(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Juan asked Sally about her vacation and a rush of words gushed out of her mouth.Juan le preguntó a Sally acerca de sus vacaciones y un torrente de palabras brotó de su boca.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We're going to leave early tomorrow morning to avoid the rush out of town.Mañana vamos a salir temprano para evitar la desbandada para salir de la ciudad.
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Angelica was injured in the rush when getting out of the building that was on fire.Angélica se lesionó en el tumulto al salir del edificio que se incendiaba.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A lot of people moved to California in search of wealth during the gold rush.Mucha gente emigró a California en busca de fortuna durante la fiebre del oro.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My sister and I rushed the housework so we could get to the movie on time.Mi hermana y yo hicimos los quehaceres a toda prisa para poder llegar a la película a tiempo.
The volunteers rushed food and fresh water to the area damaged by the hurricane.Los voluntarios enviaron urgentemente comida y agua potable al área afectada por el huracán.
The police rushed the building when they saw a gunman put a gun to a hostage's head.La policía asaltó el edificio cuando vieron a un hombre armado poner una pistola en la cabeza de un rehén.
At the corporal's order, 500 men rushed the enemy position with automatic weapons.A la orden del cabo, 500 hombres atacaron la posición enemiga con armas automáticas.
12.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
The phone company rushed me for £50 and then cut off my service for refusal to pay.La compañía telefónica me clavó £50 y luego me cortó el servicio por negarme a pagar.
13.(education)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
The fraternity’s rushing candidates this week, and then they'll offer bids.La fraternidad va a hacer actividades para atraer candidatos esta semana, y después van a hacer las invitaciones a unirse.
The sisters rushed those interested in getting into the sorority.Las hermanas entretuvieron a las interesadas en pertenecer a la hermandad.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
to be in a rushtener prisa estar apurado(a)
there's no rushno hay prisa or
to make a rush for somethingapresurarse a alcanzar algo
to make a rush at somebodyabalanzarse hacia alguien
a rush jobuna chapuza
2.(surge; of air)
a. la ráfaga
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
there was a rush for the doorse precipitaron todos hacia la puerta
the gold rushla fiebre del oro
two were injured in the rushhubo dos heridos en el tumulto
the annual rush to the beachesla desbandada de todos los años hacia las playas
the rush of modern lifehe made a rush for the exitthe men made a rush to grab whatever weapons they couldhe was caught in the rush for the doorsome fainted and others were trampled in the rush to escape
2(hurry)prisa (f);apuro (m); (LAm)
what's all the rush about?¿por qué tanta prisa?;we had a rush to get it readytuvimos que darnos prisa or apurarnos para tenerlo listo; (LAm)
I had a rush to get here in time
is there any rush for this?¿corre prisa esto?
it got lost in the rushcon el ajetreo se perdió
there's a real rush on this afternoon
I'm in a rushtengo prisa or apuro; (LAm)I did it in a rushlo hice deprisa;lo hice muy apurada; (LAm)it all happened in a rushtodo pasó deprisa y corriendo
they didn't seem to be in any rushneither of them was in any rush to get marriedwe're in a rush to finish it
he's in no rushno tiene prisa alguna or apuro ninguno; (LAm)
3(current, torrent)
a rush of warm airuna ráfaga de aire caliente
a rush of waterun torrente de agua
a rush of wordsun torrente de palabras
the words came out in a rushlas palabras salieron a borbotones
a rush of peopleremember the first rush of excitementin a rush of sympathya rush of windshe shouted above the rush of waterthe perpetual rush of the mill streama rush of pure affection swept over himhe felt /a sudden rush of panic/ at the thoughtJoanna's tension dissipated in a rush of reliefhe had a rush of [blood] to the headsome doctors claim that /the sudden rush of blood to the head/ during the 32.2ft a second fall can cause detached retinas, heart attacks from fright, and whiplash injuries
4(Comm)demanda (f)
we've had a rush of ordersha habido una enorme demanda de pedidos
the Christmas rushla actividad frenética de las Navidades
post offices will remain open later to handle the Christmas rushshe was told to help in the kitchenware department during the Christmas rushThe slow economy is disappointing to retailers hoping for a Christmas rushThe Christmas rush finally got underway with High Street shops slashing prices to entice reluctant families to spend
a rush for ticketsuna enorme demanda de entradas
there has been a rush on suntan lotionha habido una enorme demanda de crema bronceadora
5(US)(Ftbl)carga (f)
6rushes(Cine)primeras pruebas (f)
when the Paramount executives saw /the rushes of the love scenes/, they surmised immediately that a romance had begun"wait till New York sees the rushes!" he enthused
transitive verb
1[+person]meter prisa a;apurar; (LAm)
