tortas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tortas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

torta N f

1.1. torta FOOD LatAm:

torta (de verduras)

pie

torta (sin tapa de masa)

pie

torta (sin tapa de masa)

flan

torta (sin tapa de masa)

tart

1.2. torta FOOD AmS:

torta (de cumpleaños, etc)

cake

torta (decorada, con crema, etc)

gateau

me/te/le salió la torta un pan LatAm

things didn't work out the way I/you/she had planned

poner la torta Ven inf

to blow it inf

poner la torta Ven inf

to mess it up inf

poner la torta Ven inf

to mess up Am inf

2. torta Mex (bocadillo):

torta

sandwich

3. torta esp. Spain (bizcocho basto):

torta

sponge cake

ni torta Spain inf

not a thing

no entiendo ni torta

I don't understand a thing

no ve ni torta

he can't see a thing o he's as blind as a bat

nos/les está costando la torta un pan

it's costing us/them more than we're/they're saving o it's a false economy

4. torta inf (golpe):

como no te estés quieto te doy una torta

if you don't keep still, I'll hit o wallop you inf

por una tontería se liaron a tortas

they came to blows o they started fighting over nothing

se dio una torta con el coche

he crashed the car

se cayó del árbol y se pegó una torta

he fell out of the tree and hit the ground very hard

torta frita N f RioPl

torta frita

fritter (fried in fat)

torta pascualina N f

torta pascualina

spinach and egg pie

torta imperial N f

torta imperial

nougat-like candy covered with rice paper

torta de matrimonio, torta de novios N f AmS

torta de matrimonio

wedding cake

torta de casamiento RioPl, torta de novia Chil N f

torta de casamiento

wedding cake

torta de aceite N f

torta de aceite

crisp aniseed wafer fried in oil

Translations for tortas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cake decoration

decoración f de tortas CSur

cake decoration

decoración f de la torta CSur

gateau

torta f LatAm

hush puppy

torta de maíz frita

tortas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tortas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

torta N f

1. torta LatAm:

torta (tarta)

cake

torta (pastel)

pie

2. torta inf:

torta (bofetada)

slap

torta (golpe)

punch

darse una torta

to bang oneself

3. torta inf (borrachera):

torta

drunkenness

Phrases:

ser tortas y pan pintado inf

to be child's play

no saber ni torta inf

not to know a thing

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a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

half a loaf is better than none prov

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

half a loaf is better than none

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

beggars can't be choosers

no se ve ni torta

you can't see a thing

Translations for tortas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

oatcake

torta f de avena

flapjack

torta f

tortas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

darse una torta

to bang oneself

ser tortas y pan pintado inf

to be child's play

no saber ni torta inf

not to know a thing

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

half a loaf is better than none

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

beggars can't be choosers

no se ve ni torta

you can't see a thing

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas prov

half a loaf is better than none prov

torta f de avena

oatcake