Castaña in english
Chestnut
pronunciation: tʃesnət part of speech: noun
pronunciation: tʃesnət part of speech: noun
In gestures
castaña = chestnut.
Example: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.more:
» castaña caliente = roast chestnut .
Example: There will be mince pies, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and Christmas music as well as a Christmas hamper raffle and tombola.» castaña de Indias = horse chestnut ; conker .
Example: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider horse chestnut; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences. Example: Someone told me today that because squirrels are storing conkers for their winter hibernation we are going to get a hard winter.» castañas glaseadas = marron glacé .
Example: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.» juego de las castañas = conkers .
Example: Conkers is a game which has been played every autumn for generations but nowadays fewer children are playing it.» sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess ; pick up + the pieces .
Example: The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created. Example: The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.» sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire .
Example: And there have actually been some pretty funny allusions to Baker pulling our chestnuts out the fire.castaño2 = maroon ; coppery ; chestnut brown.
Example: With its purchase the newspaper staff took on 99% of the press work required to print the 'Maroon and White' newspaper.Example: My car was filled with a faint coppery smell that reminded me of blood.Example: She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.more:
» caballo castaño = bay horse .
Example: Tall and massively built, with a large belly, he was riding a bay horse and leading a mule loaded with his baggage.» castaño claro = light brown .
Example: I wish my hair and my eyes were light brown like yours.» castaño rojizo = auburn .
Example: For people unaware of colours, auburn is a reddish-brown colour (usually in reference to hair) whereas tawny is more of an orange-brown or yellow-brown colour.» de color castaño = chestnut brown .
Example: She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.» marrón castaño = chestnut brown .
Example: She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.» ojos castaños = chestnut eyes .
Example: We were having a great time, just stood there at the bus stop, me and the girl with the chestnut eyes.