| Principal Translations |
| caña nf | (planta gramínea) | cane, reed n |
| | Junto al río crecían las cañas y la vegetación. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Certain types of reed can be used for making furniture. |
| caña nf | (utensilio para pescar) | rod n |
| | Coge las cañas que nos vamos a pescar al río. |
| | Grab our rods - we're going to the river to do some fishing. |
| caña nf | (vaso de cerveza) (loosely) | beer n |
| | (5 oz, 125 ml) | small draft beer n |
| | Salieron a tomar unas cañas y luego fueron al cine. |
| | They went out for some beers and then to the movies. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Get me a small draft beer, please - I'm cutting back. |
| Principal Translations |
| cano adj | (de cabello blanco) (UK) | grey, grey-haired, grey-headed adj |
| | (US) | gray-haired, gray adj |
| | | white-haired adj |
| | El marido de mi tía es un hombre alto y cano. |
| | My aunt's husband is tall and grey. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The white-haired old lady thanked the man and took the seat he offered. |
| cano adj | (cabello, barba: blanco) (US) | gray adj |
| | (UK) | grey adj |
| | No siempre el pelo cano es señal de experiencia. |
| | El marido de Teresa tiene una barba cana que le da un aspecto interesante. |
| | Gray hair is not always a sign of experience. |
Compound Forms:
caña | cana | cano |
| bajarle la caña a alguien loc verb + prep | AR, UY: coloquial (reprenderlo con dureza) | give [sb] a dressing down v expr |
| caña de azúcar loc nom f | (pasto gigante) | sugar cane n |
| Note: Saccharum officinarum. |
| | El ron está hecho principalmente de caña de azúcar. |
| | Rum is made primarily from sugar cane. |
| caña de bambú nf | (tallo del bambú) | bamboo stalk, bamboo cane n |
| | Las cañas de bambú grandes sirven incluso para cocinar. |
caña de pesca,
caña de pescar nf + loc adj | (útil para pescar) | fishing rod n |
| | Padre e hijo tomaron sus cañas de pesca y fueron a pescar. |
| | The father and son grabbed their fishing rods and went fishing. |
| dar caña loc verb | coloquial (retar, increpar) | tell off vtr phrasal sep |
| | | reprimand⇒ vtr |
| | (UK) | tick [sb] off, give [sb] a ticking off v expr |
| | | scold⇒ vtr |
| | Los padres dieron caña a sus hijos cuando se enteraron del lío. |
| | The parents told off their children when they found out about the mess. |
| dar caña loc verb | coloquial (apresurar) | hurry [sb]⇒ vtr |
| | | hurry⇒, hurry up⇒ vi |
| | | get a move on⇒ vi |
| | Dale caña a tu hermano o llegaremos tarde. |
| | Hurry your brother or we'll be late. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hurry up or we won't get there in time! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We need to get a move on; the concert starts in 30 minutes. |
| dar caña loc verb | ES, coloquial (atizar, golpear) | beat⇒, thrash⇒, flog⇒ vtr |
| | Martín le dio caña a su hermano por romper el juguete. |
| | Martin beat his brother for breaking the toy. |
| meter caña loc verb | ES: coloquial (subir la intensidad) (informal: go faster) | get a move on, get going v expr |
| | (informal: go faster) | step on it v expr |
| | (UK, informal: use force) | give it some welly v expr |
| | (informal: car) | step on the gas v expr |
| | Pedro metió caña para terminar el trabajo a tiempo. |
| | Pedro got a move on to finish the work on time. |
| meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep | ES: coloquial (obligar a trabajar mucho) (informal) | crack the whip with v expr |
| | (UK, informal) | flog⇒ vtr |
| | | push [sb] hard v expr |
| | El jefe nos ha metido caña; no hemos podido parar en toda la mañana. |
| | The boss has cracked the whip with us; we haven't been able to take a break all morning. |
| meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep | ES: coloquial (martirizarlo, criticarlo) (informal) | lay into [sb], have a go at [sb] v expr |
| | (informal) | [sb] be on your case v expr |
| | Me mete mucha caña; no le gusta nada de lo que hago. |
| | He really lays into me - he doesn't like anything I do. |
| miel de caña nm + loc adj | (miel de caña de azúcar) | sugar molasses n |
| | | cane syrup n |
| | (UK) | treacle n |
| | Me encantan los postres con miel de caña. |
| | I love desserts with sugar molasses. |
| | I love desserts with cane syrup. |