ring-shaped in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ring-shaped in the Spanish»English Dictionary

anular¹ ADJ

anular forma:

anular

ring-shaped

See also dedo

dedo N m

1. dedo:

dedo (de la mano, de un guante)

finger

dedo (del pie)

toe

contaba con los dedos

he was counting on his fingers

se podían contar con los dedos

they could be counted on (the fingers of) one hand

señaló con el dedo lo que quería

he pointed to what he wanted

es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

it's rude to point

a dedo inf fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera

we hitchhiked to the border

a dedo inf fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera

we hitched to the border inf

recorrió Europa a dedo

she hitchhiked around Europe

recorrió Europa a dedo

she hitched around Europe inf

su tío lo colocó a dedo

he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle

su tío lo colocó a dedo

his uncle got him the job

le concedieron la subvención a dedo

he was awarded the subsidy without following prodedure

chuparse el dedo inf

to suck one's thumb

¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo?

do you think I was born yesterday?

estar para chuparse los dedos inf

to be delicious

hacer o Col echar dedo inf

to hitchhike

hacer o Col echar dedo inf

to hitch inf

había dos chicas haciendo dedo

there were two girls trying to hitch a ride

había dos chicas haciendo dedo

there were two girls trying to hitch a lift Brit

mover o levantar un dedo inf es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme

he never lifts a finger to help me

no quitar el dedo del renglón Mex inf

to insist

pillarse los dedos Spain inf (en una puerta, etc)

to get one's fingers caught

pillarse los dedos (en un negocio)

to get one's fingers burned inf

poner el dedo en el renglón Mex

to put one's finger on the spot

poner el dedo en la llaga

to hit a raw nerve

ponerle el dedo a alg. Mex sl

to point the finger at sb

señalar a alg. con el dedo lit

to point at sb

señalar a alg. con el dedo (culpar)

to point the finger at sb

señalar a alg. con el dedo (censurar)

to point the finger of scorn at sb

2. dedo (como medida):

hay que subirle dos dedos al dobladillo

the hem needs taking up about an inch

para mí solo un dedo de whisky

just a drop of whiskey for me

estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo

he came very close to losing his job

estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo

he came within an ace o an inch of losing his job inf

dos dedos de frente inf no tiene dos dedos de frente

he hasn't an ounce of common sense

cualquiera con dos dedos de frente lo habría entendido

anybody with half a brain o with any common sense would have understood it inf

roscón N m

roscón

large ring-shaped bun

roscón de Reyes N m

roscón de Reyes

large ring-shaped cake baked for Epiphany

ring-shaped in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ring-shaped in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.anular [a·nu·ˈlar] VB trans

1. anular:

anular (ley)

to repeal

anular (sentencia)

to overturn

anular (matrimonio)

to annul

anular (contrato)

to cancel

anular (decisión)

to revoke

anular (tren)

to cancel

anular (gol)

to disallow

2. anular (persona):

anular

to subjugate

II.anular [a·nu·ˈlar] VB refl

anular anularse (persona):

anular

to limit oneself

III.anular [a·nu·ˈlar] ADJ

1. anular (del anillo):

anular

annular

2. anular (como el anillo):

anular

ring-shaped

rosca [ˈrros·ka] N f

1. rosca TECH:

rosca

thread

el tornillo se pasó de rosca

the screw broke the thread

2. rosca (forma de espiral):

rosca

coil

hecho una rosca

rolled up into a ball

hacerse rosca (gato, serpiente)

to roll up into a ball

3. rosca:

rosca (forma de anillo)

ring

rosca (bollo)

(ring-shaped) bread roll

rosca (torta)

sponge ring

rosca de Reyes Mex

Christmas cake eaten on Epiphany

Phrases:

no comerse una rosca

not to get off with anyone

hacer la rosca a alguien

to suck up to sb

pasarse de rosca

to go too far