Drag in spanish
pronunciation: ɑrɑstɹ̩ɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb, noun
drag1 = lastre, resistencia, arrastre, lata, pella, coñazo, pejiguera.
Example: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.more:
» a drag of a fag = una calada, una calada de un cigarrillo.
Example: Tomorrow will be 1 year smoke free, not even 1 drag of a fag.» aerodynamic drag = resistencia aerodinámica.
Example: The most significant aerodynamic force that applies to nearly everything that moves through the air is aerodynamic drag.» be a drag on = ser un lastre para.
Example: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.» dragnet = jábega, red de arrastre, red barredera.
Example: In fact, seine nets, or dragnets, changed relatively little until the past century with the introduction of modern materials.» drag queen = drag, travestí. [En español, travestí también se escribe sin acento travesti]
Example: He published the reflections of such titans of queer history as Jose Sarria, the drag queen who organized resistance to police harassment beginning in the late 1950s.drag2
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» have + a drag of a fag = darle una calada a un cigarrillo.
Example: I've never smoked not even had a drag of a fag and never will -- people are quite surprised wen I tell them.» take + a drag of a fag = darle una calada a un cigarrillo.
Example: The place was full of chav single mothers pushing a buggy into my shins with one hand & taking a drag of a fag with the other.drag3 = arrastrar, avanzar a rastras, tirar de.
Example: Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.more:
» drag and drop = arrastrar y pegar.
Example: The software can be downloaded onto desktops and a drag and drop feature allows users to apply it to any document, whether imported or written by themselves.» drag + Nombre + out of = sacar arrastrando.
Example: A man has survived for hours in cold, shark-infested waters after being dragged out of his boat as he struggled to land a large fish.» drag out = alargar, demorar, prolongar, eternizar.
Example: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.» drag + Posesivo + feet = demorarse, darle largas a Algo, arrastrar los pies, rezagarse, andar pisando huevos, pisarse los huevos.
Example: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.» drag + Posesivo + (good) name through the dirt = manchar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre, ensuciar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre, arrastrar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre por el lodo.
Example: He will be seeking damages from those in the media who have dragged his good name through the dirt.» drag + Posesivo + (good) name through the mud = manchar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre, ensuciar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre, arrastrar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre por el lodo.
Example: She is a good teacher, and now this girl, her parents and the school board have dragged her good name through the mud.» drag + Posesivo + (good) reputation through the mud = manchar + Posesivo + (buena) reputación, ensuciar + Posesivo + (buena) reputación.
Example: The media would thoughtlessly drag her good reputation through the mud just to make a few more dollars.» drag + Posesivo + heels = demorarse, darle largas a Algo, arrastrar los pies, rezagarse, andar pisando huevos, pisarse los huevos.
Example: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.» look like + Pronombre + have + been dragged through a hedge backwards = estar hecho un desastre, ir hecho un desastre.
Example: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.» look what the cat (has) dragged in! = mala hierba nunca muere, bicho malo nunca muere, estar hasta en la sopa, encontrar hasta en la sopa.
Example: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.