- chorro
- m.1 jet, spurt (de líquido) (borbotón).salir a chorros to spurt o gush outcomo los chorros del oro (informal figurative) as clean as a new pin2 stream.3 the runs, diarrhea.* * *chorro► nombre masculino1 (de líquido) jet, spout, spurt, gush2 (de gas) jet, blast3 (de poca cantidad) trickle4 (de luz) flood5 figurado (de cosas) stream, flood, torrent■ un chorro de insultos a torrent of abuse\FRASEOLOGÍAa chorros in abundance■ tiene dinero a chorros he's got plenty of money, he's loaded (with money)beber a chorro to drink by directing a stream of liquid into the mouthestar como los chorros del oro familiar to be as clean as a whistlede propulsión a chorro jet-propelledhablar a chorros to gabble, jabberllover a chorros to pour downsalir a chorros to gush forth, gush outavión a chorro jet planechorro de vapor steam jetchorro de voz loud voice* * *noun m.jet, stream* * *SM1) [de líquido] jet, stream
salía un buen chorro de agua del grifo — there was a strong flow of water from the tap
se añade un chorrito de leche — add a drop of milk
beber a chorro — to drink without touching the bottle
2) (Téc) jet, blastun avión con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled plane
motor a chorro — jet engine
chorro de arena — sandblast
chorro de vapor — steam jet
3) (=montón) stream, stringun chorro de insultos — a stream o string of insults
un chorro de palabras — a torrent of words
un chorro de voz — a verbal blast, a really loud voice
llover a chorros — to pour (down)
salir a chorros — to gush forth, come spurting out
hablar a chorros — to talk nineteen to the dozen
4) ** (=suerte) jam **, luck¡qué chorro tiene! — he's so jammy! **
5) Cono Sur * (=ladrón) thief, pickpocket6) And [de látigo] lash7) CAm (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU)8) Caribe * (=reprimenda) ticking-off *, dressing-down ** * *Imasculino1) (de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jetun chorrito de agua — a trickle of water
agregar un chorrito de vino — add a splash of wine
cayó un chorro de monedas — coins poured out
a chorro — <motor/avión> jet (before n)
con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled
a chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed out; sudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets (colloq); como los chorros del oro — (Esp fam) as clean o bright as a new pin
2) (AmC, Ven) (del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)3) (Méx fam) (cantidad)qué chorro de gente! — what a lot of people!
tiene chorros de dinero — he's got loads of money (colloq)
IIme gusta un chorro salir — I really love going out
-rra masculino, femenino (CS arg) thief* * *= jet, gush.Ex. This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.----* a chorros = profusely.* avión a chorro = jet.* avión de propulsión a chorro = prop jet.* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.* echar un chorro de = squirt.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.* * *Imasculino1) (de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jetun chorrito de agua — a trickle of water
agregar un chorrito de vino — add a splash of wine
cayó un chorro de monedas — coins poured out
a chorro — <motor/avión> jet (before n)
con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled
a chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed out; sudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets (colloq); como los chorros del oro — (Esp fam) as clean o bright as a new pin
2) (AmC, Ven) (del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)3) (Méx fam) (cantidad)qué chorro de gente! — what a lot of people!
tiene chorros de dinero — he's got loads of money (colloq)
IIme gusta un chorro salir — I really love going out
-rra masculino, femenino (CS arg) thief* * *= jet, gush.Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.* a chorros = profusely.* avión a chorro = jet.* avión de propulsión a chorro = prop jet.* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.* echar un chorro de = squirt.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.* * *chorro1masculineA (de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jetsólo sale un chorrito de agua del grifo there's only a trickle of water coming from the faucetagregar un chorrito de vino add a splash of wineuna ducha con un chorro muy potente a shower with a very strong spray, a high-pressure showerun chorro de luz entraba por la ventana a shaft of light came in through the windowse abrió y cayó un chorro de monedas it came open and coins poured outa chorro ‹motor/avión› jet (before n)con propulsión a chorro jet-propelleda chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed outsudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets (colloq)a todo chorro (Ven fam): pasó a todo chorro he went rushing past, he shot past at top speedcomo los chorros del oro (Esp fam); as clean o bright as a new pinCompuestos:● chorro de arenasandblasting● chorro de vozstrength of voiceB (AmC, Ven) (del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)D(Méx fam) (cantidad): ¡qué chorro de gente! what a lot of people!tiene chorros de dinero he's got loads o stacks o pots of money (colloq)me gusta un chorro salir I really love going outte extraño un chorro I miss you like crazy (AmE) o (BrE) like mad (colloq)chorro2 -rramasculine, feminine(CS arg) thiefcuidado, que aquí abundan los chorros watch it, there are lots of thieves o pickpockets around here (colloq)la echaron por chorra she was fired for stealing* * *
chorro sustantivo masculino
1 (de agua) stream, jet;
(de vapor, gas) jet;◊ un chorrito de agua a trickle of water;
a chorro ‹motor/avión› jet (before n);
el agua salía a chorros water gushed out
2 (AmC, Ven) (llave) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
3 (Méx fam) (cantidad):◊ ¡qué chorro de gente! what a lot of people!;
chorros de dinero loads of money (colloq);
me gusta un chorro salir I really love going out
chorro sustantivo masculino
1 (de líquido abundante) spurt
(pequeño) trickle: el agua salía a chorros por la grieta, water was pouring out of the crack
2 (de gas, de vapor) jet
propulsión a chorro, jet propulsion
3 figurado stream, flood
'chorro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cohete
- enchufar
- proyectar
- surtidor
- avión
- propulsión
English:
gush
- jet
- jet-stream
- printer
- sandblast
- spirt
- spout
- spurt
- squirt
- stream
- blast
- faucet
- lace
- tap
* * *chorro1♦ nm1. [de líquido] [borbotón] jet, spurt;[hilo] trickle;sale un chorro muy fino de agua a thin trickle of water is coming out;añade un chorro de aceite a la ensalada drizzle some oil over the salad;salir a chorros to spurt o gush out;está sangrando a chorros he's bleeding heavily;la sangre se escapaba a chorros de la herida blood was gushing from the wound;CompFamcomo los chorros del oro as clean as a new pin2. [de luz, gente, preguntas] stream;cayó un chorro de monedas de la máquina tragaperras coins poured out of the slot machineCompchorro de voz:tener un chorro de voz to have a powerful voice3. Méx Famun chorro [mucho] a load, loads;nos queda un chorro de tiempo we've got loads of time;me provoca un chorro ir al concierto I really want to go to the concert4. Méx Fam [diarrea] the runs♦ advMéx Fam loads;me gusta chorro I love it;me duele chorro it hurts like hellchorro2, -a nm,fRP Fam [ladrón] thief* * *chorrom1 líquido jet, stream; figstream;sangraba/sudaba a chorros he was bleeding/sweating heavily;como los chorros del oro fam clean as a new pin;un chorro de Méx fam loads of fam2 C.Am.faucet, Brtap* * *chorro nm1) : flow, stream, jet2) Mex fam : heap, ton* * *chorro n1. (de líquido) stream2. (de vapor, gas) jeta chorros loadstiene dinero a chorros he's got loads of money
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.