petk in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for petk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.peak [Am pik, Brit piːk] N

1. peak:

peak (of mountain)

cima f

peak (of mountain)

cumbre f

peak (of mountain)

cúspide f form or liter

peak (mountain)

pico m

peak (of roof)

arista f

peak (of cap)

visera f

peak (on graph)

pico m

beat the eggwhites until they stand in stiff peaks

batir las claras a punto de nieve

2. peak (highest point):

the epidemic reached a peak in June

la epidemia tuvo su punto crítico en el mes de junio

production is now getting back to its pre-recession peak

la producción está volviendo a los niveles máximos de antes de la recesión

at the peak of her career

en el apogeo or la cúspide de su carrera

II.peak [Am pik, Brit piːk] ADJ attr

1. peak (maximum):

peak level/power

máximo

to be in peak condition athlete/horse:

estar en plena forma

2. peak (busiest):

during peak times

durante las horas de mayor demanda (or consumo etc.)

peak advertising slots

espacio m publicitario en las horas de máxima audiencia

peak viewing figures

cifras fpl de máxima audiencia

the peak hour for traffic

las horas pico

the peak hour for traffic

las horas punta Spain

peak rate

tarifa f máxima

peak season

temporada f alta

III.peak [Am pik, Brit piːk] VB intr

peak price/demand/production:

alcanzar su nivel más alto

peak price/demand/production:

alcanzar su punto máximo

peak career:

alcanzar su apogeo

peak athlete:

alcanzar su mejor momento

widow's peak N

widow's peak

pico entre las entradas del pelo

off-peak [Am ˌɔfˈpik, Brit ɒfˈpiːk] ADJ attr

off-peak

fuera de las horas pico

off-peak

fuera de las horas punta Spain

off-peak ELEC

fuera de (las) horas pico

off-peak ELEC

fuera de (las) horas punta Spain

off-peak ELEC

en horas de menor consumo

peak oil [ˈpiːk ɔɪl] N

peak oil

cénit m del petróleo

peak oil

pico m del petróleo

Peter Pan [Am ˌpidər ˈpæn, Brit] N

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

he's a real Peter Pan

no quiere crecer

Pete [piːt] N

for Pete's sake! inf

¡por (el amor de) Dios!

petal [Am ˈpɛdl, Brit ˈpɛt(ə)l] N

petal

pétalo m

I.peter out [ˈpiːtə] VB intr (v + adv)

peter out enthusiasm:

decaer

peter out enthusiasm:

irse apagando

peter out supplies:

irse agotando

peter out engine:

parar

peter out engine:

quedarse LatAm inf

peter out conversation:

apagarse

the road petered out in the dunes

el camino se perdía entre las dunas

we let our correspondence peter out

poco a poco dejamos de escribirnos

petty <pettier pettiest> [Am ˈpɛdi, Brit ˈpɛti] ADJ

1. petty (unimportant):

petty details

insignificante

petty details

nimio

petty crime

delito m menor

petty crime

falta f

petty thief

ladronzuelo m / ladronzuela f

I will not be ordered about by some petty clerk

no voy a dejar que me dé órdenes cualquier empleaducho de mala muerte

2. petty (small-minded):

petty attitude

mezquino

come on, let's not be petty about it

¡no vamos a discutir por una nimiedad!

it was rather petty of you not to shake hands with her

no fue muy magnánimo de tu parte no querer darle la mano

petty larceny N U or C

petty larceny

hurto m

petk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for petk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.peak [pik] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

cima f

beat the egg whites to stiff [or firm] peaks

bata las claras de huevo a punto de nieve

2. peak (highest point, summit):

peak

punto m máximo

peak of a roof

pico m

to be at the peak of one's career/power

estar en la cúspide de su carrera/poder

II.peak [pik] VB intr

peak career

alcanzar el apogeo

peak athlete

alcanzar el mejor rendimiento

peak skill

alcanzar el nivel más alto

peak figures, rates, production

alcanzar el máximo

III.peak [pik] ADJ

peak

máximo, -a

peak demand N

peak demand

demanda f máxima

peak capacity <-ies> N

peak capacity

capacidad f óptima

peak level N

peak level

nivel m máximo

peak hours N pl

peak hours

horas f pl punta

off-peak [ˌɔf·ˈpik] ADJ

off-peak fare, rate

fuera de las horas punta

off-peak phone call

de tarifa reducida

peak period N

peak period

período m de máxima actividad

peak power N

peak power

rendimiento m máximo

peak season N

peak season

temporada f alta

at peak season

en temporada alta

peak speed N

peak speed

velocidad f máxima