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Hi! A native speaker told me the expression "I'm having time off sick" doesn't sound right. Maybe it is because she is from the US, instead of UK. She suggested me this instead: One would say "I'm taking (or I have taken) time off because I'm sick." or "I have time off because I'm sick." or...

En el ejemplo de traducción de "migas, migas de pastor (plato tradicional)"; creo que es más apropiado usar la palabra shepherd en vez de pastors: Los pastores hacen migas con pan, ajos y tocino. The pastors shepherds make migas with bread, garlic, and bacon.

Under "ligarse a alguien", the US sense of "score" isn't transitive.

As can be seen in some compounds, I think you could also add "health". For instance, I think this is what would be used for "crisis sanitaria" "medidas sanitarias"

Nurse es enfermera, y sanitario engloba más profesiones, como médico o auxiliar de enfermería

El bebé de mi hermana es un muñeco. ⓘ My new neighbor is such a babe! Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. I would have thought the translation should have been: "My sister's baby is a cutie", because to me "mi hermana" means my sister (not neighbor).

horseman who stabs the bull in the neck during a bullfight

Llevarse () años con (alguien) No sé la traducción de esta expresión en inglés, que en español significa mantener una diferencia de edad con otra persona. Por ejemplo: Marta y su hermana se llevan dos años. No estoy seguro de la traducción en inglés, pero sería algo como: Marta and her sister...

adolecer⇒ vi (padecer una enfermedad) suffer from vtr phrasal insep suffer⇒ vtr have⇒ vtr Desde niño adolece de migrañas. As a child, he suffered from migraines. Rather something like "Since he was a child, he's suffered from migraines" (he's still suffering from migraines)

tell traducción to espanish is decir

el alumno metió sus libros en su cartera y --- the student put her (HIS) books in her (HIS) sackpack and ---

What about "blood clot" for "trombo"?

possibly misses 'blunted' as a definition

viciarse = to be corrupt viciar = corrupt

minced meat NOT mincemeat

Marujear means "to do housework", NOT "to gossip"

What’s the translation of this saying?

We need a better term that "swim", which is a vi and would translate "cruzar a nado", but not "a nado".

For "con recelo" we could also say "defensively".

If the sense is "no cantan a unisono" then it probably isn't a duet, and defnitely isn't "with two voices." Maybe "sung as a round" or "in the round" would work, or possibly "call and response".

«deseleccionar» means «To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.» and «to remove from an existing selection», y se usa en la informática. He encontrado que se dice «deselect» y «unselect». deseleccionar ⇒ vtr (informática:) deselect unselect...

In the example of the colloquial meaning, it should be: He never "bathes". Also, I'm not sure about the use of the dash, the spacing, and the small "h" in "He's such a pig".

Suggest changing the English sample sentence to match the Spanish one. John is taking a virtual course in English. Also, delete "follow" from the terms, since nothing in the EN monolingual entry for "follow" suggests that it can be a synonym for "take" when referring to a class. seguir vtr...

Additional Translations section for pinta gives “trumps npl” . Then the example shows correct English use of trump as a noun--no s. -In a card game the players want to know which suit is trump. -Hearts are trump. -Diamonds are trump. [ As a verb, plural is used. -Her 2 of spades trumps your...

It does not speak the word so i don´t know what it sounds like

Propósito means aim or objective or perhaps goal

"Hamaca" también se le llama. Pero en la traducción de "hamaca" no sale "lounger" por ninguna parte. "Tumbona" lo he oído pero más frecuentemente "hamaca". Y según la segunda definición de la RAE es totalmente correcto el uso: hamaca | Diccionario de la lengua española

I would suggest: "His mother gave him a few slaps for being rude". Besides, "slap", as far as I know, is always related to the face. So adding "in the face" is redundant.

i was searching during spanish class and name didn't show up as a definition

I suggest that the definition of tiro here: tiro nm (pantalón: distancia hasta cintura) inseam n Todos mis pantalones tienen el tiro corto. All of my pants have a short inseam. Is not "inseam"--entrepierna, the distance from the crotch to the hem at the ankles--but "rise", the...

tilo nm (infusión de esta planta) (tea) lime blossom, linden blossom n tilleul n El tilo es bueno contra la gripe y el estrés. Lime blossom (or: linden blossom) tea is good for colds and stress. I don't know how true it is, but isn't "gripe" "flu", rather than "colds"?

The most common US spelling of this game is missing from the English terms: parcheesi Parcheesi - Wikipedia

cheat - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com truco nm (videojuegos: trampa para ganar) cheat n El sitio web te da todas las trampas para el juego. This website gives you all the best cheats for the game.

I find the distinction of "muñeco" in English ( doll [girls], action figure [boys] ) quite sexist.

La frase en español 🇪🇸 está en negativo y la de inglés en positivo 🙉

“tomar partido por” in English is to “take sides with.” Your translation reads “take side FOR,” which is incorrect.

El Viernes de Dolores is not Good Friday. In Hispanic Roman Catholic countries, it is the Friday before Palm Sunday. Its purpose is to commemorate the seven sufferings (dolores) that the Virgin Mary experienced during her life as a result of her compassion for the sufferings of her son, Jesus...

Su padre pagó sus deudas para quitarle de encima a los acreedores - His dad paid off his debts in order to get the creditors of his back - quitarle algo/a alguien de encima - to get something/someone of one's back, to get rid of something, to shake off something. "to see the back of someone"...

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En inglés existen los términos "drug baron, drug lord" para los narcotraficantes que son peces gordos como Pablo Escolar y el Chapo. drug lord - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com narcotraficante n común(jefe del narcotráfico)drug baron n drug lord n Pablo Escobar es el...

En inglés también se dice "drug dealer" para un vendedor de drogas. drug dealer - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

In the English translation for the second definition's sample sentence, "Gulf" is spelled incorrectly.

No aparece el ejemplo El desfile de Chanel fue un éxito a pesar de la polémica con Galliano. en inglés. Tampoco es muy importante, pero será de utilidad.

In the example on this page: Llamen el capataz para que traiga el tractor. They called the overseer to bring the tractor. should be "Call" instead of "They called".

En la traduccion de raro esta la palabra “gay” y esto puede ofender a muchas personas como a mi. Pediria porfavor que se cambiase la traduccion. Gracias

You spelt mold wrong in your example sentence you have mould and the bathtub had mold

"Scarce" and "deficient" should replace "scarcity" and "deficiency," which are are not adjectives but nouns (they would work, I assume, for "carencia"). "Shortage" should be replaced or eliminated as well, although "short" doesn't work in usage - perhaps "falling short."

Pulgada (medida inglesa)inch n Una pulgada equivale a poco más de dos centímetros y medio. An inch is equivalent to almost two and a half centimeters. Should be?-- "An inch is equivalent to a little more than two and a half centimetres" pulgada nf(medida medieval)inch n La pulgada equivalía a...

on the page there is a missing accent mark.

Need more explanation.