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Traduções para homing pigeon no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.home [americ hoʊm, Brit həʊm] SUBST

1.1. home U or C:

home (of person) (dwelling)

casa f

she has a beautiful home esp americ

tiene una casa preciosa

to own one's own home

tener casa propia

haven't you got a home to go to?

¿no te esperan en casa?

these pictures are brought to your homes by satellite

estas imágenes llegan a sus hogares vía satélite

marital home

domicilio m conyugal

1.2. home (of person) U or C (in wider sense):

New York's been my home since I was 12

he vivido en Nueva York desde que tenía 12 años

they made their home in Germany

se establecieron en Alemania

they made their home in Germany

fijaron su residencia en Alemania formal

my family's home is in California

mi familia vive en California

I still think of England as home

para mí Inglaterra sigue siendo mi patria

those little touches that make a house a home

esos pequeños detalles que convierten una casa en un hogar

home sweet home

hogar dulce hogar

there's no place like home

como en casa no se está en ningún sitio

to leave home

irse de casa

have you heard from home?

¿te han escrito de tu casa (or país etc.)?

he lived/worked away from home for a year

vivió/trabajó fuera un año

not only in the Third World, but also much closer to home

no solo en el Tercer Mundo sino también mucho más cerca de nosotros

those remarks were uncomfortably close to home

esos comentarios me (or le etc.) tocaban muy de cerca

a home away from home or Brit a home from home

una segunda casa

home is where the heart is

el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos

home is where he hangs his hat

no tiene raíces en ningún sitio

1.3. home U or C:

home (of person) (family environment)

hogar m

she comes from a good home

es de buena familia

she comes from a good home

se crió en un buen hogar

she made a home for her brothers

fue como una madre para sus hermanos

2.1. home C (of object, group, institution):

Spain is the home of flamenco

España es la tierra del flamenco

the home of the microchip industry

el centro de la industria de los microchips

we're looking for a permanent home for the collection

estamos buscando un lugar para albergar permanentemente la colección

can you find a home for these files somewhere? coloq

a ver si encuentras dónde guardar estos archivos

2.2. home C (of animal, plant):

home BOT, ZOOL

hábitat m

an owl had made its home in the barn

un búho se había instalado en el pajar

3.1. home (in house):

home

en casa

I'll be at home after six

estaré en casa después de las seis

if anybody calls, I'm not at home

si alguien llama, di que no estoy (en casa)

Mrs Jones is at home on Tuesdays

la sra Jones recibe los martes

she works and her husband stays at home

ella trabaja y su marido se ocupa de la casa

he's got problems at home

tiene problemas familiares

what's that when it's at home? coloq

¿y eso con qué se come? coloq

3.2. home (at ease):

sit down, make yourself at home

siéntate y ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa

to feel at home with sb

encontrarse or sentirse a gusto con alguien

I don't feel at home with the new camera yet

todavía no me he hecho a la nueva máquina fotográfica

she's more at home with an electric drill than a sewing machine

está más en lo suyo con un taladro que con una máquina de coser

he's entirely at home in Spanish

habla español con total fluidez

3.3. home (not abroad, in one's country):

his popularity at home

su popularidad en su país

people eat later at home

en mi país se come más tarde

at home and abroad

dentro y fuera del país

at home and abroad

aquí y en el extranjero

3.4. home (on own ground) DESP:

home

en casa

to be/play at home

jugar en casa

Spain is at home to France

España juega en casa contra Francia

4. home C (institution):

children's home

centro m de acogida de menores

children's home

hogar m de niños

old people's home

residencia f de ancianos

dogs' home Brit

perrera f

5.1. home DESP U (the finish):

home

meta f

we're not far from home now

ya nos estamos acercando a la meta

5.2. home DESP C (in baseball) → home plate

II.home [americ hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADV

1.1. home (where one lives):

home come/arrive

a casa

it's time to go home now

ya es hora de irse (or irnos etc.) a casa

I'll be home at five

estaré en casa a las cinco

he's bringing her home

la va a traer a casa

on the way home

de camino a casa

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a casa

to send sb home

mandar a alguien a casa

I had to send home for some dry clothes

tuve que mandar buscar ropa seca a casa

I haven't written home yet

todavía no he escrito a (mi) casa

nothing to write home about

nada del otro mundo

nothing to write home about

nada del otro jueves coloq

1.2. home (from abroad):

we've already booked our passage home

ya hemos reservado nuestro pasaje de vuelta

to come home from abroad

volver del extranjero

Yankees/Reds go home

yanquis/rojos fuera (de aquí)

