Camisa in english
pronunciation: ʃɜrt part of speech: noun
camisa = shirt.
Example: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.more:
» apostarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket] ; strait waistcoat .
Example: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares. Example: He couldn't get free from the strait waistcoat that kept him restrained.» camisa de mangas largas = long-sleeved shirt .
Example: He wore a long-sleeved shirt the first time, so no one saw his tats.» en mangas de camisa = in + Posesivo + short-sleeves .
Example: In any event, he ended up on the shoulder of the Connecticut Turnpike, 1200 miles from home, shivering in his short-sleeves.» jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» manga de camisa = short sleeve .
Example: Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.» mangas de camisa = shirt-sleeve .
Example: These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products.» meterse en camisa de once varas = open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get into + a jam ; get into + a fix ; get into + a pickle ; bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew ; get into + hot water ; get into + trouble ; cut + a fat hog .
Example: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Example: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Example: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Example: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Example: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Example: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew. Example: He has got into hot water for mentioning an unmentionable truth: some people are not very bright. Example: Parents who keep tabs on their children are less likely to see them get into trouble or use drugs and alcohol. Example: You, however, are more than welcome to head for Kasab to immediately engage the enemy and 'cut a fat hog'.» meterse en camisas de once varas = get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess .
Example: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.» meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt .
Example: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.» perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt .
Example: Some have said, 'Don't sell your house at auction..you'll lose your shirt!'.» planchar una camisa = iron + a shirt .
Example: The fact is a lot of grown men don't know how to iron a shirt.» remangarse la camisa = roll up + Posesivo + sleeves .
Example: The people from Afghanistan have decided to roll up their sleeves and start the Herculean task of the reconstruction of the national heritage.» sin camisa = shirtless .
Example: He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.» sudar la camisa = sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; work up + a lather ; work up + a sweat ; work + Posesivo + tail off ; work + Posesivo + ass off ; work + Posesivo + arse off ; work + Posesivo + proverbials off .
Example: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good. Example: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour. Example: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd. Example: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather. Example: You can work up a sweat in a swimming pool just as quickly as you can in a gym. Example: A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. Example: What do you think of a woman expecting a baby working her ass off supporting a sorry ass man that will not work?. Example: She did what she could and worked her arse off to complete her assignment not only on time but to the best of her abilities. Example: To his credit, he's worked his proverbials off since he realised that reaching the 'Promised Land' was not just a daydream.