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rag

/ɹæɡ/

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noun

Harapos, trapos

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

Examples :

"After the picnic, the children were wearing rags – their nice clothes were torn and dirty. "

Después del picnic, los niños llevaban harapos: sus bonitos vestidos estaban rotos y sucios.

appearance wear material

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noun

Trapo, harapo

A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

Examples :

"My grandmother used a worn rag to wipe the kitchen counter. "

Mi abuela usó un trapo gastado para limpiar la encimera de la cocina.

material wear thing

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noun

Miserable, pordiosero

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Examples :

"The boy, a ragged rag, tried to sneak into the schoolyard without paying the entrance fee. "

El chico, un pordiosero harapiento, intentó colarse en el patio de la escuela sin pagar la entrada.

person appearance

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noun

Rebarba

A ragged edge in metalworking.

Examples :

"The metalworker carefully filed the rag on the edge of the metal plate. "

El metalúrgico limó cuidadosamente la rebarba en el borde de la placa metálica.

technical industry material

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noun

Vela, trapo

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Examples :

"The sailboat's main rag billowed in the wind. "

La vela mayor del velero ondeaba con el viento.

nautical sailing

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noun

Periódico, diario

A newspaper, magazine.

Examples :

"I wouldn't believe everything you read in that rag; it's known for sensational stories. "

No creería todo lo que lees en ese periódico; es conocido por sus historias sensacionalistas.

media literature

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noun

Trapo, mal jugador

A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Examples :

"I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag."

Tengo as-cuatro en la mano. En otras palabras, tengo as-trapo.

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verb

Decorar con un trapo

To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.

Examples :

"The student rag the walls of her bedroom with bright yellow paint. "

La estudiante decoró las paredes de su dormitorio con pintura amarilla brillante con un trapo.

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verb

Deshilacharse, hacerse jirones

To become tattered.

Examples :

"The old school uniform shirt had ragged edges; it had ragged over time from constant use. "

La vieja camisa del uniforme escolar tenía los bordes deshilachados; se había hecho jirones con el tiempo por el uso constante.

wear condition appearance material

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noun

Piedra basta

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

Examples :

"The old stone wall was made of a rough, reddish rag. "

La vieja pared de piedra estaba hecha de una piedra basta y rojiza.

geology material

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verb

Fragmentar, romper

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Examples :

"The miner had to rag the rock ore to separate the gold from the rest. "

El minero tuvo que fragmentar el mineral de roca para separar el oro del resto.

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verb

Desbastar

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a coarse file to rag the wood, making it smoother. "

El carpintero usó una lima gruesa para desbastar la madera, haciéndola más suave.

technical industry work

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noun

Broma, chiste

A prank or practical joke.

Examples :

"The students pulled a rag on the new teacher, hiding her keys. "

Los estudiantes le hicieron una broma a la nueva profesora, escondiendo sus llaves.

entertainment action game character

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noun

Sociedad estudiantil para recaudación de fondos benéficos

A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.

Examples :

"The university rag organized a bake sale to raise money for the local animal shelter. "

La sociedad estudiantil de la universidad organizó una venta de pasteles para recaudar fondos para el refugio de animales local.

society organization education group culture

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verb

Regañar, reñir, atormentar, burlarse

To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

Examples :

"The teacher ragged on the student for forgetting their homework again. "

El profesor regañó al estudiante por olvidar de nuevo su tarea.

attitude character communication language action emotion human word

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verb

Conducir de forma temeraria

To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

Examples :

"The taxi driver ragged the car through the busy streets, barely slowing for pedestrians. "

El taxista condujo el coche de forma temeraria por las calles concurridas, apenas reduciendo la velocidad para los peatones.

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verb

Burlarse de, atormentar, acosar

To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

Examples :

"The freshmen were ragged by the upperclassmen during their first week at the university. "

Los estudiantes de primer año fueron acosados por los estudiantes de cursos superiores durante su primera semana en la universidad.

attitude action society education human

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noun

Una fiesta de baile informal con música interpretada por bandas de cuerdas afroamericanas

An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.

Examples :

"The school's annual talent show included a lively rag featuring a local string band. "

El espectáculo anual de talentos de la escuela incluyó una animada fiesta de baile con una banda de cuerdas local.

music dance entertainment culture

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noun

Ragtime

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

Examples :

"My grandmother loved to listen to rag music while she was doing her laundry. "

A mi abuela le encantaba escuchar música ragtime mientras hacía la colada.

music dance entertainment

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verb

Tocar en ragtime

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

Examples :

"The musician ragged the familiar tune, giving it a lively, off-beat feel. "

El músico tocó la melodía familiar en ragtime, dándole una sensación animada y fuera de ritmo.

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verb

Bailar ragtime

To dance to ragtime music.

Examples :

"They loved to rag at the jazz club every Saturday night. "

A ellos les encantaba bailar ragtime en el club de jazz todos los sábados por la noche.

music dance entertainment

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verb

Sincopar

To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Examples :

"The musician rag'd the familiar melody, making it sound perfect for a lively ragtime performance. "

El músico sincopó la melodía familiar, haciéndola sonar perfecta para una animada interpretación de ragtime.