Compound Forms:
bottle | bottling |
| beer bottle n | (glass container) (España) | tercio nm |
| | The usual African beer bottle holds 300 millilitres, but some are 600. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Dame un tercio, por favor. |
| | (España) | botellín nm |
| | (España) | litrona nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Voy a comprar dos litronas. |
| | (Arg) | porrón nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre los tres se bajaron (tomaron) ocho porrones. |
| bottle bank n | (recycling bin for bottles) | contenedor de vidrio nm |
| | | contenedor para vidrio nm |
| | I put my empty bottles in the bottle bank for recycling. |
| | Todas esas botellas van al contenedor del vidrio. |
| bottle cap n | (metal, screw-top lid) (PE) | chapa, taparrosca nf |
| | (AR) | tapa a rosca nf + loc adv |
| | (ES) | tapón de rosca nm + loc adj |
| | There are people who collect bottle caps. |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona chapas. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | tapita nf |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona tapitas. |
| | | tapa nf |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona tapas. |
bottle depot,
bottle recycling depot n | (recycling place) | lugar donde se reciclan botellas grupo nom |
| bottle green n | (dark green color) | verde botella loc nom m |
bottle green,
bottle-green adj | (dark green in color) | verde botella loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| bottle hanger n | (advertising card hung on a bottle) | etiqueta para el cuello de la botella grupo nom |
| bottle imp n | (teaching aid: demonstrates buoyancy) | buzo de Descartes loc nom m |
| bottle imp n | (card game) (voz inglesa, juego) | bottle imp n propio m |
| bottle it v expr | UK, slang (fail to do [sth] through loss of courage) (coloquial) | achantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | amedrentarse⇒, acobardarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmC, CO, MX: coloquial) | achicopalarse⇒ v prnl |
| bottle of water n | (water in container) | botella de agua nf + loc adj |
| | When hiking in the tropics, take a large bottle of water with you. |
| | Si vas al desierto, asegúrate de llevar una botella de agua. |
| | | cantimplora nf |
| bottle of wine n | (glass bottle containing wine) | botella de vino nf + loc adj |
| | She brought a bottle of wine to the party. |
| | Ella trajo una botella de vino a la fiesta. |
| bottle of wine n | (amount of wine in one bottle) | botella de vino nf + loc adj |
| | A bottle of red wine contains 635 calories. |
| | Una botella de vino tinto tiene 635 calorías. |
| bottle opener n | (removes bottle caps) | abrebotellas nm inv |
| | (AmL) | destapador nm |
| | (ES) | abrechapas nm inv |
| | | abridor nm |
| | I gave him a bottle opener so he would stop using his teeth. |
| | Le di un abrebotellas para que dejara de usar los dientes. |
| bottle opener n | (corkscrew) | sacacorchos nm inv |
| | | tirabuzón nm |
| | They gave us a $200 wine bottle opener as a wedding gift. |
| | Nos dieron un sacacorchos de $200 como regalo de bodas. |
| bottle-fed adj | (baby: given milk by bottle) | alimentado con biberón loc adj |
| bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | alimentado a biberón, alimentado con mamadera loc verb |
| | We found a kitten on the street without a mother and bottle-fed it until it was old enough for solid food. |
| bottle-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (coddle, overprotect) | sobreproteger⇒ vtr |
| | Do I have to bottle-feed you everything? Get out of here and go do your job! |
| bottle-nosed whale n | (large sea mammal) | ballena nariz de botella loc nom f |
bottlenose dolphin,
bottlenosed dolphin,
bottle-nosed dolphin,
bottlenose n | (species of sea mammal) | delfín mular, delfín nariz de botella nm |
| | Bottlenose dolphins in a group can attack humans, despite having a reputation for gentleness. |
| | Los delfines mular, en grupo, pueden atacar a los humanos, a pesar de que se les conozca por su mansedumbre. |
btl.,
btl n | written, abbreviation (bottle) | botella nf |
calabash,
bottle gourd n | (variety of gourd or squash) (planta) | calabacera, calabaza nf |
| | (fruto) | calabaza nf |
Cartesian diver,
Cartesian devil n | (teaching aid: demonstrates buoyancy) | ludión nm |
| | | diablillo de Descartes loc nom m |
closed gentian,
bottle gentian | (flowering plant of US) | botella de genciana loc nom f |
| | | genciana cerrada loc nom f |
feeding bottle,
baby bottle,
baby's bottle,
also US: nursing bottle n | (infant's feeding receptacle) | biberón nm |
| | (AmS) | mamadera nf |
| | (AmC) | chupón nm |
| | (CO, VE) | tetero nm |
| | Nina is breast-fed, so her baby bottle is always filled with water. |
feeding bottle,
also US: nursing bottle n | (receptacle for feeding young animals) | biberón nm |
| hit the bottle v expr | slang, figurative (drink alcohol excessively) (coloquial) | empinar el codo loc verb |
| | After the death of his beloved wife, the young man began to hit the bottle every night. |
| | Luego de la muerte de su querida esposa, el joven comenzó a empinar el codo todas las noches. |
| | | darse a la bebida loc verb |
| | Luego de la muerte de su querida esposa, el joven comenzó a darse a la bebida. |
| | | entregarse a la bebida loc verb |
| | Luego de la muerte de su querida esposa, el joven comenzó a entregarse a la bebida. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | abonarse a la barra fija loc verb |
| | Luego de la muerte de su querida esposa, el joven se abonó a la barra fija. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | darle al chupi loc verb |
| | Luego de la muerte de su querida esposa, el joven comenzó a darle al chupi todas las noches. |
hot water bottle,
hot-water bottle n | (rubber container for heated water) | bolsa de agua caliente nf + loc adj |
| | (CL) | guatero nm |
| | On cold winter nights, I tuck a hot water bottle under the blankets to warm my feet. |
| | En las noches de invierno siempre pongo una bolsa de agua caliente debajo de las cobijas para calentarme los pies. |
| Klein bottle n | (mathematics: non-orientable surface) | botella de Klein loc nom f |
| lose your bottle v expr | figurative, informal, UK (lose courage) | acobardarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | amilanarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmC, CO, MX: coloquial) | achicopalarse⇒ v prnl |
| sample bottle n | (miniature glass or plastic container) | muestra nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Colecciona las muestras que le dan en la perfumería. |
| siphon bottle | (bottle for aerated water) | sifón nm |
| smelling bottle | (vial) | frasco de sales nm + loc adj |
| squeeze bottle n | (squeezable plastic recepticle) | botella de plástico que se aprieta grupo nom |
Thermos flask,
thermos flask (UK),
Thermos bottle,
thermos bottle (US) n | ® (bottle for keeping drinks hot) | termo nm |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Thermos” should be capitalized, but it is frequently not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | I took a Thermos bottle of hot coffee with me on the trip. |
| | Llevé un termo de café caliente en el viaje. |
| vacuum bottle n | (bottle that keeps heat inside) | termo nm |
| water bottle n | (container that holds drinking water) | botella de agua nf + loc adj |
| | I always recycle my water bottles. |
| | Siempre reciclo las botellas de agua. |
| water bottle n | (rubber container for hot water) | bolsa de agua caliente nf + loc adj |
| | (CL) | guatero nm |
| | When I was little and got an ear ache, my mother had me lay my ear on a hot water bottle. |
| | Cuando era pequeña y me dolía el oído, mi madre me hacía recostarme sobre una bolsa de agua caliente. |
| wine bottle n | (glass bottle: for wine) | botella de vino nf + loc adj |