capa magna in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for capa magna in the Spanish»English Dictionary

capa magna N f

capa magna

cape (worn by a bishop or archbishop)

Translations for capa magna in the Spanish»English Dictionary

magno (magna) ADJ attr form

magno (magna)

great

para celebrar este magno acontecimiento

to celebrate this great o momentous event

capar VB trans

1. capar (castrar):

capar

to castrate

si se enteran, te capan vulg sl

if they find out, they'll chop your balls off vulg sl

2. capar Col inf (evadirse de):

capar

to get out of

capar

to skive off Brit inf

los cogieron capando clase

they were caught playing hooky esp. Am inf

los cogieron capando clase

they were caught skiving off (school) Brit inf

capa N f

1.1. capa (revestimiento, recubrimiento):

capa

layer

una capa de nieve cubría la ciudad

a layer o carpet o blanket of snow covered the city

una capa de hielo

a sheet of ice

un pastel recubierto de una capa de chocolate

a cake covered in a chocolate coating

bajo esa capa de amabilidad

beneath that friendly exterior

bajo esa capa de amabilidad

beneath that veneer of friendliness

bajo la capa del cielo inf

in the whole world inf

1.2. capa (veta, estrato):

capa

layer

dos capas de crema de chocolate y una de nata

two layers of chocolate and one of cream

papel higiénico de tres capas

3-ply toilet paper

la capa de ozono

the ozone layer

lleva el pelo cortado en o Spain a capas

she has layered hair

1.3. capa (de la población):

capa

sector

las capas altas/bajas de la sociedad

the upper/lower strata of society

1.4. capa GEOL:

capa

stratum

2.1. capa FASHION:

capa

cloak

capa

cape

capa (para la lluvia)

cape

capa (para la lluvia)

rain cape

una película de capa y espada

a swashbuckling movie

de capa caída

downcast

de capa caída

down inf

defender algo a capa y espada

to fight tooth and nail to defend sth

hacer de su capa un sayo

to make one's own decisions

hacer de su capa un sayo

to do as one pleases

2.2. capa (de torero):

capa

cape

capa magna in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capa magna in the Spanish»English Dictionary

magno (-a) ADJ (importante)

magno (-a)

great

Alejandro Magno

Alexander the Great

aula magna

main hall

capar VB trans

1. capar inf:

capar (un pollo)

to caponize

capar (animal o persona)

to castrate

2. capar (limitar):

capar

to curtail

capa N f

1. capa tb. BULLFIGHT (prenda):

capa

cape

2. capa:

capa (cobertura)

covering

capa (recubrimiento)

layer

capa (baño)

coating

capa aislante

insulating layer

capa de nieve

covering of snow

3. capa (estrato):

capa

layer

capa de ozono

ozone layer

4. capa GEO, MIN:

capa

stratum

Phrases:

defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

hacer de su capa un sayo

to do as one pleases

andar [o estar] de capa caída inf

to be down in the mouth