Aire in english
pronunciation: er part of speech: noun
aire = air.
Example: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.more:
» actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity .
Example: The Belgian countryside is relatively unspoilt and as a visitor you will have the opportunity to take part in various outdoor activities.» actuar a + Posesivo + aire = let it all hang out .
Example: In the mid-sixties, flowing hair and beards and hirsuteness in general became a vogue for the dissident young who wanted to 'let it all hang out'.» agitar los puños en el aire = wave + Posesivo + fists in the air .
Example: Seething with anger, hundreds of people yesterday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice.» aire acondicionado = air-conditioning ; air con [Abreviatura de air-conditioning] .
Example: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning. Example: Nice hotel but no air con in restaurant and very stony beach.» aire a presión = air pressure .
Example: Air pressure created by means of a foot pump or compressor is used to remove the milk from the can to a 16-litre stainless steel storage tank.» aire ártico = arctic air .
Example: Another blast of arctic air is headed this way from the Canadian interior -- and is threatening to push the mercury even lower this weekend.» aire caliente = hot air .
Example: These methods include the use of hot air, steam, and heaters.» aire cargado = fug .
Example: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.» aire comprimido = compressed air .
Example: Is it a good idea to use compressed air to blow dirt off clothing or work surfaces?.» aire del ártico = arctic air .
Example: Another blast of arctic air is headed this way from the Canadian interior -- and is threatening to push the mercury even lower this weekend.» aire del mar = sea air .
Example: Some scientists claim that sea air has health benefits which range from better circulation to improve moods.» aire de optimismo = air of optimism .
Example: In San Francisco, the hotel occupancy rate is up, the room rates are higher, and there is an air of optimism about tourism.» aire de santidad = air of sanctity .
Example: The Cathedral has an air of sanctity about it, and, at least during finals, a lot of prayers probably get said there = La Catedral tiene un cierto aire de santidad y, al menos durante los exámenes finales, muchas plegarias se escuchan en ella.» aire de suficiencia = smugness ; superiority .
Example: However, his smugness drives me crazy. Example: Fundamental decisions about the superiority of one retrieval technique over another are made solely on the basis of these measures.» aire de superioridad = condescension ; attitude of superiority .
Example: The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting. Example: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.» aire enrarecido = thin air .
Example: The turbine engines shrieked as they fought to maintain lift in the thin air, while the fuselage groaned in accompaniment.» aire fresco = fresh air .
Example: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.» aire libre, el = great outdoors, the .
Example: She also has a passion for travel, nature and the great outdoors, so you've got to be active if you want to get in her good books.» aire puro = fresh air .
Example: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.» aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; seas of change, the .
Example: The author of the article 'Exciting times - another view of how the LA responded to the wind of change' was President of the Library Association in 1962. Example: The article 'The seas of change: new sources for company information' briefly describes two new company information data bases.» aires de grandeza = airs and graces .
Example: How dare you, a woman who is little more than a peasant by birth herself, don your airs and graces and presume to tell me what I should or shouldn't do = Cómo te atreves, una mujer que es poco más que una campesina de nacimiento, asumir aires de superioridad y tener la osadía de decirme lo que debo o no hacer.» aires de superioridad = airs and graces .
Example: How dare you, a woman who is little more than a peasant by birth herself, don your airs and graces and presume to tell me what I should or shouldn't do = Cómo te atreves, una mujer que es poco más que una campesina de nacimiento, asumir aires de superioridad y tener la osadía de decirme lo que debo o no hacer.» aire viciado = fug .
Example: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.» al aire libre = open-air ; outdoors ; in the open ; out of doors ; in the open air ; out in the open air ; in the great outdoors .
Example: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces. Example: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies. Example: As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey out in the open. Example: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Example: Over 700000 Mozambican children are currently studying in the open air, deprived of minimal conditions for learning. Example: Why does a hard biscuit become soft when left out in the open air but soft bread becomes hard when left out in the open air?. Example: We spend our free time together, walking and camping and building fires, playing outdoor games and chopping stuff up in the great outdoors.» alejarse con aire despreocupado = saunter away .
Example: Then, with a smile and a kiss, she rose up and sauntered away with her ferine friend in tow.» alimentarse del aire = feed on + air .
Example: Lichens are not parasitical, but instead feed on air, dust and ambient moisture.» amante del aire libre = fresh-air fiend ; outdoor-oriented ; outdoorsy .
