Puro in english
Pure
pronunciation: pjʊr part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: pjʊr part of speech: adjective
In gestures
puro1 = cigar.
Example: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.more:
» caja de puros = cigar box .
Example: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.» cigarro puro = cigar .
Example: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.» meterle un puro a Alguien = throw + the book at .
Example: I hope they throw the book at him, as anybody should be able to go anywhere they want without getting attacked.puro2 = pure ; stark ; unmixed ; naked ; raw ; sheer ; stainless ; chaste.
Example: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.Example: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Example: But the next Oxford catalog, published in 1620, represented an unmixed finding catalog, consisting of one alphabetical listing of all the books in the library irrespective of their arrangement on the shelves.Example: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.Example: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Example: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.Example: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Example: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.more:
» ciencias puras = pure sciences .
Example: The candidates selected represent a wide range of disciplines from the pure sciences to the Arts.» color puro = true colour .
Example: True colors are the outstanding feature of his work.» de pura cepa = pure-blood ; true-blood .
Example: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry. Example: To be sure, Jesus himself was a true-blood descendant of Abraham, and His genealogy is important for theological reasons.» de pura desesperación = in sheer desperation .
Example: In sheer desperation, he broke away from the two policemen who claimed to be protecting him and ran to the squad car, begging for protection.» de pura raza = pure-blood ; purebred ; pedigreed .
Example: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry. Example: Today the term we prefer to 'purebred' is 'pedigreed' as lineage can only be traced back to a certain point in time and record and thus pedigreed may be the more accurate term. Example: Today the term we prefer to 'purebred' is 'pedigreed' as lineage can only be traced back to a certain point in time and record and thus pedigreed may be the more accurate term.» de pura sangre = pure-blood ; true-blood ; purebred .
Example: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry. Example: To be sure, Jesus himself was a true-blood descendant of Abraham, and His genealogy is important for theological reasons. Example: Today the term we prefer to 'purebred' is 'pedigreed' as lineage can only be traced back to a certain point in time and record and thus pedigreed may be the more accurate term.» de raza pura = purebred ; pedigreed .
Example: Today the term we prefer to 'purebred' is 'pedigreed' as lineage can only be traced back to a certain point in time and record and thus pedigreed may be the more accurate term. Example: Today the term we prefer to 'purebred' is 'pedigreed' as lineage can only be traced back to a certain point in time and record and thus pedigreed may be the more accurate term.» la pura verdad = the plain truth ; the plain fact .
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire. Example: The plain fact is that javelin throwing by itself is too destructive to the body to allow an endless amount of throws.» notación pura = pure notation [Notación que usa sólo un tipo de símbolos (letras, números, etc.)] .
Example: A pure notation is a notation that uses only one kind of symbol, for example, letters or numbers.» perro de raza pura = pedigreed dog .
Example: Pedigreed dogs are not always better than normally bred dogs, and can have serious health disorders as the result of inbreeding.» por (pura) curiosidad = (just) out of interest ; (just) as a mater of interest ; (just) out of (sheer) curiosity ; (just) for the sake of curiosity ; (just) for curiosity's sake .
Example: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. Example: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth. Example: Scientists collect knowledge partly because they want to improve the world, but often just out of curiosity. Example: There are the curious people who like anything that is out of the ordinary just for the sake of curiosity. Example: If you find one that you like, I'd love for you to show me sometime, just for curiosity's sake.» por pura diversión = for kicks ; just for a laugh ; just for laughs ; just for fun ; just for kicks (and giggles) ; just for the fun of it .
Example: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Example: And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh. Example: My guess is the guy who did it had a sense of humor and probably did it just for laughs. Example: We mostly did it just for fun, we never thought about doing it for anything else. Example: The boys, aged 14 to 18 at the time, said they were high and they did it just for kicks. Example: Do you often sing or whistle just for the fun of it?.» por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for fun ; just for a laugh ; just for laughs ; just for fun ; just for kicks (and giggles) ; just for the fun of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source -- to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por pura diversión). Example: And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh. Example: My guess is the guy who did it had a sense of humor and probably did it just for laughs. Example: We mostly did it just for fun, we never thought about doing it for anything else. Example: The boys, aged 14 to 18 at the time, said they were high and they did it just for kicks. Example: Do you often sing or whistle just for the fun of it?. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» pura lana = pure wool .
Example: Made from 100% pure wool, not only will this feel soft, but it will keep its shape for years to come.» pura lana virgen = pure new wool .
Example: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.» pura palabrería = just hot air .
Example: We can complain about politics, politicians and our country's downward spiral, but our words are just hot air if we are not informed.» pura raza = blood horse ; thoroughbred ; purebred ; purebreed .
Example: Noble descent was as evident in him as in a blood horse. Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Catalog editing with Carlyle's 'CATIE': a thoroughbred or a workhorse?'. Example: It's estimated over 30% of canines being adopted are purebreds. Example: According to many studies, 25 - 30% of the dogs in shelters are purebreeds.» pura realidad, la = stark reality, the .
Example: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.» pura sangre = thoroughbred ; blood horse ; purebred ; purebreed .
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Catalog editing with Carlyle's 'CATIE': a thoroughbred or a workhorse?'. Example: Noble descent was as evident in him as in a blood horse. Example: It's estimated over 30% of canines being adopted are purebreds. Example: According to many studies, 25 - 30% of the dogs in shelters are purebreeds.» pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la ; pure truth, the ; bald truth, the .
Example: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth. Example: But the pure truth can only be perceived by discerning it from falsehood. Example: Prince Harry, known for taking swipes at his brother Prince William's receding hairline, is facing the bald truth that his ginger locks are also thinning.» puro de corazón = pure of heart .
Example: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.» puro nervio = live wire [Dicho de una persona] .
Example: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.» puro y duro = unvarnished .
Example: He presents us with an unvarnished look at their fanaticism.» respirar aire puro = take in + fresh air .
Example: Throughout history, school recess has been promoted as a time for children to take in fresh air and release their pent-up energy.» salir puro = come away + pure .
Example: I think you have the right to say what you want, but you can't cozy up with violence mongers and come away pure = Creo que tienes derecho a decir lo que quieras, pero no puedes congraciarte con incitadores de la violencia y salir puro.» ser puro nervio = be a (real) ball of fire ; be a real fireball .
Example: Lola was a ball of fire when she was on her game -- she could do the work of ten people. Example: She was a real fireball, a person of big, sparky energy.» ser un (mero/puro) formalismo = be (just) a formality .
Example: Letters of resignation are just a formality, and not even required in many companies (in my part of the world at least).» ser un (mero/puro) trámite = be (just) a formality .
Example: Letters of resignation are just a formality, and not even required in many companies (in my part of the world at least).