- raya
- f.1 line.a rayas stripeduna camisa a o de rayas a striped shirt2 parting (British), part (United States) (del pelo). (peninsular Spanish, Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)hacerse la raya to part one's hairse peina con la raya en el medio she has a center parting o (British) center part (United States)3 crease.4 scratch (señal) (en disco, pintura).5 ray (fish).6 dash.7 manta ray, ray, manta, devilfish.8 stripe, streak, crease.9 part in one's hair, part.10 hyphen, em-dash, em rule, emdash.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: raer.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rayar.* * *raya► nombre femenino1 (línea) line2 (de color) stripe■ pantalón a rayas striped trousers3 (del pantalón) crease4 (del pelo) parting, US part■ lleva la raya a un lado he parts his hair on the/one side5 (guión) dash6 (límite) limit7 argot (de droga) line\FRASEOLOGÍAcruz y raya familiar that's thatdar ciento y raya a alguien / dar quince y raya a alguien familiar to run rings round somebodyhacerse la raya to part one's hairtener a alguien a raya figurado to keep somebody under control, keep somebody at bay————————raya► nombre femenino1 (pez) skate* * *noun f.1) stripe2) skate3) streak4) parting* * *ISF1) (=línea) line; [en mano] line; [en tela, diseño] stripe
a rayas — striped
raya diplomática — [en tejido] pinstripe
raya en negro — black line
raya magnética — magnetic stripe
2) (=marca) [en una superficie] scratch, mark3) [en el pelo] parting, part (EEUU)hacerse la raya — to part one's hair
4) [en el pantalón] crease5) (Tip) line, dash; (Telec) dash6) ** (=droga) fix *, dose7) Méx †† (=sueldo) pay, wages plIISF (=pez) ray, skateraya manta — butterfly ray, California butterfly ray
* * *femenino1)a) (línea) lineun vestido a rayas — a striped dress
pasarse de la raya — to overstep the mark, to go too far
tener or mantener a alguien a raya — to keep a tight rein on somebody
b) (del pantalón) creasec) (del pelo) part (AmE), parting (BrE)llevar raya al or (Esp) raya en medio — to have a center part o centre parting
hacerse la raya — to part one's hair
d) (Impr) dash; (en morse) dash2) (Zool) ray, skate* * *= stripe.Ex. This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.----* de raya diplomática = pinstriped.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* tres en raya = noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe.* * *femenino1)a) (línea) lineun vestido a rayas — a striped dress
pasarse de la raya — to overstep the mark, to go too far
tener or mantener a alguien a raya — to keep a tight rein on somebody
b) (del pantalón) creasec) (del pelo) part (AmE), parting (BrE)llevar raya al or (Esp) raya en medio — to have a center part o centre parting
hacerse la raya — to part one's hair
d) (Impr) dash; (en morse) dash2) (Zool) ray, skate* * *= stripe.Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
* de raya diplomática = pinstriped.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* tres en raya = noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe.* * *rayafeminineA1 (línea) lineun vestido a rayas a striped o (colloq) stripy dresspasarse de la raya: te estás pasando de la raya, cada día vienes más tarde you're pushing your luck, you get here later and later every day (colloq)te pasaste de la raya insultándola you went too far o you overstepped the mark insulting her like thattener or mantener a algn a raya to keep sb under control, keep a tight rein on sb2 (del pantalón) crease3 (del pelo) part (AmE), parting (BrE)lleva raya al medio (AmL) or (Esp) lleva la raya en medio he has his hair parted in the middle, he has a center part o centre partingse peina con raya al costado (AmL) or (Esp) con la raya al lado she parts her hair to one sidehacerse la raya to part one's hair4 (Impr) dash; (en morse) dash5 (arg) (de cocaína) line (sl)6 (AmL) (del trasero) crease (colloq)Compuesto:raya diplomáticapin stripeB (Zool) ray, skate* * *
Del verbo raer: (conjugate raer)
raiga, raya es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Del verbo rayar: (conjugate rayar)
raya es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
raya
rayar
raya sustantivo femenino
1a) (línea) line;
(lista) stripe;
a or de rayas ‹tela/vestido› striped;◊ pasarse de la raya to overstep the mark, to go too far;
tener a algn a raya to keep a tight rein on sbb) (del pantalón) creasec) (del pelo) part (AmE), parting (BrE);◊ hacerse la raya to part one's haird) (Impr) dash
2 (Zool) ray, skate
rayar (conjugate rayar) verbo transitivoa) ‹pintura/mesa› to scratchb) (garabatear) to scrawl
verbo intransitivo
1 (dejar marca) to scratch
2 (aproximarse) raya EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) (volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
raya sustantivo femenino
1 line
(del pelo) parting
(en un pantalón) crease
2 Zool skate, ray
3 (de cocaína, etc) fix, dose
♦ Locuciones: mantener a raya, to keep at bay
pasarse de la raya, to go too far
a rayas, striped
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
'raya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lista
- tres
English:
band
- bay
- border on
- crease
- far
- joke
- line
- overstep
- part
- parting
- pinstripe
- pinstriped
- ray
- scrape
- scratch
- skate
- stall
- streak
- stripe
- verge on
- mark
- pin
* * *raya♦ ver raer♦ nf1. [línea] line;[en tejido] stripe;a rayas striped;una camisa a o [m5]de rayas a striped shirtCompraya diplomática [tejido] pinstripe2. Esp, Andes, RP [del pelo] Br parting, US part;hacerse la raya to part one's hair;se peina con la raya Esp [m5]en el o Andes, RP [m5]al medio she has a Br centre parting o US center part;lleva la raya al Esp [m5]lado o Andes, RP [m5]costado he has a Br side parting o US side part3. [de pantalón] crease4. [límite] limit;CompFampasarse de la raya to go too far;te has pasado de la raya, ¿por qué le pegaste? you went too far, why did you hit him?;Compmantener o [m5]tener a raya a alguien to keep sb in line;Compponer a raya to check, to hold back5. [señal] [en disco, superficie] scratch6. [pez] ray, skate7. [guión] dash8. Fam [de cocaína] line9. Am Fam [del trasero] crease;estuve tantas horas sentada que se me borró la raya I was sitting down for so long I couldn't feel my backside o Br bum any more10. Méx [sueldo] pay, wages11. CAm, Carib, Perú [juego] hopscotch* * *rayaf1 line;a ode rayas striped;pasarse de la raya overstep the mark, go too far;mantener otener a raya keep under control;poner alguien a raya make s.o. toe the line;tres en raya tic-tac-toe, Br noughts and crosses2 GRAM dash3 ZO ray4 de pelo part, Brparting5 de pantalón crease6 de droga line* * *raya nf1) : line2) : stripe3) : skate, ray4) : part (in the hair)5) : crease (in clothing)* * *raya n1. (línea) linelos círculos y las rayas dominan el cuadro circles and lines dominate the painting2. (en la ropa) stripecalcetines a rayas striped sockspasarse de la raya to go too fartener a alguien a raya to keep someone under control
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.