- caldo
- m.1 stock.poner a alguien a caldo (informal figurative) to slate somebody; (criticar) (peninsular Spanish) to give somebody a ticking off (reñir)2 wine (vino).3 broth, consommé, soup, stock.* * *caldo► nombre masculino1 COCINA stock, broth2 (sopa) consommé► nombre masculino plural caldos1 (vinos) wines\FRASEOLOGÍAgallina vieja hace buen caldo figurado there's many a good tune played on an old fiddlecaldo de carne beef teacaldo de cultivo BIOLOGÍA culture medium 2 figurado breeding groundcaldo de gallina chicken stockcaldo de pescado fish stock* * *noun m.stock, broth* * *SM1) (=sopa) soup, broth; (=consomé) (clear) soup
con un caldito te sentirás mejor — you'll feel better with some nice hot soup o broth inside you
2) [de guiso] juicetómate el caldo del estofado — have some of the juice from the stew
la salsa se hace con el caldo de la carne — the sauce is made from the stock o juice of the meat
hierva las verduras/los huesos para hacer el caldo — boil the vegetables/the bones to make a stock
cubitos de caldo — stock cubes
3)caldo de cultivo — (Bio) culture medium; (fig) breeding ground
el caldo de cultivo del fascismo — the breeding ground of fascism
4)- cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas- hacer el caldo gordo a algn- poner a algn a caldo5) (=vino) winelos caldos jerezanos — the wines of Jerez
6) (=aceite) oil7) Méx sugar cane juice* * *masculino1) (Coc) (para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; (para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock
poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)
2) (Vin) wine* * *= broth, stock.Ex. The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.Ex. I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.----* caldo de carne = beef tea.* caldo de col = cabbage soup.* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.* caldo de ternera = beef broth.* * *masculino1) (Coc) (para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; (para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock
poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)
2) (Vin) wine* * *= broth, stock.Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.* caldo de carne = beef tea.* caldo de col = cabbage soup.* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.* caldo de ternera = beef broth.* * *caldomasculineA (Coc) (para beber) clear soup; (con arroz etc) soup; (para cocinar) stock; (salsa) juices (pl)cubitos de caldo stock cubescaldo de pollo/verduras chicken/vegetable stockdéle un caldito ligero give him a thin soupcambiar el caldo a las aceitunas (fam hum); to have o take a leak (colloq hum)echar un caldo (Méx fam); to have a grope (colloq)hacerle a algn el caldo gordo to make it o things easy for sbponer a algn a caldo (Esp fam); to tell sb what you think of him/her (colloq)al que no quiere caldo, taza y media or dos tazas it never rains but it poursCompuesto:caldo de cultivo(Biol) culture medium; (ambiente propicio) favorable environment, breeding groundB (Vin) wine* * *
caldo sustantivo masculino (Coc) clear soup;
(con arroz, etc) soup;
(para cocinar) stock;
(salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl);◊ caldo de pollo chicken stock
caldo sustantivo masculino
1 (de verduras, ave) stock
(con tropezones) broth
(sin tropezones, consomé) clear soup
2 (vino) wine: esa región tiene muy buenos caldos, that region has got some excellent wines
3 (salsa) juice: me gusta mojar el pan en el caldo, I like to dunk my bread in stock
4 Biol Farm caldo de cultivo, culture medium
fam fig (circunstancias propicias) breeding ground
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a caldo a alguien, (regañar) to tell sb what you think of her/him
(hablar mal) to pull sb to pieces
'caldo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
- echar
- poner
- resucitar
- roja
- rojo
- concentrar
- cubo
- pastilla
- sopa
English:
bouillon
- breeding ground
- broth
- hotbed
- skim
- soup
- stock
- stock-cube
* * *caldo nm1. [para cocinar] stock;[sopa] clear soup, broth;caldo de pollo [para cocinar] chicken stock;[sopa] chicken soup o consommé;CompFam Humcambiar el caldo a las aceitunas to take a leak;CompEsp Famponer a alguien a caldo [criticar] to roast sb, esp Br to slate sb;[reñir] to give sb a telling off o Br ticking-offCompcaldo de cultivo culture medium; Fig [condición idónea] breeding ground2. [aderezo] dressing3. [vino] wine4. Méx [de caña] sugarcane juice* * *caldom GASTR stock;hacer el caldo gordo a alguien fam make things easy for s.o.;poner a caldo alguien fam tell s.o. off* * *caldo nm1) consomé: broth, stock2)caldo de cultivo : culture medium, breeding ground* * *caldo n1. (sopa) broth2. (para cocinar) stock
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.