flota de arrastre

the trawlers

la flota de arrastre

the trawling fleet

3. arrastre (juguete):

arrastre

pull-along toy

4. arrastre CSur inf (atractivo):

arrastre

appeal

un político con poco arrastre entre la juventud

a politician with very little appeal among young people

ese chico tiene mucho arrastre

that guy's really popular with o a real hit with the girls inf

red de arrastre N f

red de arrastre

drift net

red de arrastre

trawl net

carrasca N f

carrasca

kermes oak

carraspa N f

carraspa

holm oak

charrasca N f

charrasca

rhythm instrument played with a metal rod

papel de embalar N m

papel de embalar

wrapping paper

barras asimétricas N fpl

barras asimétricas

asymmetric bars pl

barras asimétricas

uneven bars pl Am

balarrasa in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for balarrasa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrasar VB trans

arrasar (destruir: edificios)

to demolish

arrasar (región)

to devastate

II.arrasar VB intr

arrasar

to triumph

arrasar POL

to sweep the board

III.arrasar VB refl

arrasar arrasarse (ojos):

arrasarse

to fill with tears

I.embalar VB trans

embalar

to pack

II.embalar VB refl embalarse

1. embalar (correr):

embalarse

to dash off

2. embalar inf (hablar mucho):

embalarse

to talk nineteen to the dozen

I.arrastrar VB trans

1. arrastrar:

arrastrar (tirar de)

to pull

arrastrar (algo pesado)

to drag

arrastraron la caja montaña arriba

they dragged the box up the mountain

el agua arrastra las piedras

the water sweeps the stones along

el viento arrastra las hojas

the wind sweeps away the leaves

arrastrar los pies (al caminar)

to drag one's feet

2. arrastrar (impulsar):

arrastrar a alguien a hacer algo

to lead sb to do sth

lo pude arrastrar al cine

I was able to drag him to the cinema

no te dejes arrastrar por ese problema

don't get carried away by that problem

3. arrastrar (producir):

arrastrar

to have as a consequence

eso le arrastró dolores de cabeza

that caused him/her to have headaches

II.arrastrar VB intr (vestido, cortinas)

arrastrar

to trail on the ground

III.arrastrar VB refl arrastrarse

1. arrastrar (reptar):

arrastrarse

to crawl

arrastrarse por el suelo

to crawl along

se arrastró hasta la habitación

he/she dragged himself/herself to the room

2. arrastrar (humillarse):

arrastrarse

to grovel

resbalar VB intr

resbalar

to slide

resbalar (sin querer)

to slip

resbalar (coche)

to skid

¡cuidado con no resbalar!

be careful not to slip!

marras ADV

tema de marras

the same old subject

la persona de marras

the person in question

lo de marras

the same old thing

arrastre N m

arrastre (de objetos, bultos)

dragging

arrastre (en pesca)

trawling

Phrases:

estar para el arrastre inf (cosa)

to be ruined

estar para el arrastre (persona)

to be a wreck