Uva in english
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
uva1 = grape.
Example: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.more:
» azúcar de uva = grape-sugar .
Example: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.» cultivo de la uva = grape growing .
Example: This article evaluates the wine journals of the world with the exception of those devoted to the discussion of grape growing or technical aspects of wine making.» dar las uvas = wait (for) + an eternity .
Example: If we wait for our useless, do-nothing elected officials to fix the problem, we'll have to wait for an eternity.» de mala uva = stroppy [stroppier -comp., stroppiest -sup.] ; in a strop ; shirty [shirtier -comp., shirtiest -sup.,] .
Example: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her. Example: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?. Example: I'm at a shirty tiredness level where some chicken & then a good nap is preferable over sex.» de uvas a brevas = once in a blue moon .
Example: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.» de uvas a peras = once in a blue moon .
Example: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.» estar de mala uva = be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in an awful mood ; be in a shitty mood ; be in a filthy mood .
Example: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Example: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Example: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood. Example: I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason. Example: Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.» hasta que + Pronombre + dar + las uvas = until/till the cows come home ; until/till hell freezes over .
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: But while he detested abolitionism, he passionately loved the Union and felt even greater hatred toward secessionists, vowing to 'fight them till hell freezes over'.» las uvas están verdes = sour grapes .
Example: Yet the cynical judgment of 'sour grapes' is often passed on a preference adjustment that is prompted by coming to believe that some alternative is no longer feasible.» pisar uvas = tread + grapes .
Example: The article 'Treading the grapes: The CD-ROM experience' is a report of an informal discussion of CD-ROM networking issues.» racimo de uvas = bunch of grapes .
Example: This organisational structure is compared to a bunch of grapes: each unit has a specific temporary task to perform and, when the task is completed, the group working on a specific project returns to their primary jobs.» recogedor de uvas = grape picker .
Example: Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.» tener las uvas contadas = days + be + numbered ; be doomed ; be dead meat ; the (hand)writing + be + on the wall [El uso de handwriting en lugar de writing es menos frecuente] ; be a dead man/woman (walking) .
Example: The day of the stand-alone library is numbered, and the day of the stand-alone end-user is yet to come. Example: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today). Example: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy. Example: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries. Example: Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.» uva inmadura = unripe grape .
Example: It's clear that to blend together unripe grapes and over-ripe grapes doesn't result in a balanced wine.UVA (ultravioleta A)2 = UVA (ultraviolet A).
Example: The three types of UV rays are ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB), and ultraviolet C (UVC).more:
» rayo UVA = UVA ray .
Example: Perhaps I should have been wearing one of those wristbands that monitor harmful UVA and UVB rays.