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spill

/spɪl/

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noun

Derrame, vertido

A mess of something that has been dropped.

Examples :

"The juice spill on the table made a sticky mess. "

El derrame de jugo sobre la mesa causó un desastre pegajoso.

disaster action thing event

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noun

Caída, tropiezo

A fall or stumble.

Examples :

"The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week."

El moretón es de una mala caída que tuvo la semana pasada.

action event body

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noun

Cerilla, fósforo

A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

Examples :

"My brother used a spill to light the candle for our family dinner. "

Mi hermano usó una cerilla para encender la vela para nuestra cena familiar.

item utensil fuel

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noun

Astilla, lasca

A slender piece of anything.

Examples :

"The tailor used a tiny spill of thread to mend the torn seam. "

El sastre usó una pequeña astilla de hilo para remendar la costura rasgada.

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noun

Entibación

One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.

Examples :

"The miners used the spill to support the tunnel walls as they dug deeper. "

Los mineros utilizaron la entibación para sostener las paredes del túnel mientras cavaban más profundo.

technical architecture building industry

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noun

Fuga de sonido, derrame

(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

Examples :

"The singer's performance had a noticeable spill from the nearby band's drums. "

La actuación del cantante tuvo una fuga de sonido notable de la batería de la banda cercana.

sound technology media communication technical signal electronics music

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noun

Cantidad pequeña, resto

A small sum of money.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me a small spill of cash for my birthday. "

Mi abuela me dio una pequeña cantidad de dinero en efectivo para mi cumpleaños.

finance business economy amount

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noun

Crisis de liderazgo, cambio de liderazgo

(Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.

Examples :

"The Liberal party held a spill today, meaning the party leader's position is now open. "

El partido Liberal celebró hoy una crisis de liderazgo, lo que significa que el puesto de líder del partido está ahora vacante.

politics government organization

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verb

Derramar, verter

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

Examples :

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

Derramé un poco de jugo pegajoso en el suelo de la cocina.

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verb

Derramar, verter

To spread out or fall out, as above.

Examples :

"Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."

Un poco de jugo pegajoso se derramó en el suelo de la cocina.

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verb

Derramar

To drop something that was intended to be caught.

Examples :

"The waiter spilled the juice when he was carrying it to the table. "

El camarero derramó el jugo cuando lo llevaba a la mesa.

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verb

Echar a perder, desperdiciar, arruinar

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

Examples :

"The careless student spilled his chances of getting a good grade by not studying. "

El estudiante descuidado echó a perder sus posibilidades de obtener una buena calificación al no estudiar.

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verb

Ser destruido, arruinado, desperdiciado

To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

Examples :

"The farmer's crops spilled after the unexpected flood. "

Los cultivos del granjero se arruinaron después de la inundación inesperada.

disaster outcome action

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verb

Derramar, verter

To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.

Examples :

"The child spilled juice all over the table during dinner. "

El niño derramó jugo por toda la mesa durante la cena.

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verb

Incrustar, taracear

To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully spilled small pieces of ivory into the wooden box, creating a beautiful inlay design. "

El carpintero incrustó cuidadosamente pequeños trozos de marfil en la caja de madera, creando un hermoso diseño de taracea.

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verb

Aliviar la vela

To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.

Examples :

"To reduce the strain on the sails, the captain spilled the mainsail. "

Para reducir la tensión en las velas, el capitán alivió la vela mayor.

nautical sailing technical

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verb

Abrir el liderazgo de un partido parlamentario a la reelección

(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.

Examples :

"The opposition party leader decided to spill the leadership position, hoping a new candidate would emerge. "

El líder del partido de la oposición decidió abrir el liderazgo a la reelección, esperando que surgiera un nuevo candidato.

politics government

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verb

Revelar, divulgar

To reveal information to an uninformed party.

Examples :

"He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."

Le contó todo a su nuevo psicólogo.

communication language

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verb

Deshacerse, soltarse

(of a knot). To come undone.

Examples :

"The shoelace knot spilled while I was tying it. "

El nudo del cordón se deshizo mientras lo ataba.

action nautical