Manga in english
pronunciation: sliv part of speech: noun
manga1 = sleeve.
Example: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.more:
» a buenas horas mangas verdes = close/lock/shut the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted ; no use crying over spilt/spilled milk .
Example: The drought assistance plan announced today is rather like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Example: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.» camisa de mangas largas = long-sleeved shirt .
Example: He wore a long-sleeved shirt the first time, so no one saw his tats.» camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt] .
Example: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.» de mangas cortas = short-sleeved .
Example: This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.» de mangas largas = long-sleeved ; long-sleeve .
Example: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?. Example: It can get a little chilly during your visit, so warm up with this comfortable long-sleeve pullover.» 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.» estar manga por hombro = be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess .
Example: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years. Example: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.» hacer un corte de mangas = give + Alguien + the (middle) finger ; flip + Alguien + the bird ; flip + Alguien + off ; put + a finger up to [Mostrando el dedo medio en el aire con la mano hacia arriba] .
Example: So many images of celebrities giving the middle finger have clearly been Photoshopped but this one, by gum, has not!. Example: Man moves in next door to ex-wife and puts up a statue flipping her the bird. Example: Today, on my way to class to take my final exam a lady almost ran me off the road -- I got pissed, honked my horn and flipped her off. Example: Let's break the rules, let's put a finger up to the establishment and do something wrong.» manga de camisa = short sleeve .
Example: Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.» manga de mariposa = butterfly net .
Example: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.» manga por hombro = topsy-turvy ; in shambles ; upside down ; all over the place ; pell-mell ; cratering .
Example: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own. Example: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Example: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. Example: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy. Example: After the torrential rains, streets had become canals, furniture was piled pell-mell outside homes, bridges were swept away, and highways were blocked by tree trunks and overturned trucks. Example: Obama inherited a cratering economy while Trump an economy running on all cylinders.» 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.» más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; knucklehead .
Example: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Example: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything. Example: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day. Example: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.» más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush .
Example: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.» más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; knucklehead .
Example: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Example: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything. Example: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day. Example: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.» poner todo manga por hombro = turn + everything upside down .
Example: The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.» primera manga = first leg ; away game ; away match .
Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6. Example: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order. Example: Taking part in away matches meant there were often long periods spent in a car travelling to the opponents' ground.» segunda manga = second leg .
Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.» sin mangas = sleeveless .
Example: It is odd that she was the only person in that huge room on that cold night who was sleeveless.» tener manga ancha con = be too lenient with .
Example: The reason violent crime continues to plague us is that our criminal justice system is far too lenient with criminals.» tener un as bajo al manga = have + a card up + Posesivo + sleeve .
Example: He had a gut feeling that Devorah had a card up her sleeve and was just waiting until the right moment to play it.» tener un as bajo la manga = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve .
Example: He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.Manga2 = Manga.
Example: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons).mangar = swipe ; nick ; pinch.
Example: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.Example: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Example: I can't imagine how you must have felt, and I sincerely hope that the rotten sod who pinched it gets caught.