blanca doble in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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blanco1 (blanca) ADJ

1.1. blanco color/vestido/pelo:

blanco (blanca)
white
(en blanco) entregó el examen en blanco
she handed in a blank exam (paper)
rellenar los espacios en blanco
fill in the blanks
voté en blanco
I returned a blank ballot Am
voté en blanco
I returned a blank voting paper Brit
deja este espacio en blanco
do not write anything in this space
deja este espacio en blanco
leave this space blank
no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro inf
he doesn't have/they don't have a clue inf
no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro inf
he doesn't/they don't know left from right inf
poner los ojos en blanco
to roll one's eyes
quedarse en blanco o quedársele a alg. la mente en blanco me quedé en blanco o se me quedó la mente en blanco
my mind went blank

See also noche

3. noche en locs:

buenas noches (al saludar)
good evening
buenas noches (al despedirse)
goodnight
(de noche) trabajan de noche
they work at night
me llamó el jueves de noche
she called me on Thursday night/evening
ahora es de noche en el Japón
it's night o nighttime now in Japan
se hizo de noche
it got dark
se hizo de noche
night fell
ya es de noche
it's already dark
(por la noche o LatAm en la noche o Arg a la noche) por la noche fuimos al teatro
in the evening we went to the theater
el lunes por la noche
on Monday evening/night
no me gusta salir sola por la noche
I don't like going out on my own at night
de la noche a la mañana
overnight
cambió de opinión de la noche a la mañana
he changed his mind from one day to the next o overnight
hacer noche
to spend the night
pasar la noche en blanco
to have a sleepless night
pasé la noche en blanco
I had a sleepless night
pasé la noche en blanco
I didn't sleep a wink inf
pasar la noche en vela (vigilando, esperando a alg.)
to sit o stay up all night
pasar la noche en vela (no poder dormir)
to have a sleepless night
pasamos la noche en vela esperando que volviera
we waited up for him all night
pasar una noche toledana Spain inf
to have a terrible night
de noche todos los gatos son pardos prov
no-one will notice (in the dark)

blanco2 (blanca) N m (f)

See also tiro

1. tiro (disparo):

tiro
shot
le dispararon un tiro en la pierna
they shot him in the leg
lo mató de un tiro/a tiros
she shot him dead
lo mató de un solo tiro
he killed him with a single shot o with one bullet
se mató disparándose un tiro en la sien
he shot himself through the head
le pegó un tiro
she shot him
si me pasa otra vez me pego un tiro inf
if it happens again, I'll shoot myself
disparó tres tiros al aire
he fired three shots into the air
ejercicios de tiro
shooting practice
todavía le quedaba un tiro en el revólver
he still had one shot o bullet left in his revolver
una pistola de seis tiros
a six-shooter
hallaron el cadáver con un tiro en la nuca
they found the body with a bullethole/bullet in the back of the neck
al tiro Chil inf
right away
al tiro Chil inf
straightaway Brit
andar echando tiros Mex inf anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo
he's strutting around in his new suit
a tiro MIL
within o in range
habla con cualquiera que se le ponga a tiro
she'll talk to anyone who comes along
ahora que te tengo a tiro ¿por qué no me contestas unas preguntas?
while you're here, why don't you answer a few questions for me?
a tiro de piedra inf ¿falta mucho para llegar? — no, ya estamos a tiro de piedra
is it much further? — no, we're within spitting distance now inf
la playa estaba a tiro de piedra
the beach was a stone's throw away
como un tiro inf esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro
that hamburger really disagreed with me o made me feel terrible
le sentó como un tiro que no la invitaras
she was really upset o it really upset her that you didn't invite her
ese vestido te sienta como un tiro
you look terrible o awful in that dress
la motocicleta pasó como un tiro Col RioPl
the motorbike shot past
salió de casa como un tiro Col RioPl
she shot out of the house
de a tiro Mex inf
absolutely
nos tratan de a tiro mal
they treat us appallingly o absolutely terribly
de a tiro hiciste mal en contestarle así
it was downright o extremely rude of you to answer him back like that
de tiros largos inf no hace falta que te pongas de tiros largos
there's no need to dress up
de tiros largos inf no hace falta que te pongas de tiros largos
there's no need to get all dressed up inf
errar el tiro lit
to miss
errar el tiro lit
to shoot wide of the mark
(equivocarse) erraste el tiro, no fue ella sino yo
you got it wrong, it wasn't her, it was me
han errado totalmente el tiro, no tendrá aceptación en esta zona
they're way off the mark, it won't sell in this area
estar a tiro de hacer algo Col inf
to be about to do sth
estoy a tiro de acabar
I've almost finished
estaba a tiro de salir cuando llamó
I was about to go out when he phoned
estar a tiro de lengua Col inf
to be on the point of talking
me/le salió el tiro por la culata inf
my/his plan backfired on me/him
ni a tiros inf no aprueba ni a tiros
he doesn't have a hope of passing inf
ni a tiros inf no aprueba ni a tiros
there's no way he's going to pass inf
este problema no me sale ni a tiros
for the life of me I can't work this problem out
te digo que no lo vas a convencer ni a tiros
you'll never persuade him, not in a month of Sundays o there's no way you're going to persuade him inf
saber por dónde van los tiros
to have an idea of sth (o of what's happening etc.)
ser un tiro al aire LatAm inf
to be scatterbrained inf

1. doble:

doble whisky/flor/puerta/éxito
double
doble café
large
doble costura
double
doble consonante
double
coser con hilo doble
to sew with double thread
lo veo todo doble
I'm seeing double
pon el mantel doble
fold the tablecloth double
tela de doble ancho
double-width fabric
de doble faz
reversible
cerrar con doble llave
to double-lock
apostar doble contra sencillo
to bet two to one
tengo doble motivo para estar ofendida
I have two reasons for being offended
tiene doble sentido
it has a double meaning
calle de doble sentido o dirección
two-way street

See also partida

1. doble MATH:

los precios aumentaron al doble
prices doubled
tardó el doble
she took twice as long
el doble de tres es seis
twice three is six
el doble de tres es seis
two threes are six
lo hizo el doble de rápido
she did it twice as quickly
pesa el doble de lo que peso yo
he weighs twice as much as I do
pesa el doble de lo que peso yo
he's twice as heavy as me
lleva el doble de tela
it uses double the amount of fabric
el doble que alg./algo
twice as much as sb/sth
gana el doble que yo
she earns twice as much as I do o double what I do
come el doble que tú
he eats twice as much as you (do)
me cobraron el doble que a ti
they charged me twice as much as they did you o as they charged you
tienes que poner el doble de leche que de agua
you have to use twice as much milk as water
es el doble de largo que de ancho
it's twice as long as it is wide

I.doblar VB trans

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II.doblar VB intr

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III.doblarse VB vpr

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blanca doble in the PONS Dictionary

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I.blanco (-a) ADJ

II.blanco (-a) N m (f)

I.doblar VB trans

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II.doblar VB intr

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III.doblar VB refl doblarse

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I.doble1 ADJ inv

II.doble1 N mf tb. CINE

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