lecho

m.

1 bed (cama).

ser un lecho de rosas to be a bed of roses

2 bed.

3 layer (geology) (capa).

4 bottom.

5 river bed, riverbed, runway, streambed.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lechar.

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lecho

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) bed; (de un río) river bed

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noun m.

bed

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SM

1) (=cama) bed

lecho de enfermo — sickbed

lecho de muerte — deathbed

lecho de rosas — bed of roses

lecho mortuorio — deathbed

2) (Agr) bedding

lecho de siembra — seed-bed

3) (=fondo) [de río] bed; [de mar, lago] bottom; [de océano] bottom, floor; (Geol) layer

lecho del mar — seabed

lecho de roca — bedrock

lecho marino — seabed

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masculino

1) (liter) (cama) bed

en su lecho de muerte — on her deathbed

2) (de río) bed; (capa, estrato) layer

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= riverbed [river bed], bed.

Ex. The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.

Ex. He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.

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* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lecho de roca = bedrock.

* lecho marino = seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.

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masculino

1) (liter) (cama) bed

en su lecho de muerte — on her deathbed

2) (de río) bed; (capa, estrato) layer

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= riverbed [river bed], bed.

Ex: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.

Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.

* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lecho de roca = bedrock.

* lecho marino = seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.

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lecho

masculine

A (liter) (cama) bed

en su lecho de muerte on her deathbed

la vida no es un lecho de rosas life isn't (always) a bed of roses

B

1 (de un río) bed

2 (capa, estrato) layer

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lecho sustantivo masculino
1 (liter) (cama) bed;

◊ en su lecho de muerte on her deathbed

2 (de río) bed;
(capa, estrato) layer
lecho sustantivo masculino
1 frml (cama) bed
lecho conyugal, marital bed
lecho de muerte, deathbed
2 (fondo) lecho del río, river-bed
3 Cul layer: pones el bacalao en un lecho de cebolla, place the cod on a layer of onions
'lecho' also found in these entries:
English:
bed
- deathbed
- river-bed
- rose
- sickbed
- death
- litter
- river
- sea
- sick

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lecho nm

1. [cama] bed;

Comp

ser un lecho de rosas to be a bed of roses

Comp

lecho de muerte deathbed;

en su lecho de muerte on her deathbed

2. [de río] bed;

[de mar] bed, floor

3. [capa] layer

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lecho

m tb

de río bed;

ser un lecho de rosas fig be a bed of roses

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lecho nm

1) : bed

un lecho de rosas: a bed of roses

lecho de muerte: deathbed

2) : riverbed

3) : layer, stratum (in geology)

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lecho n bed