Locuciones verbales
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wind [sth] back,
wind back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | literal (tape, film: rewind) (cinta) | rebobinar⇒ vtr |
| | (formato digital) | retroceder⇒ vtr |
wind [sth] back,
wind back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (return to previous state) | retroceder⇒ vi |
| | | volver atrás loc verb |
| wind down vi phrasal | figurative (relax) | relajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desconectarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (informal) | bajar un cambio, bajar las revoluciones expr |
| | After work I have a drink to wind down. |
| | Después del trabajo tomo un trago para relajarme. |
wind [sth] down,
wind down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (bring to gradual end) | terminar poco a poco loc verb |
| | | llegar a su fin expr |
| | The company is winding down its operations in that part of the world. |
| | La compañía está terminando poco a poco sus operaciones en esa parte del mundo. |
wind [sth] up,
wind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (power by turning) | dar cuerda a loc verb |
| | You have to use a special key to wind the clock up. |
| | Debes usar una llave especial para dar cuerda al reloj. |
wind [sth] up,
wind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (end) | concluir⇒ vtr |
| | | dar por terminado loc verb |
| | It's time for lunch - I wish they'd wind up this boring meeting! |
| | Ya es hora de comer, ¡quisiera que ya dieran por terminada esta reunión tan aburrida! |
| wind up vi phrasal | informal (become) | terminar⇒ vi |
| | If we don't stop and ask for directions, we're going to wind up completely lost! |
| | Si no preguntamos por dónde se va, terminaremos completamente perdidos. |
| | | acabar⇒ vi |
| | Si no preguntamos por dónde se va, acabaremos completamente perdidos. |
wind [sb] up,
wind up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, slang (annoy [sb]) (coloquial) | reventar a vtr + prep |
| | | molestar a, fastidiar a vtr + prep |
| | | exasperar a vtr + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Don't do that; you know it winds me up! |
| | No hagas eso: ¡sabes que me revienta! |
| | (coloquial) | sacar de quicio a expr |
| | | sacar de las casillas a expr |
wind [sb] up,
wind up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, slang (tease [sb]) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | | tomar el pelo expr |
| | | burlarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Don't listen to Eric; he's winding you up. |
| | No escuches a Eric, te está cargando. |
| wind up vi phrasal | (baseball: prepare to pitch) | prepararse⇒ v prnl |
| | The pitcher winds up, then throws the ball. |
| | El lanzador se prepara y lanza la pelota. |
Compound Forms:
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| blast of wind n | (gust) | ráfaga de viento nf + loc adj |
| | A blast of wind blew the door shut and I could not get back in the house. |
| | Una ráfaga de vientó cerró la puerta y me quedé afuera de la casa. |
| | | viento fuerte nm + adj |
| | Un viento fuerte cerró la puerta y me quedé afuera de la casa. |
break wind,
pass wind v expr | (pass gas) | ventosear⇒ vi |
| | | expulsar gases loc verb |
| catch wind of [sth] v expr | informal (hear a rumour of [sth]) | escuchar el rumor de loc verb |
| | The employees caught wind of the coming lay-offs, and were very upset. |
| driving wind n | (powerful wind) (Argentina, coloq) | un viento que te volás nm |
| | En ese balcón del piso quince siempre hay un viento que te volás. |
| east wind n | (wind from the east) | viento del este nm |
| | (ES) | Levante nm |
| | Se avecina un temporal de Levante. |
fetch,
wind fetch n | (length of water blown over by wind) (geografía, voz inglesa) | fetch nm |
| | The longer the fetch, the larger the waves and the greater the coastal erosion. |
| fresh wind n | (positive change) (figurado) | un soplo de aire fresco loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | nuevo aire loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | aire fresco loc nom m |
| gale-force wind n | (wind over 32 mph or 61 km/h) | viento huracanado loc nom m |
| gentle wind n | (light breeze) | viento suave nm |
| | A gentle wind filled the sails, and the boat slid smoothly from the harbour. |
| | | ligera brisa nf |
| | En la playa soplaba una ligera brisa que resultaba bastante agradable. |
| | | brisa nf |
| get wind of [sth] v expr | informal (hear rumors of) | escuchar por ahí que expr |
| | | escuchar el rumor de loc verb |
| | When the employees got wind of the plan to downsize, they demanded that their boss tell them who would be fired. |
