trough

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɒf/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/trɔf, trɑf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trôf, trof or, sometimes, trôth, troth)


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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
trough n (for animal food)comedero nm
 The pigs are eating out of the trough.
 Los cerdos están comiendo del comedero.
trough n (for water)bebedero nm
  abrevadero nm
 The rainwater from the roof ran into an old stone trough.
 El agua de lluvia corría desde el techo hasta un antiguo bebedero de piedra.
trough n (depression, low point)depresión nf
  (entre olas)seno nm
 The ocean floor slopes away to a trough.
 El suelo oceánico se inclina en una depresión.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
trough n figurative (economy: lowest point)depresión nf
 Economists believe we are past the trough of the recession.
 Los economistas creen que ya pasamos la depresión de la recesión.
trough n (weather: low pressure) (Meteorología)vaguada nf
  vaguada barométrica nf + adj
 The weatherman forecast a trough of low pressure over the country over the next few days.
 El meteorólogo pronostica una vaguada sobre el país para los próximos días.
trough n figurative (lowest point)valle nm
  depresión nf
  punto más bajo nm + loc adj
 The graph shows a trough in the population figures here.
 La gráfica muestra un valle en las cifras demográficas en este punto.
trough n (low point between waves)valle nm
 The distance between two troughs is called the wavelength.
 La distancia entre dos valles se conoce como longitud de ola.
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Collocations: pigs at the (feeding) trough, a [water, food] trough, eating food from the trough, more...

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