Example: He is such a fresh-air fiend he nearly panics if there is no window to be opened. Example: She learned to swim, canoe, and waterski at her family's lake house and began attending outdoor-oriented summer camp at the age of 8. Example: For outdoorsy kids, give them a gift that will keep them active outdoors like sports equipment, outdoor games and camping gear.» amante de las actividades al aire libre = outdoor-oriented ; fresh-air fiend ; outdoorsy .
Example: She learned to swim, canoe, and waterski at her family's lake house and began attending outdoor-oriented summer camp at the age of 8. Example: He is such a fresh-air fiend he nearly panics if there is no window to be opened. Example: For outdoorsy kids, give them a gift that will keep them active outdoors like sports equipment, outdoor games and camping gear.» amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast .
Example: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.» aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner .
Example: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.» aparato de aire acondiconado = air conditioning unit .
Example: Law officers say they need help stemming the rampant theft of copper from air conditioning units and farm irrigation systems.» a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight .
Example: The exhibition organized to mark the occasion was titled 'Rummage to your heart's content'. Example: She wore fairy wings & jumped to her heart's delight on the trampoline.» arma de aire comprimido = air gun .
Example: Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.» besarse al aire = air kiss .
Example: Interestingly, one of the benefits of air-kissing is that it prevents messing up one's make-up.» beso al aire = air kiss .
Example: They greeted each other with an embrace, two air kisses and a knowing nod -- there was clearly mutual respect, mutual admiration, between them.» bocanada de aire = gust of wind ; blast .
Example: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room. Example: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Victoria overnight and into the day in a wintry blast that has felled trees and damaged homes.» bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat .
Example: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere. Example: The gusts of hot air are unrelenting, diligently carrying fine particles of sand into every crevice in your body. Example: As the train left the station, the clusters of palm trees receded and the approaching desert emitted gusts of heat that seared one's face.» bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air .
Example: I had the chance to first use the Internet in 1992, and immediately I felt a great breath of fresh air, from the very first day when I succeeded in obtaining messages from a 'listserv'.» bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag] .
Example: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.» bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air .
Example: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.» bomba de aire = air pump .
Example: More than 350 years ago the very first air pump changed how science was done.» boquilla del aire = air nozzle .
Example: When this sleeping pad has not been used for a long time it will need some help to self-inflate and only takes a few blows through the air nozzles to get it to self-inflate fully the next time you use it.» Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires .
Example: This year the conference is in Berlin, followed by Buenos Aires (2004), Oslo (2005), Seoul (2006) and Durban (2007).» calentador de aire = air heater .
Example: The solar air heater is a simple device for catching some of the sun's energy to heat a home.» calidad del aire = air quality .
Example: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States.» cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new .
Example: After spending 7 years of our lives at this establishment, we will move on to pastures new and begin our journeys into the vast abyss of real life.» cambiar de aires = change + scenery ; make + a move .
Example: Occasionally staff may feel a need to change scenery to revitalize and move forward. Example: Being 26 and with no major ties in the UK, I thought it was a good time to make a move abroad.» cambio de aires = change of air and scene ; change of scenery ; change of air ; change of scene ; greener pastures [Usado comúnmente en sentido figurado] ; pastures new .
Example: Just what she needed: a change of air and scene to wean her away from her former owners and make her happy. Example: He felt the firm needed a change of scenery and a visible break from the past. Example: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Example: Maybe the penguins needed a change of scene, so they flew to the arctic. Example: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border. Example: Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.» canica al aire = fling .
Example: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.» castillo en el aire = castle in the air .
Example: This is the strongest evidence that his theory is not a castle in the air.» castillos en el aire = wishful thinking .
Example: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.» circulación del aire = air flow ; airflow ; air circulation .
Example: 'I don't know, but there must be some sort of mechanical air flow system that could be installed'. Example: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted. Example: While wicker patio furniture is light, colorful and allows air circulation, it is not naturally weatherproof.» clima de expectación en el aire = air of expectancy .
Example: The people were quite familiar with prophecies of a coming Redeemer and an air of expectancy was everywhere.» coger en el aire = catch + Nombre + in mid-air .
Example: They are expert at chasing small birds through trees and catching them in mid-air.» colchón de aire = air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo .
Example: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc. Example: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses. Example: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.» columna de aire = column of air .
Example: A tornado is a violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, either pendant from a cumuliform cloud or underneath a cumuliform cloud.» comida al aire libre = cookout .
Example: Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.» compresor de aire = air compressor .
Example: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.» con actividades al aire libre = outdoor-oriented ; outdoorsy .