| | (sujeto diferente) | contar que vtr + prep |
| | (sujeto diferente) | contar un pajarito que loc verb |
| | (MX, informal) | oír el run run, escuchar el run run loc verb |
get your second wind,
get a second wind v expr | figurative (energy for new effort) | recuperar las energías loc verb |
| gust of wind n | (sudden blast of wind) | ráfaga nf |
| | | racha nf |
| | | ráfaga de viento nf + loc adj |
| | The gust of wind caused the newspaper to fly in the air. |
| | Una ráfaga hizo que el periódico volara por los aires. |
head wind,
headwind n | (air current blowing head-on) | viento de frente nm + loc adj |
| | | viento en contra nm + loc adj |
| | | viento que viene de cara nm + loc adj |
| | There was a strong head wind and so the ship's progress was slow. |
| | Había mucho viento de frente así que el buque avanzaba lento. |
| high wind n | (strong wind) | viento fuerte nm + adj mf |
| howling wind n | (loud, strong wind) | viento fuerte nm |
| | Driving rain and a howling wind turned their trek across the moor into a dangerous nightmare. |
| | | viento huracanado nm |
| icy wind n | (extremely cold wind) | viento helado nm + adj |
| | | viento gélido nm + adj |
| | You will need your scarf, hat and gloves because there is an icy wind blowing out there. |
| | Vas a necesitar bufanda, gorro y guantes porque afuera hay un viento helado. |
| in the wind expr | figurative (expected, imminent) (figurado) | en el aire loc adv |
| | It's clear that an election is in the wind. |
| | Está claro que una elección está en el aire. |
| like the wind expr | (very fast) | como el viento loc adv |
| prevailing wind n | (wind from the predominant direction) | viento preponderante loc nom m |
| | | viento dominante loc nom m |
| second wind n | informal, figurative (fresh burst of energy) | cambio de aire loc nom m |
| | Now everyone has their second wind, let's get back to work! |
| | Ahora que todos tuvieron un cambio de aire, ¡a trabajar! |
| solar wind n | (emanation from the sun's corona) | viento solar loc nom m |
| south wind n | (wind blowing from the south) | viento del sur nm + loc adj |
tailwind,
tail wind n | (wind from behind) | viento de cola nm + loc adj |
| | | viento de popa nm + loc adj |
| | The plane arrived early because there was a tailwind for almost the entire flight. |
| take the wind out of [sb]'s sails v expr | (kill [sb]'s motivation) | cortar las alas a alguien loc verb |
| trade wind n | often plural (easterly wind in tropics) | vientos alisios del oeste loc nom mpl |
| | We waited for favourable trade winds before setting out to cross the Atlantic. |
| | Esperamos los vientos alisios del oeste antes de cruzar el Atlántico. |
| west wind n | (wind blowing towards the east) (ES) | poniente nm |
| | The west wind blows across the Atlantic Ocean carrying rain to the British Isles. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando sopla el poniente hace un calor insoportable. |
| | | viento del oeste grupo nom |
| wind band n | (musical group of wind instruments) | banda de vientos nf |
| | | conjunto de vientos nm |
| | | ensemble de vientos nm |
| Note: Galicismo. Pronúnciese: /an'sabl(e)/ |
wind brace,
wind-brace n | (building: strut) | contraventeo nm |
wind bracing,
wind-bracing n | (building: system of struts) | arriostramiento nm |
wind bracing,
wind-bracing n | (installing such struts) | arriostramiento nm |
wind chill,
wind-chill,
also US: windchill n | (wind's cooling effect) | sensación térmica loc nom f |
| | I'm not going out again today: the wind chill's terrible out there. |
| | No voy a salir hoy de nuevo: la sensación térmica es horrible ahí fuera. |
wind chill factor,
wind-chill factor,
also US: windchill factor n | (amount wind increases cold) | sensación térmica por viento loc nom f |
| | It's 60 degrees today but due to the wind chill factor, it feels 10 degrees colder. |
| wind chimes npl | (outdoor mobile: makes tinkling sound) | carrillón de viento, carillón de viento loc nom m |
| | | campanas de viento loc nom fpl |
| | | móvil de viento loc nom m |
| | (AR, UY) | llamador de ángeles loc nom m |
| | The wind chimes hanging over the porch were tinkling gently. |
| wind down vi + adv | (run out of power) (reloj, mecanismo) | quedarse sin cuerda loc verb |
| | Geoffrey's pocket watch had wound down and was telling the wrong time. |
| | El reloj de bolsillo de Geofrey se quedó sin cuerda y daba mal la hora. |
| wind energy n | (power generated by the wind) | energía eólica nf |
| | The government should look into renewable sources such as wind energy. |
| | La energía eólica es una alternativa para el ahorro de combustibles no renovables. |
