Curb in spanish
pronunciation: boʊɹ̩dijoʊ part of speech: noun, verb
curb [kerb, -UK]1 = bordillo, bordillo de la acera.
Example: When he reached the curb, he fell behind and began to stroll at a leisurely pace.more:
» crawl + the kerb = ir a las calles donde se ponen las prostitutas en busca de una, prostituirse en las calles donde se ponen las prostitutas. [Se puede usar en los dos sentidos de buscar prostitutas u ofrecerse como una o uno]
Example: Men aren't capable of controlling their impulses and if they didn't crawl the curb, they wouldn't be able to stop themselves from raping.» curbside [kerbside, -UK] = en la acera, al filo de la acera.
Example: To be sure recycling is collected, place containers at curbside before 7 a.m..» place + a curb on = poner freno a.
Example: Despite relatively 'unscientific' methods, useful data were collected on reading habits and use of stock and a noteworthy, albeit insufficient, curb has been placed on periodicals expenditure.curb2 = frenar, poner fin a, dar fin a, poner freno a.
Example: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget = Se ha instalado un sistema detector de libros para poner freno a los robos que han ido minando gravemente los recursos de la biblioteca durante algún tiempo, creando un gasto innecesario en el escaso presupuesto destinado a libros.more:
» curb + Posesivo + appetite = controlar el apetito, frenar el apetito.
Example: A friend of mine recently told me about a new diet pill she bought for $80 that seems to be completely curbing her appetite.» curb + Posesivo + hunger = controlar el hambre, frenar el hambre.
Example: Curb your hunger before a shindig, but don't starve yourself, since what you don't want is to hit the ground running because you've starved yourself all day.» curb + Posesivo + power = frenar + Posesivo + poder.
Example: To stand up to Murdoch and take the slightest step to curb his power or even apply the law was to excite his wrath.» curb + public spending = frenar el gasto público.
Example: The high domestic rate of inflation and efforts to curb public spending has led to drastic increases in the prices of books and periodicals published abroad.» curb + the abuse of power = frenar el abuso de poder.
Example: These new regulations were intended to curb the abuse of power.» curb + the abuses = frenar los abusos, poner fin a los abusos.
Example: $2 million dollars per year is spent on investigations of lawyer misconduct with little to no success of curbing the abuses = Se gastan 2 millones de dólares al año en investigar la falta de ética de algunos abogados con poco o ningún éxito para poner fin a estos abusos .