Compound Forms:
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backcountry,
back-country,
back country n | (remote or undeveloped area) | campo nm |
| | | zona rural loc nom f |
backcountry,
back-country,
back country n as adj | (relating to a remote area) | rural adj mf |
| the Basque Country n | (autonomous region) | País Vasco n propio m |
| | (regional) | Euskadi n propio f |
| the Basque Country n | (region between France and Spain) | Vasconia n propio f |
| | (regional) | Euskal Herria n propio |
| Commonwealth country n | (nation in British Commonwealth) | país de la Commonwealth, país miembro de la Commonwealth nm + loc adj |
| country bumpkin n | informal, pejorative (person: rustic) (ES, ofensivo) | paleto nm |
| | (CL) | huaso nm |
| | | campesino nm |
| | She's a real country bumpkin: she's never even lived in a small town. |
| | (AR, ofensivo) | pajuerano, pajuerana nm, nf |
| | Es una pajuerana, ni siquiera ha vivido en una ciudad pequeña. |
| | (MX) | ratón de campo loc nom m |
| country club n | (suburban social club) | club de campo loc nom m |
| | (AR, voz inglesa) | country nm |
| | Colin applied to become a member of the country club. |
| | Colin solicitó ser miembro del club de campo. |
| country dancing n | (English rural folk dance) | danza rural nf + adj |
| country doctor n | (doctor who works in a remote rural place) | médico, medica rural nm, nf + adj mf |
| country fair n | (outdoor event, festival) | kermés nf |
| | Every year the village holds a country fair with market stalls and games. |
| | Todos los años el pueblo organiza una kermés con puestos y juegos. |
| | | feria nf |
| | Todos los años el pueblo organiza una feria con puestos y juegos. |
| country house n | (mansion) | mansión nf |
| | | casa solariega nf + adj |
| | The upkeep of the family's country house proved too expensive and it fell into ruin. |
| country life n | (rural lifestyle) | vida en el campo grupo nm |
| | | vida rural nf + adj mf |
country music,
country and western music,
country and western n | (pop music style of western US) | música country loc nom f |
| | Garth Brooks dominated country music in the 1990's. |
| | Garth Brooks dominó la escena de la música country en la década de los noventa. |
| country of origin n | (nation of one's birth) | país de origen grupo nom |
| | The form had a space labelled "Country of origin". |
| | La solicitud tiene un espacio que pide mi país de origen. |
| country of origin n | (goods: nation that produced [sth]) | procedencia nf |
| | Fresh fruit usually has a label showing its country of origin. |
| | Todos los productos importados tienen una etiqueta que indica la procedencia. |
| country seat n | (large property in countryside) | hacienda nf |
| | | casa de campo loc nom f |
| | | casa solariega loc nom f |
| country singer n | (sings country music) | cantante de country n común + loc adj |
| | She moved to Nashville to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country singer. |
| country squire n | (gentleman, landowner) | terrateniente n común |
| | | hacendado nm |
| country style n | (rustic decor, furniture) | mueble rústico nm + adj |
| | | decoración rústica nf + adj |
| country style n as adj | (decor, furniture: rustic) | rústico/a adj |
| | | rural adj mf |
| country tie n | (style of men's neckwear) | corbata vaquera nf + adj |
| | La corbata vaquera suele de dos tiras de piel con un broche que va casi al cuello. |
| country town n | (small town surrounded by rural areas) | pueblo rural nm + adj mf |
| country-and-western adj | (of country music style) (voz inglesa) | country adj |
| | Dolly Parton is a famous country-and-western singer. |
| country-born adj | (born in countryside) | nativo de loc adj |
| | | nacido en el campo loc adj |
| country-bred adj | (born and raised in rural area) | nacido en el campo, criado en el campo loc adj |
| country-dweller n | ([sb] who lives in a non-urban area) (figurado) | granjero, granjera nm, nf |
| | | persona que vive en el campo grupo nom |
| | For country-dwellers, a car is a necessity since public transport is infrequent and often unreliable. |
countryman,
country man n | (male who lives in countryside) | campesino nm |
| | | hombre de campo nm + loc adj |
| | Charles is a countryman who doesn't understand the ways of the big city. |
| | Carlos es un campesino que no entiende los ritmos de la gran ciudad. |
countrywoman,
country woman n | (female who lives in countryside) | campesina nf |
cross country,
cross-country n | (foot race: across fields) | carrera campo a través nf + loc adj |
| | | carrera a campo traviesa nf + loc adj |
| | I'm good at athletics but don't have the stamina for cross country. |
| | Soy bueno en atletismo pero no tengo la resistencia como para una carrera campo a través. |
| cross country adv | (across a country) | por el país loc adv |
| | We took a trip cross country from New York to California. |
| | Hicimos un viaje por el país, de Nueva York a California. |