| wind farm n | (facility that generates electricity from wind) | parque eólico loc nom m |
| | | campo eólico loc nom m |
| | | central eoloeléctrica loc nom f |
| | An increasing amount of our electricity is generated by wind farms. |
| | Cada vez más energía se genera en los parques eólicos. |
| wind generator n | (electric generator driven by wind) | generador eólico loc nom m |
| wind indicator | (shows wind direction) | indicador de viento nm + loc adj |
| wind instrument n | (musical instrument played with breath) | instrumento de viento nm |
| | The world's oldest wind instrument is a flute found in a German cave. |
| | El instrumento de viento más antiguo es una flauta que se halló en una cueva en Alemania. |
| Wind it in! interj | figurative, slang (stop complaining) (VE) | calátela expr |
| | (AR) | bancátela expr |
| wind on vi + adv | (continue for long distance) | seguir⇒ vi |
| | | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The road wound on for miles. |
| | La carretera seguía por millas. |
wind pipe,
windpipe n | (trachea) | tráquea nf |
| wind power n | (energy generated by the wind) | energía eólica loc nom f |
| | Wind power is a viable alternative to energy from fossil fuels. |
| | La energía eólica es una alternativa viable a la energía de combustibles fósiles. |
| wind pump | (machinery) | bomba eólica loc nom f |
| wind rose n | (map symbol) | rosa de los vientos loc nom f |
| wind rose n | (diagram of wind direction) | rosa de los vientos loc nom f |
| wind shear n | (rate wind velocity changes) | cizalladura nf |
| | | cortante de viento loc nom f |
| wind shear n | (condition dangerous to aircraft) | cortante de viento loc nom f |
| wind speed n | (how fast the wind is blowing) | velocidad del viento nf |
wind tee,
air tee,
landing tee n | (weather vane) | veleta nf |
| wind tunnel n | (for studying airflow) | túnel de viento loc nom m |
| wind turbine n | (machine that generates electricity from wind) | turbina eólica nf + adj |
| | | aerogenerador nm |
| | | molino eólico nm + adj |
| | | molino de viento nm + loc adj |
| | The city is planning to erect around fifteen wind turbines on the site. |
| | La ciudad proyecta colocar unas quince turbinas eólicas en este sitio. |
| wind up doing [sth] v expr | informal (eventually have to do) | terminar [+ gerundio], acabar [+ gerundio] vi |
| | | terminar por [+ infinitivo] vi + prep |
| | If I don't find a job soon, I may wind up begging on the streets. |
| | Si no consigo trabajo pronto, terminaré pidiendo limosna en la calle. |
wind up in [sb]'s pocket,
wind up in the pocket of [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (be controlled) | acabar en manos de loc verb |
| | | ir a parar a manos de loc verb |
| wind vane | (meteorology) | veleta nf |
| Wind your neck in! interj | figurative, slang (mind your own business) | métete en tus asuntos expr |
| wind your neck in v expr | figurative, slang (mind your own business) | meterse en sus asuntos loc verb |
| wind-powered adj | (using power from turbines) | de energía eólica loc adj |
windbreak,
wind-break n | (screen: protects from wind) | pantalla nf |
| | We chose a spot on the beach and put up our windbreak. |
windbreak,
wind-break n | ([sth] that protects from wind) | rompevientos nm inv |
| | | cortavientos nm inv |
| | The hedge acts as a windbreak. |
windburned,
wind-burned adj | (chafed by wind) | quemado/a por el viento loc adj |
windsock,
wind sock,
air sock,
wind sleeve n | (fabric tube used as wind vane) | manga de viento nf + loc adj |
| | | cono de viento nm + loc adj |
windswept,
wind-swept adj | (blown by the wind) | barrido por el viento loc adj |
| | Dartmoor's windswept landscape is among the most beautiful in Europe. |
windup,
wind-up adj | (mechanical) | a cuerda, de cuerda loc adj |
| | My children loved to play with simple wind-up toys. |
| | Mis hijos adoran jugar con juguetes a cuerda. |
windup,
wind-up n | UK, slang (practical joke) | broma nf |
| | I don't believe this is happening to me. It must be a wind-up! |
| | No puedo creer que esto me esté pasando a mi. ¡Debe ser una broma! |
windup,
wind-up n | UK, slang (irritating situation) | situación irritante nf + adj |
| | It's a real wind-up when my internet connection keeps cutting out every few minutes. |
| | Realmente es una situación irritante cuando mi conexión a internet falla cada cinco minutos. |
windup,
wind-up n | (baseball: pitching) (béisbol) | preparar un lanzamiento loc verb |
| | There's the wind-up for the pitch ... and it's low and outside for ball two. |
| | Se prepara un lanzamiento. Y, es una pelota baja y van dos. |
windup,
wind-up n | informal (conclusion) | epílogo nm |
| | | conclusión nf |
| | Ese fue el triste epílogo de la historia. |