Window in spanish
pronunciation: bentɑnɑ part of speech: noun
window = ventana, pantalla, apertura.
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» bay window = ventana en saliente, ventana mirador.
Example: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.» dormer window = buhardilla.
Example: According to the new design, the roof will have gable ends as opposed to being hipped with dormer windows = De acuerdo con el nuevo diseño, el techo tendrá hastiales en lugar de ser a cuatro aguas con buhardillas.» double-glazed window = ventana con acristalamiento doble.
Example: All rooms have en-suite facilities, satellite television with DVD player, central heating, tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows.» drive-through window = ventanilla de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil.
Example: We've all come to rely on the convenience of drive-through windows at the bank, pharmacy and our favorite fast-food restaurant.» drive-up window = ventanilla de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil.
Example: Hours of operation are extended for the drive-up windows, which are open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday.» everything + go + out (of) the window = todo + irse + al carajo, todo + irse + a pique, todo + irse + a la porra, todo + irse + al traste.
Example: She knew it was a ruse, and it didn't make her feel great; she had promised to call, then everything went out the window when she got her marching orders to go up north again.» fly out (of) + the window = salir volando por la ventana.
Example: Don't you hate it when your beanie flies out the window on the freeway.» fly out (of) + the window = irse al carajo, irse a pique, irse a la porra, irse al traste.
Example: When grandparents enter the door discipline flies out the window.» go out (of) + the window = irse al carajo, irse a pique, irse a la porra, irse al traste.
Example: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.» go out (of) + the window = salir por la ventana.
Example: She must have known when she went out the window she had no hope of surviving but she was that terrified.» have + a window of opportunity = tener una oportunidad.
Example: The truth is that after a run we have a window of opportunity to replace muscle glycogen stores that were used up.» look out + the window = mirar por la ventana, asomarse a la ventana.
Example: Stu looked out the window about eleven and saw that it was snowing = Stu se asomó por la ventanta alrededor de las once y vio que estaba nevando.» open + window = crear posibilidades.
Example: Such strategies may open a window where non existed before.» outside the window = fuera de la ventana.
Example: I hear the wind howling outside the window and feel so safe and cocooned here on my couch -- what bliss!.» pop up window = ventana emergente, ventana desplegable.
Example: The index also can be used to generate a pop-up window of all words in the database that match a specified pattern.» push + open the window = abrir la ventana empujándole.
Example: Suspecting something to be amiss they pushed open the window and were shocked to see their college mate hanging from the fan.» push + the window open = abrir la ventana empujándole.
Example: He pushed the window open a few inches and lay his socks on the sill to dry.» put + Posesivo + head through the window = asomar la cabeza por la ventana.
Example: Thinking it was open, which it was not, she attempted to put her head through the window, shattering the glass.» roundel window = ventana circular, ventana redonda.
Example: Two new stained glass roundel windows were put into the East window to commemorate the Millennium.» sash-window = ventana de guillotina.
Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.» shopwindow [shop window] = escaparate.
Example: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).» stained-glass window = vidriera.
Example: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.» switch off + a window = cerrar una ventana. [Usado en informática]
Example: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.» switch on + a window = abrir una ventana. [Usado en el entorno informático]
Example: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.» throw + Nombre + out (of) the window = tirar por la ventana, arrojar por la ventana, echar por la ventana.
Example: They obeyed and threw her out of the window, and as she fell the walls were sprinkled with her blood.» transom window = montante, ventana montante.
Example: The purpose of a transom window is to let out the hot air that's pooled at the top of the room.» wind down + the window = bajar la ventana. [Generalmente de un vehículo]
Example: Be careful with winding down the window as it may ruin your hair!.» window-based = basado en ventanas.
Example: The user of window-based environments is likely to increase, especially in application to CD-ROM.» window box = jardinera.
Example: He examines Pliny's use of the word imago and notes that Pliny is not talking about paintings but window boxes.» window cleaner = limpiacristales, limpiador de ventanas, limpiavidrios.
Example: The most favorite equipment of any window cleaner is the squeegee.» window cleaner = limpiacristales, limpiavidrios.
Example: You can make a great all-purpose, natural window cleaner using ingredients from your cupboard like vinegar and liquid soap.» window-dresser = escaparatista.
Example: The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.» window dressing = para atraer al cliente, apariencias, escaparatismo.
Example: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.» window frame = marco de ventana.
Example: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat.» window frame = marco de la ventana.
Example: Architraves serve as a trim around door frames and windows, their prime purpose being to hide the gap between the wall and the door jamb or window frame.» window ledge = repisa de la ventana, alféizar.
Example: It is better to put books in laundry baskets on window ledges and on pavements than to take them away from the public completely or to make them available only for restricted periods.» windowless = sin ventana(s).
Example: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.» window of opportunity = oportunidad.
Example: Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.» window of time = período de tiempo.
Example: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.» window on/to the world = ventana al mundo.
Example: In a less pragmatic and visionary sense, the opportunities presented by system membership enable local libraries to become more completely that window to the world that is the ultimate goal of library service.» window pane = cristal, hoja de cristal, luna.
Example: Before glass was invented, people in China used thin paper as window panes.» window seat = asiento junto a la ventana.
Example: She smooth talked her way into a window seat for the 16 hour flight.» window shop = ir a ver escaparates, ir a mirar escaparates, ir de escaparates, mirar escaparates, ir the tiendas.
Example: You have to visit Venice, even if, like me, you can only afford to window shop.» window-sill = repisa de la ventana.
Example: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.» window wiper = limpiaparabrisas.
Example: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.» wind up + the window = subir la ventana. [Generalmente de un vehículo]
Example: Once he'd finished talking, he wound up the window and appeared to be ready to move on.