arse about nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di arse about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

arse about VB [ingl am ɑrs -, ingl brit ɑːs -] VB [ingl am ɑrs -, ingl brit ɑːs -] ingl brit (v + adv) volg sl

arse about arse around

gansear colloq

arse about arse around

hacer el idiota colloq

arse about arse around

estar de joda RíoPl volg sl

arse about arse around

mamar gallo Col colloq

Traduzioni di arse about nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

mariconear

arse about ingl brit volg sl

Traduzioni di arse about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

arse [ingl am ɑrs, ingl brit ɑːs] SOST ingl brit volg sl

1. arse (part of body):

arse

culo m colloq

in some regions vulgar sl don't just sit on your arse!

no te quedes ahí tocándote las narices or rascándote colloq

he needs a kick up the arse

necesita que le den una buena patada en el culo colloq or vulgar sl

better than a kick up the arse

menos da una piedra colloq

he can shove or stick it up his arse

que se lo meta en el culo volg sl

he can't tell his arse from his elbow

no tiene ni puta idea volg sl

to kiss/lick sb's arse

lamerle el culo a alguien volg sl

2. arse (idiot):

arse

imbecil mf

arse

tonto m del culo / tonta f del culo Spagna colloq

you silly arse!

¡tonto del culo! colloq

you silly arse!

¡pendejo! AmLat excl CSud colloq

Vedi anche: ass², ass¹

ass² [ingl am æs, ingl brit as] SOST ingl am volg sl (part of body)

ass

culo m colloq

in some regions vulgar sl get your ass over here!

¡ven aquí, carajo or coño! volg sl

to bust one's ass

romperse el culo volg sl

to get one's ass in(to) gear

ponerse las pilas colloq

to get one's ass in(to) gear

atorarle Mess colloq

to get one's ass in(to) gear

dejarse de boludear RíoPl volg sl

to get one's ass in(to) gear

dejarse de huevear Cile volg sl

ass¹ [ingl am æs, ingl brit as] SOST

1. ass (donkey):

ass letter

asno m

ass letter

jumento m letter

2. ass (idiot):

ass colloq

imbécil mf

ass colloq

idiota mf

you silly ass!

¡zopenco! colloq

you silly ass!

¡burro! colloq

he made an ass of himself

quedó como un imbécil or idiota

he made an ass of himself

quedó en ridículo

I.about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] AVV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 colloq

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Spagna

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer AmLat

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl brit letter

por todas partes

II.about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? AmLat

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about letter

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

arse about nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di arse about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

arse [ɑ:s, ingl am ɑ:rs] SOST ingl Aus, ingl brit volg

arse

culo m

arse

siete m SAm, Mess

locuzioni:

get your arse in gear!

¡espabílate!

to make an arse out of oneself

quedar como un gilipollas

move your arse!

¡muévete!

to work one's arse off

trabajar como un burro

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it ingl brit colloq

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

locuzioni:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] AVV

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo