| Principal Translations |
al aire,
al viento loc adv | (sin cubrir) | leave out vtr phrasal sep |
| | | leave exposed v expr |
| | No dejes el arroz al aire que se pone duro. |
| | Don't leave out the rice or it will get hard. |
| al aire loc adv | (piedras preciosas) | exposed adj |
| | Lleva las esmeraldas montadas al aire en sus pendientes. |
| | She wears exposed emeralds on her earrings. |
| al aire loc adv | (gafas) | exposed adj |
| | Me encantan las gafas con cristales al aire, son muy elegantes. |
| | I love glasses with exposed diamanté; they are very elegant. |
| al aire loc adv | (sin fundamento) | vague adj |
| | (uncertainty) | up in the air adj |
| | (haphazardly) | willy-nilly adv |
| | No puedes ir lanzando promesas al aire, que luego nos decepcionas. |
| | You can't go making vague promises only to let us down later on. |
| al aire loc adv | (en vivo: radio, televisión) (live broadcast) | on the air, on air adv |
| | Se cayó el decorado mientras transmitían al aire. |
| | The set fell down while they were on air. |
Compound Forms:
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| al aire libre loc adv | (lugar abierto) | outdoors prep |
| | (UK) | out of doors prep |
| | Me gusta comer al aire libre, es genial en primavera. |
| | I like to eat outdoors, especially in the springtime. |
| con el culo al aire loc adv | vulgar (situación comprometida) | left wide-open v expr |
| | (colloquial) | be caught with your pants down v expr |
| | | unprotected adj |
| | Está en París y sin pasaporte, completamente con el culo al aire. |
dejar con el culo al aire,
dejar a alguien con el culo en el aire,
dejarlo con el culo en el aire loc adv | vulgar (comprometer, enredar) (informal) | leave [sb] high and dry v expr |
| | | leave [sb] exposed v expr |
| | (vulgar) | f*** [sb] over v expr |
| | (offensive!!) | screw [sb] over v expr |
| | Si me quitas la tarjeta de crédito me dejas con el culo al aire. |
| | If you take my credit card, you'll leave me high and dry. |
| disparar al aire loc verb | (disparar al cielo) | fire into the air, shoot into the air v expr |
| | El juez disparó al aire para indicar el comienzo de la carrera. |
| | The official fired into the air to signal the start of the race. |
| disparo al aire nm | (tiro de advertencia) | shot into the air, airshot n |
| | | shoot into the air v expr |
| | Hicieron un disparo al aire. |
| | They took a shot into the air. |
| dormir al aire libre loc verb | (dormir sin techo) | sleep outside v expr |
| | | sleep outdoors v expr |
| | | sleep under the stars v expr |
| | Mucha gente sin techo duerme al aire libre o bajo un puente. |
| | Many homeless people sleep outside or under a bridge. |
| echar una cana al aire loc verb | coloquial (salir de diversión) | let loose v expr |
| | | let your hair down v expr |
| | Este finde me largué a echar una cana al aire y me fui de bares. |
| | This weekend I let loose and went out to the bars. |
echar una cana al aire,
echar una canita al aire loc verb | coloquial (tener una aventura) (colloquial) | have a fling v expr |
| | | have an affair v expr |
| | A mi ex marido le gustaba echar una cana al aire con alguna clienta. |
| | My ex husband liked having a fling with some client. |
echar una cana al aire,
echar una canita al aire loc verb | coloquial (permitirse un capricho) (US) | kick up your heels v expr |
| | | treat yourself v expr |
| | (informal) | let your hair down v expr |
| | (have fun, be excessive) | go mad vi phrasal |
| | Venga, mujer, echa una cana al aire y cómprate un vuelo a Nueva York. |
| | Come on, woman, kick up your heels and buy a flight to New York. |
| recinto al aire libre nm + loc adj | (no techado) | outdoor venue, open-air venue n |
| | | outdoor area n |
| | La piscina a la que voy está en un recinto al aire libre; te da el sol en verano. |
| | The pool that I go to is in an outdoor venue that gets a lot of sun in the summer. |
| tirar al aire loc verb | (disparar sin hacer puntería) | fire warning shots v expr |
| | | shoot into the air v expr |
| | La policía tiraba al aire para asustar a los amotinados. |
| | The police were firing warning shots to scare the rioters. |
| tirar al aire loc verb | (lanzar, aventar) | throw into the air, throw up in the air v expr |
| | El árbitro tira la moneda al aire para sortear el saque. |
| | The referee throws a coin into the air to determine which team kicks off. |