Example: She learned to swim, canoe, and waterski at her family's lake house and began attending outdoor-oriented summer camp at the age of 8. Example: For outdoorsy kids, give them a gift that will keep them active outdoors like sports equipment, outdoor games and camping gear.» con aire acondicionado = air conditioned .
Example: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.» con aire cansado = tiredly ; wearily .
Example: 'Hi Muffin,' he said tiredly. Example: 'Mel,' she said wearily, 'Kass doesn't satisfy the minimum service requirement'.» con aire de culpabilidad = guiltily .
Example: Most people guiltily admit to using their cell phones while driving.» con aire despreocupado = nonchalantly .
Example: She arrived in floods of tears, having been told nonchalantly by her booker to 'skip a few meals' in the run-up to London Fashion Week if she wanted to work.» con aire(s) de superioridad = condescending ; patronising [patronizing, -USA] ; haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.] ; haughtily ; condescendingly ; supercilious ; superciliously ; patronisingly [patronizingly, -USA] .
Example: Now, he's a sore loser and talks to all of us in a threatening, condescending manner = Él es un mal perdedor y nos habla a todos nosotros en un tono amenazador y condescendiente. Example: There has been no change in all the years since, except that librarians have become more understanding and less patronising. Example: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands. Example: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Example: Watching these white male lawyers talk down so condescendingly to is painful. Example: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion. Example: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Example: It was a while before it dawned on me that I was myself a migrant, displaying all the characteristics I so patronisingly observed in others.» conducto de aire = air duct .
Example: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.» conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct .
Example: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.» con el culo al aire = out in the cold .
Example: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.» con falta de aire = out of breath .
Example: It's normal to feel out of breath when you're first starting to run.» construir castillos en el aire = build + castles in the air .
Example: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.» contaminación del aire = air pollution .
Example: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.» contaminante del aire = air pollutant .
Example: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.» contaminar el aire = pollute + the air ; contaminate + the air .
Example: Natural events that pollute the air include forest fires, volcanic eruptions, wind erosion, pollen dispersal, evaporation of organic compounds and natural radioactivity. Example: There are many things in homes that can contaminate the air you breathe.» con un aire de = with an air of .
Example: 'What do you mean by that?' asked Bragge, almost with an air of alarm.» corriente de aire = air current ; draught [draft, -USA] .
Example: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current. Example: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.» corriente de aire frío = cold air draught .
Example: Try to save on heating bills by eliminating cold air draughts from windows and doors.» curtido por la vida al aire libre = weather-beaten ; weathered .
Example: He was the perfect Mexican bandit with his weather-beaten face, and menacing, sardonic smile. Example: Unbeknown to her, the sailor has returned to the village, his weathered face almost unrecognisable.» dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss .
Example: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).» dar puñetazos al aire = punch + the air .
Example: I didn't go to the gym today so I'm just punching the air and jumping on my bed burning calories.» darse aires = strut ; strut + Posesivo + stuff ; swan around ; swan about ; sashay .
Example: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world. Example: Christy likes to strut her stuff in any way possible to get attention. Example: The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head. Example: All she does is swan about, look at herself in the mirror and primp, and go to parties, smile and have a nice time. Example: When I was 29, I met a man with whom I shared the most soul-searing passion -- he sashayed his way into my life at a time when I was ripe for such an experience.» darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo .
Example: They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!. Example: He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.» darse aires de importancia = get on + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: They will get on their high horse and ride roughshod over anything that gets in their way.» darse aires de superioridad = get + uppity ; get + uppish .
Example: People need to accept that they are low lifes and stop getting uppity when someone else makes a joke they can't understand. Example: The professors soon reminded their vice-chancellors if they got uppish that they were only primus inter pares.» darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo .
Example: They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!. Example: He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.» darse un beso al aire = air kiss .
Example: Interestingly, one of the benefits of air-kissing is that it prevents messing up one's make-up.» dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo ; leave + unchecked .
Example: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Example: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.» dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold .
Example: This decision will leave too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc.» dejar secar al aire = air-dry .
Example: We don't have a hair dryer due to me being as bald as a baby's backside and the wife preferring to towel or air-dry her hair.» disparo al aire = random shot .
Example: She was killed by a random shot that blasted through a window hit a plaque on a wall then ricocheted into her body, killing her almost instantly.» dispersado por el aire = wind-blown ; wind-borne .
Example: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil. Example: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen.» dormir con el culo al aire = sleep with no + underwear/undies ; sleep + naked .
Example: I love spying on guys who sleep with no underwear, they're so sweet and they make me drool!. Example: Sleeping naked is not only comfortable, but it regulates your skin temperature, preventing you from waking in the middle of the night.» echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling .
Example: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.» echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling .
Example: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.» echar una cana al aire = one-night stand ; kick up + Posesivo + heels ; kick + Posesivo + heels up ; have + fun ; let + Posesivo + hair down .
Example: The present paper is based on recent research on so-called casual sexual encounters or one-night stands. Example: The country's economy is about to crash and the finance minister is kicking up his heels in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Example: Here they are kicking their heels up at a square dance in Texas. Example: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough. Example: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.» echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats .
Example: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.» echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats .
Example: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.» echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo .
Example: In all three novels, a love-stricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.» Ejército del Aire = Army Air Force ; Air Force .
Example: After serving in the Army Air Force from 1941 to 1947, he joined the Library of Congress as Library Assistant on the Cooperative Acquisitions Project. Example: Nonmilitary personnel in libraries maintained by the Department of Defense, such as those operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, are civil service appointments.» en el aire = in mid-air ; airborne ; on air ; in the air ; aloft .
Example: The railway lines were hanging in mid-air where the embankment had been removed under it. Example: This is nature's way of ensuring the survival of the strongest and it also applies when the birds are airborne. Example: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant. Example: A soccer ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touch line independently on whether the ball is on the ground or in the air. Example: The article 'aloft at last!: 'Operating Agreement' gets off the ground as ALA and its divisions reach compromise' reports on the 108th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA).» enfriado por aire = air-cooled .
Example: Conventional thinking has been that water-cooled chillers are more efficient than air-cooled chillers.» entrada de aire = air intake .
Example: Therefore if you modify the engine on a vehicle you will likely have to change the air intake as well.» escopeta de aire comprimido = air rifle ; pellet rifle ; pellet gun .
Example: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales. Example: Pellet rifles are an excellent way to teach children to hunt or practice hunting for smaller game. Example: A man was charged with violating a city ordinance after police caught him firing a pellet gun at birds in a city park.» espacio al aire libre = outdoor space .
Example: Natural light, natural ventilation and outdoor spaces have been integrated into the operation of the building.» espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can .
Example: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.» estar al aire libre = be out in the open .
Example: Everything is out in the open, including the shower and the toilet! .» estar en el aire = be unaccounted for ; hang in + the balance .
Example: A total of 234354 centenarians are unaccounted for across Japan despite still being registered as alive under the family registry. Example: Now, with her heart broken and her brother's life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence.» filtro de aire = air filter .
Example: Each of the air filters listed below have been tested, rated and reviewed to make shopping for an air filter as easy as breathing fresh air.» filtro del aire = air cleaner .
Example: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).» flotar en el aire = waft .
Example: If we have carrels constructed in the library, they would have to be enclosed, since smoke has a habit of wafting into other areas.» flujo del aire = airflow .
Example: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted.» globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon .
Example: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.» haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement .
Example: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.» haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation .
Example: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.» hablar con aire(s) de superioridad a = talk down to .
Example: Watching these white male lawyers talk down so condescendingly to her is painful.» hacer castillos en el aire = build + castles in the air .
Example: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.» hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air .
Example: I should imagine that each time a book was removed from its shelf a cloud of dust would choke the air.» hacer saltar por los aires = blow + Nombre + sky high .
Example: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.» hacer volar por los aires = blow + Nombre + sky high .
Example: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.» índice de calidad del aire = air quality index .
Example: With the help of the air quality index, the concentrations of different pollutants are divided into five categories, from good to very poor.» índice de concentración de polen (en el aire) = pollen count ; pollen index .
Example: Pollen counts are set to soar across southern England over the coming days. Example: Most local television stations will post the pollen indexes for the day, but most people simply tune out or ignore the scientific numbers.» industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the .
Example: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.» invasión por aire = air invasion .
Example: It will be difficult for an air invasion because the Russian air defense system is considered the best air defense system in the world.» ir a + Posesivo + aire = let it all hang out .
Example: In the mid-sixties, flowing hair and beards and hirsuteness in general became a vogue for the dissident young who wanted to 'let it all hang out'.» juego al aire libre = outdoor game .
Example: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.» lanzar al aire = toss into + the air .
Example: The motion of a ball tossed vertically into the air was recorded using a motion detector.» lanzar una moneda al aire = flip + a coin ; toss + a coin .
Example: For example, if you flip a coin 10 times, how many times do you expect it to come up heads?. Example: When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin.» lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can .
Example: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.» levantar castillos en el aire = build + castles in the air .
Example: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.» llevado por el aire = wind-borne .
