| Principal Translations |
| fresh adj | (food: not preserved) | fresco/a adj |
| | Do you have any fresh fish? I only see frozen fish here. |
| | ¿Tiene pescado fresco? Porque sólo veo congelado. |
| fresh adj | (water: not salty) | dulce adj |
| | This fish tank is full of fresh water, not salt water. |
| | Esta pecera está llena de agua dulce, no de agua de mar. |
| fresh adj | (recently obtained) | fresco/a adj |
| | I have fresh news about the merger. |
| | Tengo noticias frescas acerca de la fusión. |
| fresh adj | (new, not stale) | fresco/a adj |
| | | reciente adj |
| | Is that bread fresh or stale? |
| | ¿Ese pan está fresco o rancio? |
| | ¿Este pan es reciente o está rancio? |
| fresh adj | (air: not stagnant) | fresco/a adj |
| | Let's open a window to get some fresh air in here. |
| | Vamos a abrir la ventana para que entre aire fresco. |
| fresh adj | (additional) | nuevo/a va adj |
| | The building received fresh supplies of toilet paper yesterday. |
| | La administración recibió ayer una nueva dotación de papel higiénico. |
| fresh adj | (original) | nuevo/a va adj |
| | | original adj |
| | His book offered a fresh perspective on the issue. |
| | Su libro ofrecía una nueva perspectiva del caso. |
| | Su libro ofrecía una perspectiva original del asunto. |
| fresh adv | (recently) | recientemente adv |
| | These muffins are baked fresh. |
| | Estos panecillos fueron horneados recientemente. |
| fresh- adv | as prefix (freshly: newly) | recién adv |
| Note: Followed by a past participle. |
| | Diane brought me a bunch of fresh-cut flowers from her garden. |
| | Diana me trajo un ramo de flores recién cortadas de su jardín. |
| Additional Translations |
| fresh adj | (person: bright) | brillante adj |
| | He had a fresh look to him. |
| | Tenía apariencia de ser brillante. |
| fresh adj | (person: alert) | despejado/a adj |
| | | dispuesto/a adj |
| | Though he was tired, he felt fresh after taking a shower. |
| | A pesar de estar cansado, se sintió despejado después darse una ducha. |
| | A pesar de estar cansado, se sintió dispuesto tras la ducha. |
| fresh adj | colloquial (person: impudent) | impertinente adj |
| | | descarado/a adj |
| | Don't you get fresh with me, boy! |
| | ¡No te pongas impertinente conmigo, niño! |
| | ¡No seas descarado conmigo, niño! |
Compound Forms:
fresh | fresher |
breath of fresh air,
breath of air n | figurative ([sth] new) (figurado) | bocanada de aire fresco loc nom f |
| | (figurado) | soplo de aire fresco loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | nuevos aires loc nom mpl |
| | (figurado) | aire renovado nm + adj |
| | The new manager came as a breath of fresh air. |
| | El nuevo gerente vino como una bocanada de aire fresco. |
farm fresh,
farm-fresh adj | (food: direct from the producer) | de granja loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | These eggs are farm fresh. |
| | Estos huevos son de granja. |
| fresh air n | (clean, outdoor air) | aire puro loc nom m |
| | A weekend of fresh air and exercise in the country did wonders for Judy's mood. |
cool as a cucumber (UK),
as cool as a cucumber (UK),
fresh as a cucumber (US) adj | informal (calm and relaxed) | fresco como lechuga expr |
| | | como si tal cosa expr |
fresh as a daisy,
as fresh as a daisy adj | (vibrant, full of energy) | fresco como lechuga loc adj |
| fresh breeze n | (pleasantly cool and gentle wind) | brisa fresca nf |
| | Nos sentamos cerca del mar, con la brisa fresca de la mañana acariciándonos la cara y el olor a salitre alrededor. |
| fresh food n | (unprocessed food produce) | alimentos frescos loc nom mpl |
| fresh fruit n | (fruit: not processed, cooked) | fruta fresca nf |
| | We bought fresh fruit every day at the market. |
| fresh gale n | (meteorology) (meteorología) | vendaval nm |
| fresh look n | (new perspective) | otra perspectiva adj + nf |
| | The exhibition offers a fresh look at Danish design. |
| fresh meat n | figurative, uncountable (naive person: potential new victim) | ingenuo, ingenua nm, nf |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | pichón, pichona nm, nf |
| fresh out adj | informal (newly short of [sth]) | acabarse de terminar loc verb |
| | I was going to have a bowl of cereal but we're fresh out of milk. |
| | Me iba a preparar un poco de cereal pero se nos acaba de terminar la leche. |
| fresh start n | (chance to begin anew) | empezar de cero loc adv |
| | The child was moved to a different school to give him a fresh start. |
| | Al niño lo cambiaron de escuela para que pudiera empezar de nuevo. |
| fresh vegetables npl | (vegetables that are freshly grown and unprocessed) | verdura fresca nf + adj |
| | | vegetales frescos nmpl + adj |
| | In summer, we eat lots of fresh vegetables from our garden. |
| | En verano comemos mucha verdura fresca de nuestro huerto. |
fresh water,
freshwater n | (water that is not salty) | agua dulce loc nom f |
| Note: single-word form used when the term modifies another noun. |
| | I only swim in fresh water. |
| | Perch is strictly a freshwater fish. |
| | Solo nado en agua dulce. // La perca es un pez de agua dulce. |
| fresh wind n | (positive change) (figurado) | un soplo de aire fresco loc nom m |
| fresh-faced adj | (youthful, healthy skin) (figurado) | fresco/a adj |
| | | joven adj mf |
| get fresh v expr | mainly US, slang (be sexually forward) | pasarse de la raya loc verb |
| | | ponerse atrevido v prnl + adj |
| | You can start dating now, but no getting fresh with the boys! |
| | Puedes empezar a tener citas, ¡pero nada de pasarte de la raya con los chicos! |
| | Puedes empezar a tener citas, ¡pero nada de ponerte atrevida con los chicos! |
get some fresh air,
get some air v expr | (go outside for a break) | tomar aire, tomar aire fresco loc verb |
| | | respirar aire fresco loc verb |
| keep [sth] fresh vtr + adj | (food: stop going stale) | conservar⇒ vtr |
| | | mantener fresco vtr + adj |
| | Packaging needs to keep the food fresh for as long as possible. |
| | El envase debe conservar la comida lo más posible. |
| keep fresh vi + adj | informal (food: not go stale) | conservarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (informal) | durar⇒ vi |
| | | mantenerse fresco v prnl + adj |
| | Bananas will keep fresh in the freezer for up to three months. |
| | Las bananas se conservan en el freezer hasta tres meses. |
| make a fresh start v expr | (begin anew) | empezar de nuevo loc verb |
| | | pasar página, pasar la página loc verb |
| | | voltear la página, volver la página loc verb |