bucket in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bucket in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bucket [Am ˈbəkət, Brit ˈbʌkɪt] N

1. bucket (container):

bucket

balde m

bucket

cubo m Spain

bucket

cubeta f Mex

bucket

tobo m Ven

to kick the bucket inf, hum

estirar la pata inf, hum

to leak like a rusty bucket inf his alibi leaks like a rusty bucket

su coartada hace agua por todas partes

2. bucket (bucketful):

a bucket of water

un balde de agua

a bucket of water

un cubo de agua Spain

a bucket of water

una cubeta de agua Mex

a bucket of water

un tobo de agua Ven

to rain buckets

llover a cántaros

to cry buckets

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry buckets

llorar a moco tendido inf

3. bucket (scoop):

bucket (on mechanical shovel)

cuchara f

bucket (on waterwheel, dredger)

cangilón m

bucket (on digger)

pala f

II.bucket [Am ˈbəkət, Brit ˈbʌkɪt] VB intr esp Brit inf

1. bucket (go fast):

bucket vehicle:

ir a gran velocidad

2. bucket (rain):

it's bucketing

está lloviendo a cántaros

ice bucket N

ice bucket

balde m del hielo

ice bucket

cubo m del hielo Spain

ice bucket

hielera f LatAm

rust bucket N

rust bucket MOTOR, NAUT inf

montón m de chatarra inf

lunch bucket N Am

lunch bucket → lunch pail

See also lunch pail

lunch pail N Am

lunch pail

portacomidas m

lunch pail

fiambrera f Spain

lunch pail

portaviandas m Mex

lunch pail

vianda f CSur

bucket about VB [Am ˈbəkət -, Brit ˈbʌkɪt -] (v + adv)

bucket about boat:

bucket about

dar tumbos

bucket shop N inf

1. bucket shop (travel agency):

bucket shop Brit

agencia f de viajes (que vende boletos de avión a precios reducidos)

2. bucket shop FIN:

bucket shop

agencia f de bolsa fraudulenta

bucket down VB [Am ˈbəkət -, Brit ˈbʌkɪt -] (v + adv) inf (rain)

it's bucketing down

está lloviendo a cántaros

bucket seat N

bucket seat

asiento m envolvente

bucket along VB [Am ˈbəkət -, Brit ˈbʌkɪt -] (v + adv) inf (go fast)

bucket along vehicle:

ir a gran velocidad

Translations for bucket in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tobo

bucket

bucket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bucket in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bucket [ˈbʌk·ɪt] N

bucket (pail):

bucket

cubo m

Phrases:

a drop in the bucket

un grano de arena en el desierto

to kick the bucket inf

estirar la pata

bucket truck N

bucket truck

camión m cesta

Translations for bucket in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pozal

well-bucket

tobo

bucket

casimba (barril)

bucket

cubo

bucket

doblar la servilleta fig inf

to kick the bucket

diñarla inf

to kick the bucket

balde

bucket

palmarla

to kick the bucket

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spilling the water, holding the bucket with the other hand, or touching or falling off the raft would result in elimination.

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She gives them a tennis racket and a bucket of popcorn at the movies.

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Originally, bucket seats were associated with imported cars in the 1950s and 1960s.

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They need money to fix all the broken items, so they wish for buckets of gold and go off to buy some items.

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The ship's wrought-iron paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter with eight buckets per wheel.

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However, buckets are also used in newly established informal settlements.

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In their refurbished form, the day cars seated 30 in the same type of bucket seat and the day cars with staff compartments seated 25.

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The mine has around 2,300 workers and is endowed with 13 bucket-wheel excavators, seven spreaders, two mixed machines and two deposits spreader.

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They continued a controversial interior design by employing bucket seating.

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But when they go up and down hill, the bucket moves.

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