Example: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen.» llevar por el aire = waft .
Example: If we have carrels constructed in the library, they would have to be enclosed, since smoke has a habit of wafting into other areas.» manguera de aire (comprimido) = air hose .
Example: I was warned at a service station job to never, ever play with an air hose -- blowing a blast of compressed air at someones rear can kill them.» mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend .
Example: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.» mariscal del aire = air marshal .
Example: Each air marshal is authorized to carry a gun and make arrests.» masa de aire = air mass ; mass of air .
Example: The boundary between the two cold air masses is called an occluded front. Example: Such eddies are formed by the sudden uprushing of overheated moist masses of air into the high very cold levels during thunder storms.» mercadillo al aire libre = street market ; open-air market .
Example: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales. Example: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.» mercado al aire libre = street market ; open-air market .
Example: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales. Example: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.» palos al aire = a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess .
Example: He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent. Example: My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000. Example: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.» pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall .
Example: The type of insulation required depends on whether the building has cavity walls or solid walls.» patalear en el aire = kick + Posesivo + feet up in the air .
Example: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.» piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool ; open-air swimming pool ; open-air pool .
Example: Each outdoor pool features a wading pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, a grassy area and shower facilities. Example: One of the centre's main attractions is the 50 meter open-air swimming pool. Example: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.» piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool .
Example: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.» pistola de aire comprimido = air gun .
Example: Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.» presión del aire = air pressure .
Example: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.» purificación del aire = air purification .
Example: One of the measures for preventive conservation in archives, libraries and museums is air purification.» purificador de aire = air purifier .
Example: Americans spend an estimated $250 million annually on air purifiers for their homes.» quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck .
Example: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.» racha de aire = blast .
Example: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Victoria overnight and into the day in a wintry blast that has felled trees and damaged homes.» ráfaga de aire = blast .
Example: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Victoria overnight and into the day in a wintry blast that has felled trees and damaged homes.» refrigerado por aire = air-cooled .
Example: Conventional thinking has been that water-cooled chillers are more efficient than air-cooled chillers.» rejilla para el aire = air vent .
Example: Disk drives should be kept away from windows, air and heating vents and similar sources of air-borne contamination.» respirar aire fresco = take in + fresh air .
Example: Throughout history, school recess has been promoted as a time for children to take in fresh air and release their pent-up energy.» respirar aire puro = take in + fresh air .
Example: Throughout history, school recess has been promoted as a time for children to take in fresh air and release their pent-up energy.» respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement .
Example: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.» respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation .
Example: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.» rifle de aire comprimido = air rifle ; pellet rifle ; pellet gun .
Example: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales. Example: Pellet rifles are an excellent way to teach children to hunt or practice hunting for smaller game. Example: A man was charged with violating a city ordinance after police caught him firing a pellet gun at birds in a city park.» salida de aire = venting .
Example: The system is designed to burn so efficiently and completely that it eliminates the need for venting.» salir al aire libre = go out in(to) + the open air ; go out in(to) + the fresh air .
Example: I rested for two and a half days, and then set to work again, but without daring to go out into the open air yet. Example: At the end of a workshop, I'm often pooped and the very best thing to do, after a nice cuppa tea, is to go out into the fresh air.» secar al aire = air-dry .
Example: We don't have a hair dryer due to me being as bald as a baby's backside and the wife preferring to towel or air-dry her hair.» sin aire = airless .
Example: The town was the prettiest in Rwanda, wedged between a tall green valley and a lake that shone, silently, like a sea on an airless day.» sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system ; air cooling system .
Example: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain. Example: The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.» soplado por el aire = wind-blown .
Example: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil.» suspender en el aire = hover .
Example: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.» teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre .
Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.» tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned .
Example: All rooms are air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter.» toma de aire = air intake .
Example: Therefore if you modify the engine on a vehicle you will likely have to change the air intake as well.» transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne] .
Example: Computers should be sited so that they are not exposed to dust and other airborne contamination.» transportado por el aire = wind-borne ; wind-blown .
Example: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen. Example: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil.» transportar por aire = airlift .
Example: A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.» tratar con aire(s) de superioridad = condescend .
Example: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.» tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct .
Example: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.» un aire de = an air of ; a whiff of .
Example: The whole business has an air of familiarity because it happens every day. Example: However, there is a whiff of vacuity and misogyny about the whole thing.» una última canica al aire = one last fling .
Example: My boyfriend seems to think it's normal for the guy to have 'one last fling' at his bachelor party -- that's where we completely disagree