Muck in spanish
pronunciation: estieɹ̩koʊl part of speech: noun
muck1 = estiércol.
Example: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.more:
» as common as muck = de lo más común, de lo más ordinario, más basto que el papel de lija.
Example: Lots of people also called me 'four eyes' but that is just as common as muck and most people that wore glasses were called this.» Lady Muck = doña pija. [Mujer con aires de grandeza]
Example: Do you think, Lady Muck, that being rich would make you less bitter?.» make + a (real) muck of = arruinar, estropear, hacer un estropicio, poner patas arriba, ensuciar.
Example: I also have gone through enough in life to know that life is very short to waste or make a muck of.» muck heap = estercolero, montón de estiércol.
Example: No one likes mucking out, and a muck heap is an unwanted but necessary part of horse keeping.» where there's muck there's brass = los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero, los trabajos sucios dan dinero.
Example: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.» where there's muck there's money = los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero, los trabajos sucios dan dinero.
Example: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.muck2 = fango, lodo.
Example: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.more:
» muck out = limpiar, limpiar el estiércol.
Example: No one likes mucking out, and a muck heap is an unwanted but necessary part of horse keeping.» muck out + the stables = limpiar el establo, limpiar la caballeriza, limpiar la cuadra.
Example: This an ideal gift for the person who would much rather be mucking out the stables than tidying their bedroom!.muck3
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» muck around/about = ajustar, retocar, adaptar, manipular, toquetear.
Example: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.» muck around/about = tontear, perder el tiempo.
Example: Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.» muck in = arrimar el hombro, tirar del carro, echar una mano, ayudar, colaborar, echar un cable, echar un cabo.
Example: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.» muck + Nombre + up = ensuciar, manchar.
Example: The kids thought it was terrific fun to slash holes in the clothes and muck them up with black paint.» muck up = meter la pata, joderla, fastidiarla, estropear, pifiar.
Example: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up.