ascua

f.

1 ember.

siempre quieren arrimar el ascua a su sardina they always put themselves first

tener a alguien en ascuas to keep somebody on tenterhooks

2 live coal, coal, hot coal, smoldering piece of wood or other material.

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ascua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 live coal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrimar el ascua a su sardina familiar to look after number one

estar en/sobre ascuas to be on tenterhooks

tener a alguien sobre/en ascuas to keep somebody on tenterhooks

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SF live coal, ember

¡ascuas! — ouch!

- arrimar el ascua a su sardina

- estar como ascua de oro

- estar en ascuas

- pasar por algo como sobre ascuas

- tener a algn sobre ascuas

- sacar el ascua con la mano del gato

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femenino‡ ember

arrimar el ascua a su sardina — (fam) to work things to one's own advantage

estar en or sobre ascuas — (fam) to be on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en ascuas — (fam) to keep somebody on tenterhooks

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= ember, firebrand, coal.

Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.

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* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* sobre ascuas = in suspense.

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femenino‡ ember

arrimar el ascua a su sardina — (fam) to work things to one's own advantage

estar en or sobre ascuas — (fam) to be on tenterhooks

tener a alguien en ascuas — (fam) to keep somebody on tenterhooks

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= ember, firebrand, coal.

Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.

Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.

* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* sobre ascuas = in suspense.

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ascua

f‡

ember

arrimar el ascua a su sardina (fam); to work things to one's own advantage

estar en or sobre ascuas (fam); to be on tenterhooks, be on pins and needles (AmE)

tener a algn en ascuas (fam); to keep sb on tenterhooks o in suspense

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ascua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
ember;

◊ estar en/tener a algn en ascuas (fam) to be on/to keep sb on tenterhooks

ascua sustantivo femenino ember
♦ Locuciones: estar en/sobre ascuas, to be on tenterhooks

'ascua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrimar
- sardina
English:
ember

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ascua nf Takes the masculine articles el and un.

ember;

Comp

estar en o [m5]sobre ascuas to be on tenterhooks;

tener a alguien en o [m5]sobre ascuas to keep sb on tenterhooks;

Comp

como sobre ascuas: el presidente pasó por el asunto como sobre ascuas the president skated over the issue

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ascua

f ember;

estar en o

sobre ascuas be on tenterhooks;

tener a alguien sobre ascuas keep s.o. in suspense o on tenterhooks;

arrimar el ascua a su sardina fig work things to one’s own advantage

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ascua nf

1) brasa: ember

2)

estar en ascuas fam : to be on edge