las betyder på engelska
| Spanska | Engelska |
|---|---|
| a las bravas adverb | recklessly(in a reckless manner) thoughtlessly(done without thinking) |
| a las duras y a las maduras preposition | for better or worse(No matter what the future may hold) |
| a las duras y a las maduras noun | thick and thinnoun |
| a las mil maravillas adverb | swimmingly(in a very favourable manner) wonderfully(in a wonderful manner) |
| a las primeras de cambio preposition | at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation) |
| a las últimas preposition | at death's door(about to die) |
| a pies juntillas adverb | to the letter(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written) unquestioningly(without asking questions or having doubts) |
| a prueba de balas adjective | bulletproof(capable of withstanding a bullet) |
| a solas preposition | by oneself(without company) |
| a solas adjective | alone(by oneself) |
| a tomar por saco; donde Cristo dio las tres voces noun {m} | middle of nowhere(remote place) |
| a velas llenas adverb | full sailadverb |
| a velas tendidas adverb | full sailadverb |
| abadejo de Alaska noun | Alaska pollock(Gadus chalcogrammus) |
| abdominoplastia noun | abdominoplasty(surgery) |
| abominable hombre de las nieves noun {m} | abominable snowman(humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) |
| abrebotellas noun {m} | bottle opener(device to open bottles removing the cap) |
| abuelastra noun {f} | stepgrandmother(stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) |
| abuelastro noun {m} | stepgrandfather(stepfather of one's parent and husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather) |
| acelerador de partículas noun {m} | particle accelerator [particle accelerators](a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds) |
| aceleradora de semillas noun {f} | accelerator [accelerators](program for startup companies) |
| aclarar las cosas verb | clear the air(to assuage a hostile situation) |
| acondroplasia noun {f} | achondroplasia(the genetic disorder) |
| acostarse con las gallinas verb | |
| adenilato ciclasa noun {f} | adenylate cyclase(enzyme) |
| aferravelas noun {m} | gasket [gaskets](short sailing rope) |
| afrontar las consecuencias verb | face the music(to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions) |
| agallas noun {f-Pl} | ball [balls](in plural — slang — courage) guts((slang) courage) spunk [spunks](courage; spirit; mettle; determination) |
| agarraollas noun {m} | potholder(insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils) |
| aguilucho alas largas noun {m} | white-tailed hawk(Buteo albicaudatus) |
| ahogar las penas verb | drown one's sorrows(to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) |
| alas noun {f-Pl} | flip [flips](hairstyle) |
| alas de proa noun {f-Pl} | beakhead(protruding part at the bow of a sailing ship) |
| Alaska proper noun {f} | Alaska(US state) |
| alaskeña noun {f} | Alaskan(someone from Alaska) |
