Cuneta in english
Ditch
pronunciation: dɪtʃ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dɪtʃ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cuneta = ditch ; drainage ditch ; gutter ; culvert ; road(side) ditch.
Example: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.Example: It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.Example: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.Example: This publication reviews the literature on the effect of culverts on migrating indigenous and exotic freshwater fish.Example: A man was badly injured after he dozed off and drove his motorbike into a roadside ditch early this morning.more:
» cuneta de la carretera = road(side) ditch .
Example: A man was badly injured after he dozed off and drove his motorbike into a roadside ditch early this morning.» cuneta del camino = road(side) ditch .
Example: A man was badly injured after he dozed off and drove his motorbike into a roadside ditch early this morning.» dejar en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; ditch ; leave + Alguien + stranded ; leave + Nombre + high and dry ; be left out on a limb ; pull + the rug out from under (+ Posesivo + feet) ; pull + the carpet out from under (+ Posesivo + feet) .
Example: 'Will libraries be left in the lurch when publishers market directly to end users?' = "¿Dejarán las editoriales a las bibliotecas plantadas cuando empiecen a tratar directamente con los usuarios finales?. Example: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad. Example: Her worst fears become a reality after their car crashes into a ravine, leaving them stranded in the desert struggling to survive. Example: The argument can be made that if a librarian decides not to convert all the library's holdings to machine-readable format, the library user is not left high and dry. Example: But Mao was left out on a limb and 'deeply frustrated' when, despite his urging to fight on, Pakistan suddenly accepted a ceasefire before the expiry of China's deadline. Example: These institutions are like meat grinders, they lure you in with cheap wine and cheese and then pull the rug out from under you once you get there. Example: When they began I thought my world had ended, like someone had pulled the carpet out from under me, and the ground wasn't steady anymore.