postman's knock no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para postman's knock no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

postman's knock SUBST U Brit

postman's knock → post office

Veja também: post office

post office SUBST

1. post office C (place):

post office

oficina f de correos

post office

correo m lat-amer

post office

estafeta f de correos Esp

could you take this down to the post office for me?

¿me llevas esto al correo?

could you take this down to the post office for me?

¿me llevas esto a correos? Esp

2. post office U (institution):

the Post Office

≈ la Dirección General de Correos (y Telégrafos)

the Post Office atrib worker

de correos

the Post Office atrib worker

del correo lat-amer

Post Office savings account (in UK)

≈ cuenta f de ahorro en la Caja Postal

3. post office americ JOGOS:

post office

juego infantil en el cual quien hace de cartero recibe un beso a cambio de una carta imaginaria

Traduções para postman's knock no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

postman <pl postmen [-mən]> [americ ˈpoʊs(t)mən, Brit ˈpəʊs(t)mən] SUBST esp Brit

postman

cartero m

I.knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] SUBST

1. knock:

knock (sound)

golpe m

knock (in engine)

golpeteo m

knock (in engine)

cascabeleo m lat-amer

I heard a knock at the door

oí que llamaron a la puerta

I heard a knock at the door

oí que tocaron a la puerta lat-amer

he gave a couple of knocks before entering

llamó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar

he gave a couple of knocks before entering

tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar lat-amer

give me a knock when you're ready

da un golpe en la puerta cuando estés listo

2. knock (blow):

knock

golpe m

I got a knock on the head

me di un golpe en la cabeza

3.1. knock coloq (setback):

knock

golpe m

he has taken a lot of knocks in his time

le han dado or ha recibido muchos golpes en la vida

the company has taken some bad knocks recently

la compañía ha tenido serios reveses últimamente

the school of hard knocks

la escuela de la vida

3.2. knock coloq (criticism):

knock

crítica f

knock

palo m coloq

she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics

los críticos la han vapuleado mucho

she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics

los críticos le han dado muchos palos coloq

II.knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] VERBO trans

1. knock (strike, push):

to knock one's head/knee on/against sth

darse (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo

she knocked my elbow

me dio (un golpe) en el codo

to knock a nail into the wall/a peg into the ground

clavar un clavo en la pared/una estaca en la tierra

knock the nail in a bit further

clava or mete el clavo un poco más

she knocked the vase off the shelf

tiró el jarrón de la repisa

to knock sb to the ground

tirar a alguien al suelo

to knock sb to the ground

tumbar a alguien

he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow

la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó

to knock the bottom out of a box

desfondar una caja

she knocked the glass out of his hand

le hizo caer el vaso de la mano

to knock holes in sth

agujerear algo

to knock holes in sth

hacer agujeros en algo

they knocked a large hole in the wall

hicieron un gran boquete en la pared

the two rooms were knocked into one

tiraron la pared (abajo) para unir las dos habitaciones

the blow knocked her unconscious

el golpe la dejó inconsciente

to knock sb dead coloq

dejar boquiabierto a alguien

his performance knocked them dead

su actuación los dejó boquiabiertos

to knock sb sideways coloq

dejar a alguien de una pieza

I was knocked sideways

me quedé de una pieza

2. knock (criticize):

knock coloq

criticar

knock coloq

hablar mal de

III.knock [americ nɑk, Brit nɒk] VERBO intr

1. knock (on door):

knock

llamar

knock

golpear lat-amer

knock

tocar lat-amer

she went in without knocking

entró sin llamar

she went in without knocking

entró sin golpear or tocar lat-amer

to knock on or at the door

llamar a la puerta

to knock on or at the door

golpear or tocar a la puerta lat-amer

2. knock (collide):

to knock against/into sb/sth

darse or chocar contra alguien/algo

I almost knocked into her

por poco choqué con ella

3. knock engine:

knock

golpetear

knock

cascabelear lat-amer

postman's knock no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para postman's knock no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

postman <-men> [ˈpəʊstmən, americ ˈpoʊst-] SUBST Brit

postman

cartero m

I.knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] SUBST

1. knock (blow):

knock

golpe m

2. knock (sound):

knock

llamada f

to give a knock at the door

llamar a la puerta

3. knock fig coloq:

knock

crítica f

to take a knock

aguantar un revés

II.knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] VERBO intr

1. knock (hit):

knock

golpear

to knock on the window/at the door

llamar a la ventana/puerta

2. knock TÉC:

knock engine, pipes

martillear

III.knock [nɒk, americ nɑ:k] VERBO trans

1. knock (hit):

knock

golpear

to knock sb

dar un golpe a alguien

to knock a hole into the wall

abrir un agujero en la pared

to knock the bottom out of sth a. fig

desfondar algo

2. knock coloq (criticize):

knock

criticar

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