LIMA - Traduzione spagnolo-inglese

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

spagnolo

inglese

lima SOST f

1.1. lima (herramienta):

lima

file

1.2. lima (para uñas):

lima (de metal)

nail file

lima (de papel)

emery board

2. lima BOT:

lima (fruto)

lime

lima (árbol)

lime tree

lima (árbol)

lime

comer² SOST m

comer

eating

una persona de buen comer

someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer

the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar prov

once you start eating, you don't want to stop

I. comer¹ VB vb intr

1.1. comer (tomar alimentos):

comer

to eat

no tengo ganas de comer

I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer

there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada colloq

this child won't eat anything (I make for him) colloq

las palomas comían de su mano

the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer

he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón o Spagna una lima o Mess un pelón de hospicio colloq

to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito colloq

to eat like a bird

1.2. comer:

dar de comer

to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca)

we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato

to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños

I have to get the kids something to eat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños

I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien

they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer

they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a alg. de comer aparte colloq

to treat sb with kid gloves

2.1. comer (tomar una comida):

todavía no hemos comido

we haven't eaten yet

todavía no hemos comido

we haven't had lunch (o dinner etc.) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera)

we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche?

where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel

we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer!

lunchtime (o dinnertime etc.), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía)

what's for lunch?

¿qué hay de comer? (por la noche)

what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien

the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres prov

there's always room for one more at the table

2.2. comer esp. Spagna, Mess (almorzar):

comer

to have lunch

comer

to have dinner ingl brit colloq

nos invitaron a comer

they asked us to lunch

2.3. comer esp. AmLat (cenar):

comer

to have dinner

comemos a las nueve

we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer

they asked o invited us to dinner

II. comer¹ VB vb trans

1. comer fruta/verdura/carne:

comer

to eat

como mucha fruta

I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate

I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso

have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan

you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro?

can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer

they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer colloq

nobody's going to bite your head off

nadie te va a comer colloq

nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla

look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas letter

like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo o sin comerla ni beberla me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo

I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? colloq

what on earth's that? colloq

¿(y) eso con qué se come? colloq

what's that when it's at home? ingl brit colloq

2. comer colloq (hacer desaparecer):

ese peinado le come mucho la cara

that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines

my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros

these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo

the rent swallows up half my salary

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo

half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre

if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

3. comer (en ajedrez, damas):

comer

to take

III. comerse VB vpr

1. comerse acento/palabra:

te has comido todos los acentos

you've left off all the accents

te has comido todos los acentos

you've forgotten all the accents

te has comido todos los acentos

you've missed off all the accents ingl brit

me comí dos líneas

I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la 's' final

they don't pronounce the final 's'

se comen la 's' final

they leave off o drop the final 's'

se come la mitad de las palabras

he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

2.1. comerse (enfático):

comerse comida

to eat

cómetelo todo

eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado

he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela colloq

she's really tasty colloq

está para comérsela colloq

she's a real dish colloq

no te comas las uñas

don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? colloq

have you lost your tongue?

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? colloq

has the cat got your tongue? colloq

se lo come la envidia

he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel colloq

he did four years in prison o inside colloq

comerse a alg. vivo colloq

to skin sb alive colloq

si se entera mi madre me come viva

if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me colloq

2.2. comerse (estrellarse contra):

comerse árbol/poste

to smash into

comerse árbol/poste

to crash into

2.3. comerse (ser muy superior):

comerse

to surpass

comerse

to overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano colloq

he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running colloq

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano colloq

he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running colloq

3. comerse colloq (hacer desaparecer):

el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra

the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena

the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal

the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo

almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo

the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

4. comerse Col colloq (poseer sexualmente):

comerse

to have colloq

Lima SOST f

Lima

Lima

I. limar VB vb trans

1. limar uñas:

limar

to file

lo cogieron limando los barrotes

they caught him trying to file through the bars

hay que limar este extremo

this end needs filing down

2. limar obra/texto:

limar

to polish

II. limarse VB vpr

limarse

to file

inglese

spagnolo

lime

lima f

lime

lima f

lime U

verde m lima

lime attr

verde lima adj inv

lime green

verde lima adj inv

lime green

verde m lima

emery board

lima f de esmeril

nail file

lima f (de uñas)

file

lima f

file

limar

orange/lemon/lime curd

crema f de naranja/limón/lima

gimlet

cóctel de ginebra o vodka con lima

nel dizionario PONS

spagnolo

inglese

lima SOST f

1. lima (instrumento):

lima

file

rebajar con la lima

to file down

2. lima BOT:

lima (fruta)

lime

lima (árbol)

lime tree

locuzioni:

comer como una lima colloq

to eat like a horse

limar VB vb trans

1. limar (pulir):

limar

to file

limar fig

to perfect

2. limar (consumir):

limar

to wear down

la novela está ambientada en Lima

the novel is set in Lima

inglese

spagnolo

file

lima f

file

limar

file down sth

limar algo

to file through sth

partir algo con una lima

lime

lima f

lime

zumo m de lima

lime

verde m lima

lime

de color verde lima

nail file

lima f de uñas

emery board

lima f de esmeril

gimlet

cóctel m de lima y vodka o ginebra

to iron the wrinkles out

limar asperezas

to set out from Lima

salir (o partir) de Lima

nel dizionario PONS

spagnolo

inglese

lima [ˈli·ma] SOST f

1. lima (instrumento):

lima

file

rebajar con la lima

to file down

2. lima BOT:

lima (fruta)

lime

lima (árbol)

lime tree

locuzioni:

comer como una lima colloq

to eat like a horse

limar [li·ˈmar] VB vb trans

limar

to file

limar fig

to perfect

la novela está ambientada en Lima

the novel is set in Lima

inglese

spagnolo

file

lima f

file

limar

to file sth down

limar algo

to file through sth

partir algo con una lima

lime

lima f

lime

zumo m de lima

lime

verde m lima

lime

de color verde lima

nail file

lima f de uñas

emery board

lima f de uñas (de esmeril)

gimlet

cóctel m de lima con vodka o ginebra

to iron the wrinkles out

limar asperezas

to eat like a horse

comer como una lima [o como un caballo]

presente

yo	limo
tú	limas
él/ella/usted	lima
nosotros/nosotras	limamos
vosotros/vosotras	limáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	liman

imperfecto

yo	limaba
tú	limabas
él/ella/usted	limaba
nosotros/nosotras	limábamos
vosotros/vosotras	limabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	limaban

indefinido

yo	limé
tú	limaste
él/ella/usted	limó
nosotros/nosotras	limamos
vosotros/vosotras	limasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	limaron

futuro

yo	limaré
tú	limarás
él/ella/usted	limará
nosotros/nosotras	limaremos
vosotros/vosotras	limaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	limarán

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

Igual que el anterior, pero usar lima en vez de limón.

legnalenja.wordpress.com

Benga año 1904, se aprecian sus dientes limados.

elzo-meridianos.blogspot.com

Y lo mejor: para quitar la uña hay que limar la...

www.becomebelle.com

Sobre ellos, por supuesto, me pidieron opinión e hicimos algunos cambios y limamos algunos aspectos.

lunaspasajeras.wordpress.com

Estamos avanzando, quedan por limar pequeños detalles pero ya prácticamente está hecha la transferencia.

futloversblog.wordpress.com