Yankees/Reds go home

yanquis/rojos go home

the folks back home americ

la familia

2.1. home (to the finish) DESP:

the first horse/runner home

el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta

2.2. home (successful):

once they agree terms we'll be more or less home

una vez que hayan aceptado las condiciones, el trato es prácticamente un hecho

to be home free or Brit home and dry

tener la victoria asegurada

3. home (to desired place):

he knocked the staples home with a hammer

clavó las grapas en su sitio con un martillo

there was a clunk as the bolt went home

se oyó un golpe sordo al encajar el cerrojo en su sitio

to get sth home to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

III.home [americ hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADJ atrib

1. home:

home address/telephone number

particular

home background/environment

familiar

home cooking/perm

casero

give me your home number

dame el teléfono de tu casa or tu teléfono particular

home comforts

comodidades fpl

the risk of a home delivery MED

los riesgos de dar a luz en casa

two days' home leave

dos días de permiso

home visit (by doctor) Brit

visita f a domicilio

2. home (of origin):

home country

país m de origen

home sales

ventas fpl nacionales or internas

home state (in US)

estado m natal or de procedencia

3. home (not foreign):

home affairs/market

nacional

how are things on the home front?

¿qué tal marcha todo en casa?

sales on the home front

las ventas a nivel nacional

home waters

aguas fpl territoriales

4. home DESP:

home team

de casa

home team

local

home game

en casa

the home crowd

los seguidores del equipo local or de casa

to have home advantage

jugar en casa

on its home ground

en su propio terreno

home win

victoria f en casa

Veja também: strike home, home plate, drive home, at home

strike home VERBO [americ straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

1. strike home blow/bullet/shell:

strike home

dar en el blanco

2. strike home criticism/remark:

strike home

dar en el blanco

then the full significance of the incident struck home

entonces nos dimos (or se dio etc.) cuenta de la trascendencia del incidente

home plate SUBST

home plate

home m

home plate

base f del bateador

home plate

goma f

home plate

plato m

home plate

pentágono m Méx

drive home VERBO [americ draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

drive home nail/bolt

remachar

drive home argument/lesson

hacer entender

you must drive it home to him that …

tienes que hacerle entender que …

at home [ət ˈhəʊm] SUBST

at home

recepción f (en casa)

homing [americ ˈhoʊmɪŋ, Brit ˈhəʊmɪŋ] ADJ atrib

homing instinct

de volver al hogar

homing device/missile

buscador

pigeon [americ ˈpɪdʒən, Brit ˈpɪdʒɪn, ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n] SUBST C or U

pigeon ZOOL

paloma f

pigeon CULIN

pichón m

it's not my/your/their pigeon Brit

no es asunto mío/tuyo/suyo

pigeon loft

palomar m

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Traduções para homing pigeon no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

homing pigeon SUBST

homing pigeon

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Traduções para homing pigeon no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.home [həʊm, americ hoʊm] SUBST

1. home (residence):

home

casa f

at home

en casa

to leave home

salir [o irse] de casa

away from home

fuera de casa

I live in London but my home is in Barcelona

vivo en Londres pero soy de Barcelona

make yourself at home

ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa

2. home (family):

home

hogar m

3. home:

home (institution)

asilo m

home (for old people)

residencia f

children's home

orfanato m

II.home [həʊm, americ hoʊm] ADV

1. home (one's place of residence):

to be home

estar en casa

to go/come home

ir/venir a casa

to take work home

llevarse trabajo a casa

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

Expressões:

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus

tener la victoria asegurada

this is nothing to write home about

esto no es nada del otro mundo

III.home [həʊm, americ hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (from own country):

home

nacional

2. home (from own area):

home

local

home team

de casa

home game

en casa

the home ground

el campo de casa

homing [ˈhəʊmɪŋ, americ ˈhoʊ-] ADJ

homing instinct

de volver al hogar

homing device

buscador(a)

pigeon [ˈpɪdʒən] SUBST

pigeon

paloma f

it's not my pigeon

eso no me corresponde

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

He was like a homing pigeon returning to both those locations year after year.

www.irishcentral.com

Homing pigeon orientation influenced by deflected winds at home loft.

en.wikipedia.org

In the races, the trained homing pigeons are driven hundreds of miles away from their coops and then released.

www.nydailynews.com

A homing pigeon was fitted with an aluminium breast harness to which a lightweight time-delayed miniature camera could be attached.

en.wikipedia.org

On the top floor is a room set up as a homing pigeon house, with a right angular hole to fly through and 32 niches as nesting holes.

en.wikipedia.org

There have been two mechanisms implicated in homing pigeon magnetoreception: the visually mediated free-radical pair mechanism and a magnetite based directional compass or inclination compass.

en.wikipedia.org

It will carry a message to the intended recipient by flying to them much like a homing pigeon.

en.wikipedia.org

Scientists have sent robot scouts into deep space and unravelled the genome, yet they have been forced to admit they are still baffled by how homing pigeons navigate.

www.abc.net.au

When it is weight of an ox or the direction home (e.g., a homing pigeon), opinion averaging seems to work.

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com

Homing pigeon research remains "steeped in controversy" after decades of experimentation.

www.thestar.com