gutter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgʌtər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgʌtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gutər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gutter n (water channel at roadside)alcantarilla nf
  canaleta nf
 Peter threw his cigarette butt into the gutter.
 Peter tiró la colilla del cigarrillo a la alcantarilla.
gutter n (building) (ES)canalón nm
  (AmL)canaleta nf
 Irene got the ladder and cleaned the gutters on her house.
 Irene cogió la escalera y limpió los canalones de su casa.
gutter n (bowling)canal n amb
  canalón nm
 Deanne went bowling for the first time and nearly all her throws went into the gutter.
 Deanne fue a jugar a los bolos por primera vez y casi todos los tiros acabaron en el canal.
gutter n figurative (living conditions)miseria nf
  (figurado)alcantarilla nf
  (AR, figurado)zanja nf
 Tom went from living in the gutter to running his own business.
 Tom pasó de vivir en la miseria a montar su propio negocio.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
gutter adj figurative (press, language: sordid, vulgar)vulgar adj mf
  grosero/a adj
  guarro/ra adj
 Seth, you will not use this gutter language inside my house!
 Seth, ¡no vuelvas a usar ese lenguaje vulgar dentro de mi casa!
gutter n figurative, disapproving (vulgarity, sordidness)guarrada nf
  grosería nf
 This writer's language is straight from the gutter.
 El lenguaje del escritor es pura guarrada.
gutter n (space between facing pages)medianil nm
 A gutter is added to the page width to allow for binding.
 Se añade un medianil al ancho de página para permitir la encuadernación.
gutter n (printing: space between columns)medianil nm
 The layout editor used a gutter of 20 pixels between the columns.
 El maquetador usó un medianil de 20 píxeles entre las columnas.
gutter vi (flame, candle: burn low)arder débilmente vi + adv
  (llama)parpadear vi
 A sudden draught caused the candle to gutter.
 Una corriente súbita hizo que la vela ardiera débilmente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
box gutter (architecture)canalón encajonado nm + adj
get your mind out of the gutter expr (stop your sordid thinking)dejar de pensar en cosas sucias loc verb
  sacarse las ideas sucias de la cabeza loc verb
 "If you pull it hard enough, it gets longer." "Oo-er!" "Get your mind out of the gutter!"
gutter ball n (bowling: ball that drops into the gutter) (bolos)bola que cae a la cuneta nf + loc adj
gutter politics n figurative (debased political methods) (política)campaña sucia nf
 La oposición montó una campaña sucia para desacreditarlo.
gutter press n informal, pejorative (sensationalist media)prensa sensacionalista loc nom f
 The gutter press is obsessed with celebrity gossip.
 La prensa sensacionalista está obsesionada con los rumores de las celebridades.
  prensa amarillista loc nom f
 La prensa amarillista está obsesionada con los rumores de las celebridades.
gutter shot n (ten-pin bowling: type of throw)bola a la canaleta loc nom f
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Collocations: gutter [installation, cleaning] (services), a gutter guard, gutter [installation, cleaning, repairs, covers], more...

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