Aguate in english
Aguate
pronunciation: ɑgweɪt part of speech: none
pronunciation: ɑgweɪt part of speech: none
In gestures
aguar = put + a damper on.
Example: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.more:
» aguar la fiesta = put + a damper on ; rain on + Posesivo + parade .
Example: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas. Example: She was looking forward to going camping but her mum rained on her parade when she told her she couldn't go = A ella le hacía ilusión ir de camping, pero su madre le aguó la fiesta cuando le dijo que no podía ir.» aguarle los planes = put + a spoke in + Posesivo + wheel ; scupper + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans .
Example: Again, she too could be just as corrupt as the others, but I have a sneaky feeling that she cheesed someone off, and they decided to put a spoke in her wheel. Example: She decided to take an early maternity leave to begin writing her novel but, on the night of her leaving party, her waters broke, scuppering her plans. Example: She is very angry that a civil lawsuit filed against her has ruined her plans of leaving in August, when her probation ends.» aguarlo todo = throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works ; gum up + the works .
Example: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works. Example: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa. Example: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water. Example: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer. Example: In his weekly address, the president criticizes Republicans for trying to 'gum up the works' on implementation of the law.