manta

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blanket

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manta
feminine noun
1blanket (abrigo)
  • liarse la manta a la cabeza (figurative) -> to take the plunge
  • tirar de la manta (figurative) -> to let the cat out of the bag
  • manta eléctrica -> electric blanket
2manta ray (pez)
3(informal)
  • a manta -> in abundance (muchísimo) (peninsular Spanish)
  • llovía a manta -> it was pouring down
  • han cosechado éxitos a manta -> they have had loads of hits
masculine or feminine noun
4(informal) (persona)
  • ser un manta -> to be a waste of space (peninsular Spanish)

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manta [mahn’-tah]
noun
1A woollen blanket (de cama); in some parts of America, domestic cotton skirting. (f)
  • Manta blanca -> bleached cotton
  • Manta eléctrica -> electric blanket
  • Liarse la manta a la cabeza -> to decide to go the whole hog
2A horse-blanket. (f)
3Mantelet, a movable parapet. (Military) (f)
4Thrashing, drubbing. (f)
5A bag of agave for loading ore in clearings. (Minerology) (n)
6The devilfish octopus. (n)
7A mantle. (America) (n)
8A game of cards resembling tresillo or ombre. (n)

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manta
sustantivo:femenino
1 (para taparse) blanket
a manta
repartieron vino y comida a manta they handed out food and wine in abundance; llovía a manta it was raining buckets; la policía dio palos a manta the police didn't hold back with their truncheons
liarse la manta a la cabeza to take the plunge
tirar de la manta to let the cat out of the bag; give the game away
manta de viaje travelling rug; traveling rug; (EEUU)
manta eléctrica electric blanket
manta ignífuga fire blanket
Además de los necesarios extintores, todo barco debe ir provisto de unas prácticas [mantas ignífugas] con las que podemos sofocar en pocos instantes cualquier conato de incendio.
2 (Latinoamérica) (calicó) coarse cotton cloth; (poncho) poncho
3 (familiar) (paliza) hiding
les dieron una buena manta de palos they gave them a good hiding beating with a stick;o
4 (Zoología) manta ray
manta (familiar)
adjetivo
bone-idle
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
idler; slacker
sustantivo:femenino
idleness

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