| cross-country adj | (race: across countryside) | a campo traviesa loc adj |
| | | campo a través loc adv |
| | Cross-country races were dropped from the Olympics in 1924. |
| | Las carreras a campo traviesa se dejaron de hacer en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1924. |
| cross-country adj | (skiing: across fields) (esquí) | de fondo loc adj |
| | | a campo traviesa loc adj |
| | The snow-covered fields were perfect for cross-country skiing. |
| | Los campos cubiertos de nieve eran perfectos para hacer esquí de fondo. |
| | Los campos cubiertos de nieve eran perfectos para hacer esquí a campo traviesa. |
| cross-country adj | (journey: across a country) | a través del país loc adv |
| | He set off on his cross-country adventure from Washington to Los Angeles. |
| | Partió en una aventura a través del país, desde Washington hasta Los Ángeles. |
| cross-country adv | (across countryside) | a campo traviesa loc adv |
| | We skied cross-country, following the river. |
| | Hicimos esquí a campo traviesa, siguiendo el río. |
| cross-country race n | (foot race: across fields) | carrera a campo traviesa nf + loc adj |
cross-country skiing,
ski touring n | (skiing across snowy fields) | esquí de fondo nm + loc adj |
| | Cross-country skiing is very different from downhill skiing. |
| | El esquí de fondo es muy distinto al esquí en una pendiente. |
developing country,
developing nation n | often plural (poor nation) | país en vías de desarrollo nm + loc adv |
| | | país subdesarrollado nm + adj |
| die for your country v expr | (soldier: be killed) | morir por su país loc verb |
| | My great-grandfather died for his country in 1915. |
| | Mi bisabuelo murió por su país en 1915. |
| | | dar la vida por la patria loc verb |
| | Mi bisabuelo dio la vida por la patria en 1915. |
| | | morir por la patria loc verb |
| | Mi bisabuelo murió por la patria en 1915. |
| | | sacrificar la vida por la patria loc verb |
| | Mi bisabuelo sacrificó su vida por la patria en 1915. |
| | | morir en servicio loc verb |
| | Mi bisabuelo murió en servicio en 1915. |
| fight for your country v expr | (soldier: go to war) | luchar por la patria loc verb |
| hill country n | (hilly area) | zona montañosa nf + adj |
| | We kept sheep in the hill country, and dairy cows on the land beside the river. |
| | | colinas nfpl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un placer contemplar el paisaje de las colinas cubiertas de hierba. |
| host country n | (nation staging an international event) | país anfitrión nm + adj |
| | South Africa is the host country to the World Cup this year. |
| | Sudáfrica fue el país anfitrión del Mundial este año. |
| host country n | (nation accepting immigrants) | país receptor nm + adj |
| | | país que recibe inmigrantes nm + loc adj |
| | Having lived for five years in their host country, the refugees applied for permanent residency. |
| issuing country n | (nation granting a passport or visa) | país emisor nm + adj |
| it's a free country expr | informal (can do what we want) | es un país libre expr |
| | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
| | Puedo comer con las manos si quiero, ¡es un país libre! |
| leave the country v expr | (go abroad, go overseas) | abandonar el país loc verb |
| | | irse del país, dejar el país loc verb |
| | | irse al extranjero loc verb |
| | | emigrar⇒ vi |
| | I left the country five years ago when I moved to Spain. |
| | Abandoné el país hace cinco años cuando me mudé a España. |
member country,
member state n | (country participating in a group) | país miembro nm + adj |
| | The European Parliament represents people living in the member countries of the European Union. |
| mother country n | (country of birth, native land) | tierra natal nf + adj mf |
| | A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country. |
| | Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su tierra natal. |
| | | patria nf |
| | Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su patria. |
| | | madre patria loc nom f |
| | Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su madre patria. |
| non-member country n | (law: not part of group) | tercer país, país tercero loc nom m |
| | OPEC has asked eight non-member countries to attend its meeting in Vienna. |
nonaligned country,
also UK: non-aligned country n | often plural (politics: without alliance) | países no alineados loc nom m |
| the old country n | (immigrant's homeland) | la tierra nf |
| | | la patria nf |
Third-World country,
third-world country n | (nation: poor, developing) | país tercermundista nm + adj |
| | | país del Tercer Mundo nm + loc adj |
| | Una característica de los países del Tercer Mundo es su elevada tasa de natalidad. |
| war-torn country n | (nation marked by conflict) (país) | asolado por la guerra loc adj |
| | | dividido por el conflicto loc adj |
| the West Country n | (region of England) | zona sudoeste loc nom f |
| wine country n | (region where wine is produced) | región vinícola nf + adj mf |
| | | región vitivinícola nf + adj mf |