| Principal Translations |
| sand n | (beach) | arena nf |
| | The beach has fine white sand. |
| | La playa tiene una arena blanca y fina. |
| sand [sth]⇒ vtr | (polish with sand) | lijar⇒ vtr |
| | She sanded the table until the varnish was gone. |
| | Ella lijó la mesa hasta que le quitó todo el barniz. |
| sand [sth] vtr | (spread sand) | echar arena loc verb |
| | The landscaper sanded part of the garden. |
| | El jardinero echó arena en una parte del jardín. |
| sand [sth] vtr | (add sand to) | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | They sanded the stage for the tap dancers. |
| | Pulieron el escenario para los bailarines de tap. |
| sand [sth] vtr | (fill with sand) | enarenar⇒ vtr |
| | They sanded the island's artificial shores to make beaches. |
| | Enarenaron las orillas artificiales de la isla para obtener playas. |
Compound Forms:
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bank swallow (US),
sand martin (UK) n | (bird: Riparia riparia) (ave) | martín de arena loc nom m |
| bury your head in the sand v expr | figurative (ignore stressful situation) | ignorar⇒ vtr |
| | | negar⇒ vtr |
| draw a line in the sand v expr | figurative (set an acceptable limit, boundary) | establecer un límite claro loc verb |
gerbil,
tamarisk gerbil,
sand rat n | (animal: rodent) | gerbo tamarisco loc nom m |
| | Tamarisk gerbils are small burrowing rodents. |
| grain of sand n | (sand particle) | grano de arena nm + loc adj |
| | When you have a picnic on the beach, it's easy to get grains of sand in your food. |
| | Si haces un picnic en la playa es fácil que tu comida se llene de granos de arena. |
have your head in the sand,
bury your head in the sand v expr | figurative (ignore reality, be in denial) (figuradi) | usar la técnica del avestruz expr |
| | (figurado) | esconder la cabeza bajo el ala exor |
| | (figurado) | meter la cabeza en un hoyo expr |
| oil sand n | (thick bitumen deposit) | arenas de alquitrán, arenas bituminosas nfpl |
| | The refinery uses oil sand to produce diesel. |
sand cherry,
dwarf cherry n | (North American cherry) | cerezo enano loc nom m |
| | | cerezo del Canadá loc nom m |
| sand crab n | (variety of crustacean) | cangrejo de arena loc nom m |
sand crack,
quarter crack n | (horse hoof disease) | inflamación en el casco del caballo nf + loc adj |
sand cricket,
Jerusalem cricket,
potato bug n | (insect) | cara de niño loc nom f |
| sand dab | (fish) | lenguadina nf |
| sand dollar | (zoology) | locha nf |
| | | galleta de mar loc nom f |
| sand dune n | (hill of sand created by wind) | duna de arena loc nom f |
| | | duna nf |
| | Martina and Sally spent the whole afternoon playing hide-and-seek among the sand dunes. |
| | Jugaron a las escondidas en las dunas de arena hasta que anocheció. |
| | | médano nm |
| sand eel n | (small elongated fish) | anguila nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La anguila surgió de entre las rocas y se escurrió rápidamente hacia el agua. |
| sand fly n | (flying parasitic insect) | mosca de la arena loc nom f |
| sand hill n | (dune) | duna nf |
| | | médano nm |
| sandhills npl | (region with many dunes) | dunas nfpl |
| | | médanos nmpl |
| sand hopper | (insect) | pulga de playa loc nom f |
sand lance,
sand launce n | (fish) | lanzón nm |
| sand smelt n | (variety of saltwater fish) | pejerrey nm |
| Note: Nombre científico: Atherina presbyter. |
| sand stargazer n | (fish) | miraestrella nm |
| sand tiger n | (shark) | tiburón toro loc nom m |
| sand trap n | (golf: bunker with sand) | banco de arena loc nom m |
| | | hoyo de arena loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | búnker nm |
| | I'm useless at golf: I spend more time in the sand traps than on the greens. |
| | Soy un inútil en el golf, me paso más tiempo en los bancos de arena que en el green. |
| sand tray n | (play area: container of sand, sandpit) | arenero nm |
| | A los más chiquitos les encanta jugar en el arenero. |
| sand-choked adj | (waterway: blocked by sand) | obstruido por arena, tapado por arena loc adj |
| sand-skiing n | (sport: skiing on sand) | esquí sobre arena nm |
sandbar,
sand bar n | (sandy ridge formed by tide) | banco de arena nm + loc adj |
sandcastle,
sand castle n | (miniature castle built from sand) | castillo de arena nm + loc adj |
| | Children love to make sand castles on the beach. |
| | Los niños aman hacer castillos de arena en la playa, |
sandpit,
sand pit n | UK (child's sandbox) | cajón de arena loc nom m |
| | (CO, EC) | arenero nm |
| | (MX) | arenera nf |
| | Two little boys played in the sandpit while their mothers watched them. |
| | Dos niños pequeños jugaban en el cajón de arena mientras sus madres los observaban. |
sandpit,
sand pit n | (pit from which sand is dug) | mina de arena nf + loc adj |
| | Don't go near the sandpit; it's dangerous. |
| | No te acerques a la mina de arena; es peligroso. |
| shifting sands npl | figurative (changeable situation) (figurado) | arenas movedizas loc nom fpl |
| tar sand | (geology) | arena bituminosa loc nom f |
| | | arena aceitera loc nom f |
| | | arena de petróleo loc nom f |
| white sand n | (very pale beach sand) | arena blanca nf |
| | Son playas de arena blanca, muy finita. |