aire
aire
masculine noun
1. air (fluido)
- al aire libre -> in the open air
- con el pecho al aire -> bare-chested
- cambiar de aires -> to have a change of scene
- dejar algo en el aire -> to leave something up in the air
- estar en el aire -> to be in the air
- saltar o volar por los aires -> to be blown sky high
- tomar el aire -> to go for a breath of fresh air
- a mi aire -> in my own way
- aire acondicionado -> air-conditioning
- aire comprimido -> compressed air
- aire puro -> fresh air
- aire viciado -> foul air
2. wind (viento); draft (corriente)
- hoy hace mucho aire -> it's very windy today
3. air, appearance (aspecto);
- tiene un aire a su madre -> she has something of her mother
- aires -> airs (and graces) (vanidad)
- darse aires (de algo) -> to put on airs (about something)
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aire [ah'-e-ray]
noun
1. Air. (m)
2. Briskness, of the motion of a horse. (m)
3. Gracefulness of manners and gait; air, carriage, demeanor, sprightliness. (Metaphorical) (m)
4. Aspect, countenance, look. (m)
5. Musical composition. (m)
6. Frivolity. (m)
7. The veil which covers the chalice and paten in the Greek rite. (m)
- Aires naturales, the native air. Beber los aire -> or los vientos, to desire anxiously
- Creerse del aire -> to be credulous
- Hablar al aire -> to talk idly
- ¿Qué aires le traen a Vd -> por acá
- Tomar el aire -> to take a walk
- En aire -> in a good mood
- De buen o mal aire -> in a pleasing or peevish manner
- En el aire -> in a moment
- Darse aires de -> to boast of being
- Darse un aire a -> to resemble
what good wind brings you here?(fig.) air, appearance; darse aires, to give oneself airs.(fig.) resemblance; aires de familia, family likeness.(fig.) elegance.(Mus.) tune, air.(Med. Cono Sur) stiff neck; paralysis.
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