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straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

1. straw U:

straw

paja f

straw hat

sombrero m de paja

straw mattress

colchón m de paja

straw mat

estera f

2. straw C (single stalk):

straw

paja f

straw

pajita f

we'll draw straws for it

el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace

I always draw the short straw

siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea inf, hum

a straw in the wind

un indicio de cómo andan las cosas

not to care/give a straw or two straws for sth inf, I don't care a straw for her opinion

me importa un comino or un pepino or un rábano lo que piense inf

to be the last or final straw

ser el colmo

to be the last or final straw

ser lo último

this is the last straw!

¡esto ya es el colmo or lo último!

to clutch or catch or grasp at straws

aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza

the straw which broke the camel's back

la gota que colmó el vaso

the straw which broke the camel's back

la gota que derramó el vino Mex

3. straw C (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

paja f

straw

caña f Spain

straw

pitillo m Col

straw

popote m Mex

to drink sth through a straw

beber algo con una pajita (or paja etc.)

straw-colored, straw-coloured Brit [ˈstrɔːˌkʌləd] ADJ

straw-colored

(de color) pajizo

straw poll, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal de opinión

to take a straw poll

hacer un sondeo informal de opinión

I.straw-blond, straw-blonde [strɔːˈblɒnd] ADJ

straw-blond

rubio pajizo

II.straw blond N

straw blond

rubio pajizo m / rubia pajiza f

straw boss N Am inf

straw boss

ayudante m de capataz

straw man N

straw man

hombre m de paja

straw man

testaferro m

man of straw N

1. man of straw Am (cover, front):

man of straw

hombre m de paja

man of straw

testaferro m

man of straw

palo m blanco Chil

2. man of straw esp Brit (imaginary opponent):

man of straw

opositor m imaginario (fácil de derrotar)

3. man of straw (weak person):

man of straw esp Brit liter

pusilánime m

outran [Am ˌaʊtˈræn, Brit aʊtˈran] past outrun

vidi i outrun

outrun <pres part outrunning, pt outran, pp outrun> [Am ˌaʊtˈrən, Brit aʊtˈrʌn] VB trans

outrun competitor/pursuer:

outrun

dejar atrás

house prices continue to outrun inflation

el incremento en el precio de la vivienda sigue superando a la tasa de inflación

I.strand¹ [Am strænd, Brit strand] VB trans usu pass

1. strand NAUT:

the ship was stranded on a sandbank

el barco quedó encallado or varado en un banco de arena

a whale was stranded by the tide

la marea dejó una ballena varada en la playa

2. strand (leave helpless):

I was (left) stranded in the desert

me quedé varado en el desierto

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me abandonaron a mi suerte en Calcuta

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me dejaron tirado en Calcuta inf

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me dejaron botado en Calcuta LatAm excl RioPl inf

stranded tourists

turistas en apuros or en dificultades

stranded tourists

turistas con problemas para volver a casa

II.strand¹ [Am strænd, Brit strand] N (beach)

strand liter

playa f

I.strand² [Am strænd, Brit strand] N

1. strand:

strand (of rope, string)

ramal m

strand (of thread, wool)

hebra f

strand (of wire)

filamento m

a strand of hair

un pelo

a strand of hair

un cabello

a three-strand pearl necklace

un collar de perlas de tres vueltas

2. strand:

strand (of opinion)

corriente f

strand (in group, movement)

tendencia f

strand (in group, movement)

línea f

there are several strands in the narrative

la narración sigue varios hilos or varias líneas argumentales

II.strand² [Am strænd, Brit strand] VB trans (twist into strand)

strand

enroscar

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straw [strɔ:, Am strɑ:] N

1. straw no pl (dry stems):

straw

paja f

2. straw (for drinking):

straw

pajita f

straw

popote m Mex

straw

pitillo m And

Phrases:

a straw in the wind

un indicio de cómo andan las cosas

to be the last straw

ser el colmo

to draw the short straw

tocarle a uno la china

to clutch at straws

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo

straw poll N, straw vote N

straw poll

sondeo m informal

straw-coloured [ˈstrɔ:kʌləd] ADJ

straw-coloured

pajizo, -a

straw man N

straw man

hombre m de paja

drinking straw N

drinking straw

caña f

I.strand² [strænd] N liter (shore)

strand

ribera f

II.strand² [strænd] VB trans

strand

varar

to be stranded

quedarse desamparado

bran [bræn] N no pl

bran

salvado m

gran [græn] N inf

gran abbreviation of grandmother

gran

abuela f

vidi i grandmother

grandmother N

grandmother

abuela f

Phrases:

you can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs

¡a mí me lo vas a decir!

Iran [ɪˈrɑ:n, Am -ˈræn] N

Iran

Irán m

Koran, Quran [kəˈrɑ:n, Am -ˈræn] N no pl

the Koran

el Corán