Dip in spanish
pronunciation: inmeɹ̩sioʊn part of speech: noun, verb
dip1 = descenso.
Example: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.more:
» dipstick = tira reactiva.
Example: A team of Australian researchers has developed a dipstick that can almost instantaneously identify the blood type of a given sample.» dipstick = varilla del aceite.
Example: With the engine turned off pull the dipstick and check the level.» double dip recession = doble recesión.
Example: The pace of Germany's recovery is helping dispel fears of a 'double dip' recession across the continent.» lucky dip = caja de sorpresas, lotería, sorteo, al azar.
Example: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.» take + a dip = declinar, disminuir, descender.
Example: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.» take + the dip = probar suerte, intentar suerte.
Example: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.dip2 = zambullida, remojón, chapuzón.
Example: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.more:
» take + a dip = darse un chapuzón, darse un remojón.
Example: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.» take + a dip in the (swimming) pool = darse un chapuzón en la piscina, darse un remojón en la piscina.
Example: Hot weather makes you uncomfortable, sweaty, and sluggish, so many prefer to take a dip in the pool rather than go for a romp in the hay.dip3 = salsa para mojar.
Example: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.dip4 = descender, disminuir.
Example: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.dip5 = sumergir, meter, mojar.
Example: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.more:
» dip into = ojear, leer de aquí y allí.
Example: Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow.» dip into + Posesivo + pocket = rebuscarse en el bolsillo.
Example: She dipped into her pocket and came up with a medallion of some sort on a long chain.» dip into + Posesivo + savings = echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros, recurrir a + Posesivo + ahorros.
Example: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.» dip + Posesivo + soldiers in a runny/soft-boiled egg = mojar pan en un huevo pasado por agua. [Expresión que se utiliza generalmente con los niños y en la que soldiersson las tostadas de pan de molde cortadas en rebanadas verticales dando la impresión de que son 'soldados' en posición firme]
Example: Now that we have a little granddaughter she too will know the joys of having her own little egg cup and dipping her soldiers in a soft-boiled egg.» dip + Posesivo + toes into these waters = probar Algo.
Example: At the University of Minnesota, we are dipping our toes into these waters.» dip + Posesivo + wick = meterla, meterla en caliente. [Referido a la penetración del órgano sexual del hombre ]
Example: He's just another married man that likes to dip his wick elsewhere.» skinny dip = bañarse desnudo, bañarse en bolas, bañarse en pelota(s), bañarse en cueros.
Example: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'.DIP (Document Image Processing)6 = Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP).
Example: This article is a review of the current state of Document Image Processing (DIP) applications and the progress of supply and demand for DIP systems in the UK.DIP (dual in line memory module)7 = DIP (módulo de memoria doble y en línea).
Example: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.