Cuba in english
Cuba
pronunciation: kjubə part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kjubə part of speech: noun
In gestures
cuba1 = vat ; trough ; tank.
Example: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Example: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.Example: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.more:
» borracho como una cuba = pissed as a newt ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; pissed to the gills ; pissed to the eyeballs ; pissed as a lord ; sloshed to the gills ; tanked-up .
Example: He's been pissed as a newt all month. Example: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?. Example: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'. Example: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up. Example: You get much more fun out of being merry than getting pissed to the eyeballs, and the hangovers aren't as bad. Example: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Example: Persistent rumor here has it that back when Bush was sloshed to the gills every day, he was a very, very mean drunk. Example: A tanked-up mob forced their way into the football grounds and started up the fight.» más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a skunk .
Example: Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time. Example: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels. Example: But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.» ponerse como una cuba = tank up .
Example: This pub is usually crowded with a mainly young and wealthy clientele tanking up before heading to the dance clubs nearby.» tan borracho como una cuba = as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk .
Example: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels. Example: Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time. Example: But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.Cuba2 = Cuba.
Example: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.more:
» de Cuba = Cuban .
Example: Apart from periodical articles, no other types of Cuban documents were found to get worldwide recognition as they are not generally included in the international databases = Se encontró que, aparte de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas, ningún otro tipo de publicación cubana recibe reconocimiento mundial debido a que generalmente no están incluidas en las bases de datos internacionales.