don't rush me!¡no me metas prisa!;¡no me apures!; (LAm)I hate being rushedno aguanto que me metan prisa;no aguanto que me apuren; (LAm)
I don't want to rush you but I have another appointmentdon't rush him or he'll become confused
to rush sb into (doing) sth
she knew he was trying to rush her into a decisionsabía que trataba de meterle prisa or apurarla para que se decidiera; (LAm)don't be rushed into signing anythingno dejes que te hagan firmar deprisa y corriendo;no dejes que te metan prisa or que te apuren para firmar; (LAm)
she refused to be rushed into marriageministers won't be rushed into a response..do not be rushed into parting with goods before taking legal advice
we were rushed off our feetestábamos hasta arriba de trabajo (informal)
we used to be rushed off our feet at lunchtimesthe hospital staff were rushed off their feetnow we have a cut-back in staff in this department, and I'm rushed off my feet
2[+work, job]hacer con mucha prisa or a la carrera
I rushed my lunchcomí el almuerzo a toda prisa or a todo correr or a la carrera
the essay was not as good as it could have been because he rushed itchew your food well and do not rush meals
I'm not going to rush thingsno voy a precipitarme
of course he will return to professional football but injuries take time to heal and /there is no point in rushing it/we don't want to rush things - first we want to enjoy this happy event
3(carry, take)
reinforcements were rushed to the scenemandaron rápidamente refuerzos al lugar del incidente;he was rushed (off) to hospitallo llevaron al hospital con la mayor urgencia;please rush me my free copypor favor, mándenme la copia gratuita tan pronto como puedan
we'll rush it round today if possible
4(attack)[+building, enemy positions]asaltar;atacar;[+opponent, barrier, stage]abalanzarse sobre
he said he would blow the place up if police rushed the buildinga group of mainly young men then rushed the building and broke into a roomsoldiers rushed the demonstrators, sending thousands fleeingClark rushed the third man, slamming him against the wallthe crowd rushed the barriersthey rushed the entrance and forced their way inat one point, people started rushing the stage
5(charge)soplar (informal);clavar (very_informal)
how much did they rush you?they rushed me £20
intransitive verb
1(run)
to rush downstairsbajar la escalera corriendo or a toda prisa
to rush pastorbypasar a toda velocidad
the train gave a loud whistle as it rushed pastlorries rushing by on the motorway
everyone rushed to the windowstodos corrieron or se precipitaron hacia las ventanas
neighbours rushed to his aidlos vecinos corrieron en su ayuda;I rushed to her sidecorrí a su lado
to rush upstairssubir la escalera corriendo or a toda prisa
to rush across a roada schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's lifeshe rushed upstairs and found her husband lying on the floorshop staff rushed to get help
2(hurry)
I must rushme voy corriendo;don't rush!¡con calma!
people who go rushing to their doctor every time they sneezethe rocket was rushing through spacethe air was rushing past us all the timehe stood listening to the wind rush through the pine treeswater rushes out of huge tunnels
I was rushing to finish itme daba prisa or me estaba apurando por terminarlo; (LAm)people are rushing to buy the bookla gente corre a comprar el libro
Russian banks rushed to buy as many dollars as they couldbefore you rush to book a table, bear in mind that lunch for two would cost £100
the blood rushed to her cheeksorfaceenrojeció violentamente
/she could feel the blood rushing to her cheeks/ - this is ridiculous, she thought, furious with herself; if I'm going to blush every time his name is mentioned I'm really going to be in trouble"I'm afraid there is serious concern." My heart sank. I could feel the blood rushing to my face
to rush to conclusionssacar conclusiones precipitadas
the train went rushing into the tunnelel tren entró en el túnel a toda velocidad
he will not rush into any decisionsno tomará ninguna decisión precipitada
the sound of rushing waterel sonido de agua corriendo con fuerza
his question was so blunt that she stared for a moment, and then rushed to Everett's defence
Madrid in the rush hourduring the evening rush hour it was often solid with vehiclesI had to drive eight miles at rush hour
rush hour traffictráfico (m) de hora punta or de hora pico; (LAm)
try to avoid rush-hour traffic..
rush job (n)(urgent)trabajo (m) urgente;(too hurried)trabajo (m) hecho deprisa y corriendo
Brian, knowing it was a rush job, took the piece home to do after workis that wise? - it will look like a rush job, and it will BE a rush job
rush order (n)pedido (m) urgente
the Saudis placed a rush order for 100 more of the sirensmore than 10,000 mattress pads which are on rush orderafter lunch, they received a rush order for five hundred posters
rush[rʌʃ]
noun
(Bot)junco (m)
the reeds and rushes along the banks of the riverbaskets made from rushes
modifier
rush basket (n)cesto (m) de mimbre
Fanny seized the opportunity to slip upstairs and fetch /the rush basket/ in which she kept her needlework
rush light (n)vela (f) de junco
flickering rush lights
rush mat (n)estera (f)
small rush mats on polished floors
rush matting (n)estera (f);esterilla (f)
rush matting on the floorhide the hideous kitchen lino under rush matting
