trancas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for trancas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tranca¹ ADJ Peru inf

tranca

tough inf

tranca² N f

1.1. tranca (de una puerta, ventana):

tranca

bar

pasar la tranca a la puerta

to bar the door

1.2. tranca (palo):

tranca

cudgel

tranca

club

a trancas y barrancas o Col a trancas y mochas inf

with great difficulty

a trancas y barrancas o Col a trancas y mochas inf

after a lot of problems

2. tranca (borrachera):

tranca esp. LatAm inf

bender inf

tranca esp. LatAm inf

toot Am inf

tranca esp. LatAm inf

booze-up Brit inf

pegarse o agarrarse una tranca

to get plastered o smashed inf

3. tranca Ven inf MOTOR:

tranca

holdup

tranca

tailback

tranca

traffic jam

trancar VB trans

1. trancar puerta/ventana:

trancar

to bar

2. trancar Ven inf (cerrar):

trancar

to close

trancar

to shut

Translations for trancas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he floundered on in his execrable Spanish

siguió a trancas y barrancas en su espantoso español

by or in fits and starts

a trancas y barrancas

somehow I blundered through the interview

a trancas y barrancas, llegué al final de la entrevista

the talks ground on for weeks

las conversaciones continuaron a trancas y barrancas durante varias semanas

bar (on door)

tranca f

bar door/window

trancar

trancas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trancas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tranca N f

1. tranca:

tranca (palo)

cudgel

tranca (de la puerta)

crossbar

2. tranca inf (borrachera):

tranca

binge

coger una tranca inf

to get plastered

Phrases:

a trancas y barrancas

through fire and water

trancas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

coger una tranca inf

to get plastered

a trancas y barrancas

through fire and water