Mojado in english
Wet
pronunciation: wet part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: wet part of speech: adjective
In gestures
mojado = damp ; sodden ; wet ; wetted ; soggy ; drenched ; pappy ; soppy .
Example: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Example: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.Example: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Example: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.Example: To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting -- it's cruel.Example: However, with my cod, the flesh was not firm and rather pappy and tasteless.Example: It was a bit drippy and the bottom bun was getting a bit soppy, the texture of the burger overall was quite perfect.more:
» colgar mojado y dejar secar = drip-dry [Generalmente usado para prendas que se deforman al secarlas en la secadora] .
Example: You'll need to clean the bottom of your trash bin periodically -- simply rinse it out over your lawn and turn it upside down to drip dry.» con la pólvora mojada = be out of luck .
Example: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.» espalda mojada = wetback [Término derogativo usado en inglés americano para referirse a los mejicanos que cruzan la frontera del Río Grande que separa Méjico de los Estados Unidos] .
Example: Racist slurs, such as 'wetback,' continue to have real tangible social, cultural, and economic consequences.» llover sobre mojado = add + insult to injury ; make + things worse ; it never rains but it pours [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés británico] ; when it rains, it pours [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés americano] .
Example: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Example: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse. Example: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up. Example: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.» mercado mojado = wet market [Nombre con el se conoce genéricamente a los mercados típicos de Asia en los que se vende todo tipo de productos, incluida la carne y el pescado fresco, y en los que los puestos se mantienen limpios enjuagándolo todo con agua y, por consiguiente, el suelo suele estar siempre mojado] .
Example: Hong Kong's wet markets offer a glimpse into the vibrant and timeless world of grocery shopping before the existence of modern supermarkets.» quedar en papel mojado = end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke .
Example: There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke. Example: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.» suelo mojado = wet floor .
Example: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.» toalla mojada = wet towel .
Example: Placing a wet towel at the bottom of a door or window provides no protection against vapors entering a room.mojar = wet ; dab ; damp ; dip ; douse ; dunk.
Example: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.Example: Meanwhile the other man got the ink ready -- it was simply a black oil paint -- and dabbed it over the face of the type when the press was open.Example: Type was thrust deep into roughish paper which had been softened by damping.Example: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.Example: Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or tear gas.Example: A biscuit is porous and, when dunked, capillary action draws the liquid into the interstices between the crumbs.more:
» mojar con la lengua = lick .
Example: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females = Los machos usados como control tardaban más en relacionarse con los cachorros, los lamían un poco más y se acurrucaban menos que las hembras usadas como control.» mojarle la oreja a = knock + spots off + Nombre ; outdo ; outrun ; trump ; outshine ; outclass ; overmatch ; get + one up on ; get + the best of ; outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA] [También escrito out-maneouvre/outmaneuver. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que contienen la secuencia "-oe-" en inglés británico y que se reduce a "-e-" en inglés americano. Pincha en para ver una lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo usado para indicar generalmente que una persona o cosa supera a otra. Pincha en o para ver otras palabras que presentan esta variación en su terminación final según sean del inglés británico o del inglés americano] ; out-think ; outwit ; outsmart [Literalmente significa "ser más listo que". También escrito out-smart. Pincha en para ver una lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo usado para indicar generalmente que una persona o cosa supera a otra] ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA] ; get + the better of ; outmatch ; out-skill .
Example: They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that. Example: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother. Example: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway. Example: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered. Example: She was sensational throughout the competition and outshone her opponents with singing skills that seemed to stretch beyond the talent of a 17 year old. Example: He also laughingly joked about Kelly not being able to outclass him this time. Example: Adams is a lovely and subtle performer, but she is overmatched by her co-star and handicapped by the material = Adams es una artista encantadora y sutil, pero el papel le viene demasiado grande y se ve superada por su compañero de reparto. Example: If you ever do manage to get one up on a narcissist, it is likely to be a hollow victory at best. Example: Sometimes, the emotions we feel can get the best of us, causing us to say or do things we later regret. Example: This will turn out to be just another way for vendors to outmaneuver one another, with the more aggressive periodicals managers thriving at the expense of the others. Example: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets. Example: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Example: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. Example: Radical Islamist extremists have out-spent, out-manoeuvred and out-strategised democracies around the world. Example: With the recent on-field spat between teammates, it is evident that sometimes the intensity of the tournament gets the better of the players. Example: If you're outmatched, out-numbered, out-skilled, you'd better run and live to fight another day. Example: If you're outmatched, out-numbered, out-skilled, you'd better run and live to fight another day.» mojar pan en un huevo pasado por agua = dip + Posesivo + soldiers in a runny/soft-boiled egg [Expresión que se utiliza generalmente con los niños y en la que soldiersson las tostadas de pan de molde cortadas en rebanadas verticales dando la impresión de que son 'soldados' en posición firme] .
Example: Now that we have a little granddaughter she too will know the joys of having her own little egg cup and dipping her soldiers in a soft-boiled egg.» mojarse = get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo ; get + wet ; get + wet [En el sentido sexual referido a los órganos genitales] .
Example: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Example: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves. Example: If the water is clean, and you remove the battery within seconds of the phone getting wet, your chances are about 99%. Example: When you get wet, your vagina is basically preparing for sex and that's why you only get wet when you're turned on.» mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo .
Example: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Example: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.» quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs .
Example: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.» salsa para mojar = dip ; dipping sauce .
Example: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips. Example: Croquettes are often served as fingerfood with a dipping sauce.