Spanisch | Englisch |
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con sobrepeso adjective | overweight(of a person, heavier than is healthy) |
de sobremesa adjective | postprandial(after a meal) |
discutir sobre el sexo de los ángeles verb | count angels on pinheads(to spend time on fruitless intellectual matters) |
función sobreyectiva noun {f} | surjection(function that is a many-to-one mapping) |
hockey sobre césped noun {m} | field hockey(form of hockey) |
hockey sobre hielo noun {m} | ice hockey(hockey) |
hockey sobre hierba noun {m} | field hockey(form of hockey) |
hockey sobre pasto noun {m} | field hockey(form of hockey) |
idea sobrevalorada noun | overvalued idea(abnormal belief) |
impuesto sobre el valor añadido noun {m} | value added tax(tax levied on added value of an exchange, see also: VAT) |
impuesto sobre la renta noun {m} | income tax [income taxes](tax levied on income) |
impuesto sobre las ganancias de capital noun {m} | capital gains tax(tax on profit made from selling capital) |
litigación sobre un testamento noun {f} | will contest(legal action brought to dispute the validity of a will) |
llorar sobre la leche derramada verb | cry over spilt milk(to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened) |
llueve sobre mojado phrase | it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity) |
mano sobre mano verb | sit on one's hands(to remain idle when action is needed) |
negro sobre blanco preposition | in black and white(explicitly) |
opción sobre acciones noun {f} | stock optionnoun |
ordenador de sobremesa noun {m} | desktop computer(a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk) |
patinaje artístico sobre hielo noun {m} | figure skating(sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates) |
patinaje sobre ruedas noun {m} | roller skating(skating on roller skates) |
poner los puntos sobre las íes verb | dot the i's and cross the t's(Take care of every detail) |
poner sobre la mesa verb | table [tabled, tabling, tables](to put on a table) |
tirar piedras sobre el propio tejado verb | cut off one's nose to spite one's face(harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) |