puras in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for puras in the Spanish»English Dictionary

puras N fpl Chil inf

por las puras

for nothing

matemáticas puras N fpl

matemáticas puras

pure mathematics

puro¹ (pura) ADJ

1.1. puro (sin mezcla):

puro (pura)

pure

puro zumo de uva

pure grape juice

es de pura lana

it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo

the fresh o clean country air

1.2. puro (casto, inocente):

puro (pura) mujer

chaste

puro (pura) mujer

pure

puro (pura) niño

innocent

puro (pura) mirada/amor

innocent

puro (pura) mirada/amor

pure

2. puro (mero, simple) attr:

es la pura verdad

it's the plain o honest truth inf

acertó por pura casualidad

she got it right by pure o sheer chance

fue pura coincidencia

it was pure o sheer coincidence

esta carne es pura grasa

this meat is nothing but fat o is all fat

es puro músculo

he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho

she did it purely on a whim

se quedó dormido de puro cansancio

he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion

en puro invierno Col

in the middle of winter

3. puro LatAm inf (solo):

en esa oficina trabajan puras mujeres

there are only women in that office

en esa oficina trabajan puras mujeres

there aren't any men at all in that office

a ese bar van puros viejos

only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras

it's just a pack of lies inf

son puras mentiras

it's all lies

pura N f CSur

la pura inf

the honest truth inf

puro² ADV

1. puro LatAm inf (muy, tan):

se murió de puro vieja

she just died of old age

ni se sabe de qué color es de puro sucio que está

it's so filthy you can't even tell what color it is

lo hizo de puro egoísta

he did it out of sheer selfishness

lo hizo de puro egoísta

he did it purely out of selfishness

2. puro Col inf (justo):

puro

right

lo mataron puro al borde de la carretera

they killed him right beside the road

puro³ N m

1. puro (cigarro):

puro

cigar

2. puro Spain inf (tarea difícil):

esta asignatura es un puro

this subject is really heavy going o is really tough inf

3. puro Spain inf (castigo):

¡vaya puro!

that's a bit stiff o tough! inf

te van a meter un buen puro

they're going to throw the book at you inf

pura sangre N mf

pura sangre

thoroughbred

alcohol puro N m

alcohol puro

pure alcohol

café puro N m Chil

café puro

black coffee

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that's a load of hooey!

¡son puras tonterías!

that's a load of hooey!

¡son puras macanas! RioPl inf

puras in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for puras in the Spanish»English Dictionary

puro (-a) ADJ

1. puro:

puro (-a) (sin imperfecciones)

pure

puro (-a) (auténtico)

authentic

por pura cortesía

as a matter of courtesy

pura lana

pure wool

la pura verdad

the honest truth

pura casualidad

sheer chance

de puro miedo

from sheer terror

se cae de puro bueno/tonto

he is unbelievably kind/stupid

2. puro (sin mezcla):

puro (-a)

unadulterated

3. puro (íntegro):

puro (-a)

whole

puro N m

puro

cigar

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pure

puro, -a

pure air

aire m puro

pure gold

oro m puro

pure mathematics

matemáticas f pl puras

it was pure accident

fue por pura casualidad

cigar

puro m

unadorned

puro, -a

the unadorned truth

la pura verdad

pure/applied science

ciencias f pl puras/aplicadas

unalloyed

puro, -a

thoroughbred

pura sangre mf

purebred

animal m de pura raza

purebred

de pura raza

sheer

puro, -a

sheer coincidence

pura coincidencia

puras Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

de puro miedo

from sheer terror

se cae de puro bueno/tonto

he is unbelievably kind/stupid

su buen humor es pura fachada

his/her good humour is pure pretence [or pretense Am]

ser un puro nervio inf

to be a bundle of nerves

ser músculo puro

to be all muscle

esto es puro trámite

this is just a formality

ciencias f pl puras/aplicadas

pure/applied science

matemáticas f pl puras

pure mathematics

puro m (cortado por ambos extremos)

cheroot

decir a alguien la pura verdad

to tell sb the bare facts [or truth]