Cuatro in english
pronunciation: fɔr part of speech: noun, adjective
cuatro (4) = four (4).
Example: Four situations may arise which will need careful consideration.more:
» a cuatro aguas = hipped .
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.» a cuatro patas = on all fours ; on four legs .
Example: Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours. Example: Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.» andar a cuatro patas = walk on + four legs ; walk on + all fours ; crawl .
Example: Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals. Example: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step. Example: Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls.» anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops ; trumpet .
Example: But it was too much for him; for instead of shouting it from the rooftops, he simply went home, thinking and marveling about what had taken place. Example: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.» apenas cuatro gatos = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people .
Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Example: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness. Example: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.» apenas cuatro pelagatos = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; only a handful of people .
Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Example: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Example: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.» cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed .
Example: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.» coche cuatro por cuatro = four-wheel-drive car .
Example: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.» como dos y dos son cuatro = as sure as eggs is eggs .
Example: You know the kind of thing: if you put your hand in the fire then, as sure as eggs is eggs, your hand will get burnt.» comprar por cuatro duros = buy + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.» comprar por cuatro perras = buy + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.» con cuatro caras = four-sided .
Example: Because of the high cost of constructing a four-sided free standing shed, some clients prefer to have a lean-to shed attached to their home.» con cuatro costados = four-sided .
Example: Because of the high cost of constructing a four-sided free standing shed, some clients prefer to have a lean-to shed attached to their home.» con cuatro patas = four-legged .
Example: The first four-legged fossil snake ever found is forcing scientists to rethink how snakes evolved from lizards.» con cuatro puertas = four-door .
Example: He was wearing a round-neck sweater and dark trousers and is believed to have been driving a small, four-door car.» conocer cuatro cosas sobre = know + a thing or two about .
Example: But give credit where credit is due, Berger knows a thing or two about farming.» conseguir por cuatro duros = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» conseguir por cuatro perras = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» cuatro de julio, el = Fourth of July, the .
Example: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.» cuatro gatos = four men and a dog ; four nobodies .
Example: But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog. Example: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.» cuatro ojos = four eyes [Forma humorística de referirse a una persona que usa gafas] .
Example: Lots of people also called me 'four eyes' but that is just as common as muck and most people that wore glasses were called this.» cuatro pelagatos = four men and a dog ; four nobodies .
Example: But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog. Example: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.» cuatro por cuatro = 4WD ; four-wheel-drive car ; four wheel drive .
Example: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies. Example: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars. Example: It is now a well known and established fact that four wheel drives are meant for off-road activities.» cuatro quintos = four-fifths .
Example: Four-fifths of all moonlighters were men.» cuatro veces = four times .
Example: These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.» cuatro veces mayor = fourfold .
Example: By the end of June 1980, Adviceline had attracted 289 enquiries, a fourfold increase on the number of enquiries originating from the same area in the corresponding period the year before.» cuatro verdades = home truth .
Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.» cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth .
Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.» decirle a Alguien cuatro cosas = tell + Nombre + a thing or two .
Example: Evelin should have told her a thing or two about manners.» de cuatro caras = four-sided .
Example: Because of the high cost of constructing a four-sided free standing shed, some clients prefer to have a lean-to shed attached to their home.» de cuatro costados = four-sided .
Example: Because of the high cost of constructing a four-sided free standing shed, some clients prefer to have a lean-to shed attached to their home.» de cuatro días de duración = four-day .
Example: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.» de cuatro estrellas = four-star .
Example: This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.» de cuatro patas = four-legged .
Example: The first four-legged fossil snake ever found is forcing scientists to rethink how snakes evolved from lizards.» de cuatro puertas = four-door .
Example: He was wearing a round-neck sweater and dark trousers and is believed to have been driving a small, four-door car.» enas cuatro pelagatos = hardly a soul .
Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.» en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner .
Example: The new catalog is conceived of on a quadraplaner data structure; that is, the idea that there are four levels of data elements that we are collecting to form a catalog record.» en cuatro palabras = in a nutshell ; in a few words .
Example: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Example: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.» entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon .
Example: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.» estar a cuatro pasos = be just a hop away ; be just a hop and a skip away .
Example: London is just a hop away, and is one of the best cities for fun, theatre, nightlife, and many other things. Example: Formentera is a hop and a skip from hedonistic Ibiza and the destination for my week of bliss.» grupo de cuatro = foursome .
Example: It marked the first time the band have appeared on television as a foursome.» ochenta y cuatro = eighty four .
Example: Eighty-four percent of the users felt that the reference librarian had pinpointed their needs very well.» perder por los cuatro costados = leak like + a sieve .
Example: It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.» por cuatro perras = for a pittance .
Example: They trucks had sat gathering dust ever since, but have now been flogged off for a pittance to a second-hand dealer = Desde entonces los camiones han estado allí muertos de risa, pero ahora se han podido deshacer de ellos vendiéndoselos por cuatro perras a un compraventa de artículos de segunda mano.» por cuatro reales = for a pittance .
Example: They trucks had sat gathering dust ever since, but have now been flogged off for a pittance to a second-hand dealer = Desde entonces los camiones han estado allí muertos de risa, pero ahora se han podido deshacer de ellos vendiéndoselos por cuatro perras a un compraventa de artículos de segunda mano.» proclamar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops .
Example: But it was too much for him; for instead of shouting it from the rooftops, he simply went home, thinking and marveling about what had taken place.» sábana de cuatro picos = fitted sheet .
Example: Each set contains one flat sheet, one fitted sheet and two standard pillow cases.» saber cuatro cosas sobre = know + a thing or two about .
Example: But give credit where credit is due, Berger knows a thing or two about farming.» tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof ; hipped roof .
Example: One of the two most popular roof designs, if not the most popular is the hip roof. Example: A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.» trébol de cuatro hojas = four-leaf clover .
Example: Four-leaf clovers are known all around the world for giving the finder good luck and fortune.» uno de cada cuatro = one in four .
Example: Users using English language search engines were found to have only a one in four chance of finding information that is relevant to their search while comparable odds for those using a Spanish language search engine only were one in eight.» veinticuatro = twenty-four (24) .
Example: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.» vender por cuatro duros = sell + Nombre + for a song .
Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now.» vender por cuatro perras = sell + Nombre + for a song ; sell + Nombre + for a pittance .
Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now. Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741.» vender por cuatro reales = sell + Nombre + for a pittance ; sell + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741. Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now.» venderse por cuatro duros = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.» venderse por cuatro perras = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.