night stick in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for night stick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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night [Am naɪt, Brit nʌɪt] N

1.1. night C (period of darkness):

night
noche f
the (Tales of the) Thousand and One Nights
(los cuentos de) las mil y una noches
at this time of night
a estas horas de la noche
all night (long)
toda la noche
at night
por la noche
at night
de noche
it was eleven o'clock at night
eran las once de la noche
it rained during the night
llovió durante la noche
she woke up in the middle of the night
se despertó por la noche or durante la noche
long into the night
hasta muy entrada la noche
night after night
noche tras noche
night and day
día y noche
to be on or do or work nights
trabajar de noche
last night
anoche
the night before last
anteanoche
the night before last
antenoche LatAm
we stayed (for) the night
nos quedamos a dormir
we spent the night in/at a hotel
dormimos en un hotel
we looked for a place to spend or stay the night
buscamos un lugar dónde dormir
to spend a sleepless night
pasar una noche en vela or en blanco
to have a good/bad night
pasar (una) buena/mala noche
to have a late/an early night
acostarse tarde/temprano
to have a late/an early night attr flight/patrol
nocturno
night depository or Brit safe
caja f de depósitos nocturnos
the night sky
el cielo nocturno

stick1 [Am stɪk, Brit stɪk] N

1. stick C:

stick (of wood)
palo m
stick (of wood)
vara f
stick (twig)
ramita f
stick (for fire)
astilla f
more than you can/not enough to shake a stick at esp Am inf, they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at
reciben turistas a montones inf
there weren't enough people there to shake a stick at
había poquísima gente
there weren't enough people there to shake a stick at
eran cuatro gatos locos inf
a few drops, not enough rain to shake a stick at
cuatro gotas de lluvia, nada del otro mundo
the big stick he believes firmly in a policy of the big stick
cree firmemente en una política de mano dura
the stick with which to beat sb
el arma con la cual atacar a alguien
to be in a cleft stick
estar metido en un aprieto or un apuro
to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick inf
entenderlo todo al revés
to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick inf
tomar el rábano por las hojas
to get the short/dirty end of the stick inf
llevarse la peor parte
sticks and stones may break my bones (but names will never hurt me) prov
a palabras necias, oídos sordos
sticks and stones may break my bones (but names will never hurt me) attr figure/drawing
de palotes

See also up

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit
un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda
to go up and up
subir más y más
we went all the way up to the top
subimos hasta la cima
it looks a long way up
parece una subida larga
is there an easier way up?
¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?
we saw them on the way up
los vimos cuando subíamos
the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop
el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina
I'll give you a lift up
te llevo hasta arriba
from the waist/neck up
desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba
face up
boca arriba
put it right side up
ponlo con el derecho para arriba
up United! Brit
¡arriba el United!

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

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V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

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I.stick2 <pt & pp stuck> VB trans

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3. stick (put, place):

stick inf
poner
they stuck us in the worst seats
nos pusieron en los peores asientos
stick my name (down) on the list
ponme or apúntame en la lista
remember to stick the lid back on
no te olvides de volver a ponerle la tapa
stick it in the oven
ponlo or mételo en el horno
what shall I do with my cup? — just stick it in the kitchen
¿qué hago con la taza? — déjala or ponla en la cocina
shall I stick another record on?
¿pongo otro disco?
stick your head out of the window
asoma or saca la cabeza por la ventana
I stuck it back in my pocket
me lo metí de nuevo en el bolsillo
she stuck her nose against the window
pegó la nariz a la ventana
stick it there! Am
¡choca esa mano or esos cinco!
stick it there! Am
¡chócala! inf
if he doesn't like the idea, he can stick it inf
si no le gusta la idea, que se fastidie
if he doesn't like the idea, he can stick it inf
si no le gusta la idea, que se aguante
if he doesn't like the idea, he can stick it inf
si no le gusta la idea, que se joda inf or vulgar sl
she knows where she can stick her offer! inf
¡ella sabe muy bien dónde se puede meter esa oferta! inf
to stick it to sb Am inf (castigate)
darle duro or con todo a alguien
to stick it to sb (swindle)
aprovecharse de alguien

II.stick2 <pt & pp stuck> VB intr

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night stick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for night stick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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night
noche f
good night!
¡buenas noches!
last night
anoche
10 (o'clock) at night
las 10 de la noche
the night before
la noche anterior
open at night
abierto por la noche
night and day
día y noche
during the night
durante la noche
during Tuesday night
durante la noche del martes
far into the night
a altas horas de la noche
at dead of night
a mitad de la noche
wedding night
noche de bodas
the Arabian Nights
las mil y una noches
Twelfth Night
víspera f de Reyes
to work nights
trabajar de noche

I.stick2 [stɪk] VB intr stuck, stuck

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Police, some in riot gear, used night sticks and horses to move people to the south end of the park and began arresting people about 2:30 a.m.
www.oregonlive.com
They used tear gas and night sticks to try to quell the disturbance.
en.wikipedia.org
I was hit in the head by a state trooper with a night stick.
www.npr.org
I felt he was going to use the night stick on me.
www.gladstoneobserver.com.au
But one night sticks out above the rest.
www.kentucky.com
When this was denied, a riot broke out that led to police having to restore order with night sticks.
en.wikipedia.org
Several of us were hit by night sticks, trampled by horses, was hit in the head, right here, by the night stick...
time.com
The side handle night stick usually has to be removed before entering the vehicle.
en.wikipedia.org
A manager told them they weren't welcome, a police officer patted his hand with his night stick.
www.npr.org
They were dressed in identical uniforms, wore a whistle around their neck and carried a night stick.
en.wikipedia.org

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