grifo

m.

1 tap (British), faucet (United States) (llave). (peninsular Spanish)

grifo monomando mixer tap

2 petrol station(gas station) ( British). (Perú)

3 faucet, tap, water faucet, stopcock.

4 griffin, griffon, gryphon, griphon.

5 junkie, addict, dope fiend.

6 gas station, petrol station.

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grifo

► nombre masculino

1 (llave) tap, US faucet

2 (animal) griffin, gryphon, griffon

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir el grifo to turn the tap on

cerrar el grifo to turn the tap off

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noun m.

1) tap

2) cock, faucet

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I

SM

1) [de agua] tap, faucet (EEUU); [a presión] cock

agua del grifo — tap water

cerveza (servida) al grifo — draught o (EEUU) draft beer

- cerrar el grifo

2) LAm (=surtidor de gasolina) petrol pump, gas pump (EEUU); And (=gasolinera) petrol station, gas station (EEUU); (=bar) dive *

3) Cono Sur [de incendios] fire hydrant

II grifo, -a *

1. ADJ

1)

estar grifo — Méx (=borracho) to be plastered *, be soused (EEUU) *; (=loco) to be nuts *; (=drogado) to be high *, be doped up *

2) And (=engreído) snobbish, stuck-up *

2. SM / F

1) [de drogas] (=fumador) dope smoker *; (=adicto) dope addict *

2) (=borracho) drunkard

grifa III grifo, -a

1. ADJ

1) [pelo] curly, kinky

2) Caribe † [persona] black

2.

SM / F Caribe † black man/woman, black person

grifa IV

SM (Mit) griffin

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I

masculino

1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off

2) (Per) (gasolinera) filling station

3) (Chi) (de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)

II

-fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)

III

-fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)

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= faucet, tap, spigot.

Ex. Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.

Ex. The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.

Ex. What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.

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* agua del grifo = tap water.

* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.

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I

masculino

1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off

2) (Per) (gasolinera) filling station

3) (Chi) (de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)

II

-fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)

III

-fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)

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= faucet, tap, spigot.

Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.

Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.

Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.

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grifo¹

masculine

A (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

agua del grifo water from the faucet, tap water

abrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/off

cerraron el grifo de las subvenciones they cut off the flow of subsidies

Compuesto:

grifo monobloc

mixer faucet (AmE), mixer tap (BrE)

B (Per) (gasolinera) filling station

C (Chi) (de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)

D (Mit) griffin

grifo² -fa

adjective

(Méx fam) high (colloq)

grifo³ -fa

masculine, feminine

(Méx fam) junkie (colloq)

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grifo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE);

◊ abrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/off

2 (Per) (gasolinera) filling station
3 (Chi) (de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)
grifo 2

◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)

grifo sustantivo masculino
1 (de agua) tap, US faucet
2 Mit griffin, gryphon

'grifo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- abrir
- cerrar
- difusor
- difusora
- gotear
- turbia
- turbio
- canilla
- caño
- cerrado
- paja
English:
cock
- faucet
- griffin
- run
- tap
- tapwater
- turn on
- twist
- gas
- hydrant
- petrol

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grifo¹ nm

1. Esp [llave] Br tap, US faucet;

agua del grifo Br tap water, US water from the faucet;

Comp

cerrar el grifo: la banca internacional ha amenazado con cerrar el grifo de las ayudas the international banks have threatened to cut the aid

Comp

grifo monomando mixer Br tap o US faucet

2. Mitol griffin

3. Perú [gasolinera] Br petrol station, US gas station

4. Chile [toma de agua] (fire) hydrant, US fireplug

5. Col Fam [presuntuoso]

ser un grifo to be conceited

grifo², -a Méx Fam

♦ adj

andar grifo [drogado] to be stoned o high;

[loco] to be off one's head;

andas grifo mano, ¿cómo se te ocurren esas cosas? are you off your head, pal? where do you get those ideas from?

♦ nm,f

drunk, wino

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grifo

I adj Méx fam

high

II m

1 faucet, Br

tap

2 Pe (gasolinera) gas station, Br

petrol station

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grifo nm

1) : faucet

agua del grifo: tap water

2) : griffin

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grifo n tap

En inglés americano se llama faucet