oliscar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for oliscar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

olisco (olisca) ADJ esp. LatAm

olisco (olisca)

smelly

I.ventiscar, ventisquear VB impers

ventiscar

to blow a blizzard

II.ventiscar, ventisquear VB intr

ventiscar nieve:

ventiscar

to drift

I.arriscar VB trans Chil

arriscar ropa:

arriscar

to wrinkle Am

arriscar

to crumple Brit

arriscar

to crease Brit

arriscó la nariz en señal de asco

she turned her nose up o wrinkled her nose in disgust

II.arriscar VB intr Col

arriscar con algo

to be up to sth

ese caballo no arrisca con tanta carga

that horse isn't up to carrying a load like that

apriscar VB trans

apriscar

to pen

apriscar

to put … in a pen

apriscar

to put … in a fold

piscar VB trans Mex

piscar → pizcar

See also pizcar

I.pizcar VB trans Mex

pizcar maíz

to harvest

pizcar algodón

to pick

II.pizcar VB intr Mex

pizcar

to take in the harvest

los campesinos salen muy temprano a pizcar

the farm workers go out very early to do the harvesting o to take in the harvest

tono de discar, tono de marcar N m

tono de discar

dial tone Am

tono de discar

dialling tone Brit

discar VB trans, intr LatAm

discar

to dial

mariscar VB intr

mariscar

to fish for shellfish

confiscar VB trans

1. confiscar contrabando/armas:

confiscar

to confiscate

confiscar

to seize

2. confiscar (para uso del estado):

confiscar

to requisition

comiscar VB intr, trans inf

comiscar

to nibble

oliscar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oliscar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.ciscar <c → qu> [sis·ˈkar, θis-] VB trans inf

ciscar

to dirty

ciscar

to soil

II.ciscar <c → qu> [sis·ˈkar, θis-] VB refl

ciscar ciscarse inf:

ciscar

to do one's business

I.triscar <c → qu> [tris·ˈkar] VB intr

1. triscar (patalear):

triscar

to stamp

2. triscar (jugar):

triscar

to romp

II.triscar <c → qu> [tris·ˈkar] VB trans

1. triscar (mezclar):

triscar

to mingle

2. triscar (confundir):

triscar

to mix up

3. triscar AmC (mofar):

triscar

to make fun of

confiscar <c → qu> [kon·fis·ˈkar] VB trans

confiscar

to confiscate

neviscar <c → qu> [ne·βis·ˈkar] VB vimpers

neviscar

to snow lightly

buscar <c → qu> [bus·ˈkar] VB intr, trans

buscar

to look for

enviar a alguien a buscar algo

to send sb to fetch sth

ir a buscar algo

to go and look for sth

me viene a buscar a las 7

he/she is picking me up at 7

él se lo ha buscado

he brought it on himself

buscar tres pies al gato

to complicate matters

‘se buscaʼ

‘wantedʼ

pescar <c → qu> [pes·ˈkar] VB trans

1. pescar (con caña, en barco):

pescar

to fish for

ir a pescar sardinas

to fish for sardines

2. pescar:

pescar (sorprender)

to catch out

pescar (resfriado)

to catch

3. pescar inf (novio):

pescar

to land

4. pescar inf (entender):

pescar

to understand

lascar <c → qu> [las·ˈkar] VB trans Mex (lastimar)

lascar

to bruise

mascar <c → qu> [mas·ˈkar] VB trans (masticar)

mascar

to chew

I.cascar <c → qu> [kas·ˈkar] VB intr

1. cascar inf (charlar):

cascar

to chatter

2. cascar vulg (morir):

cascar

to kick the bucket

II.cascar <c → qu> [kas·ˈkar] VB trans

1. cascar (romper):

cascar

to crack

cascar un huevo

to crack an egg

2. cascar inf (pegar):

cascar

to clout

III.cascar <c → qu> [kas·ˈkar] VB refl

cascar

to crack

cascar (estropearse)

to break

I.ofuscar <c → qu> [o·fus·ˈkar] VB trans

1. ofuscar (cegar):

ofuscar

to blind

2. ofuscar (la mente):

ofuscar

to confuse

ofuscar (la mente) a alguien

to confuse sb

II.ofuscar <c → qu> [o·fus·ˈkar] VB refl

ofuscarse en algo

to insist on sth

ofuscarse con una idea

to be obsessed by an idea

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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