pasta

f.

1 paste (masa).

pasta dentífrica o de dientes toothpaste

pasta de hojaldre puff pastry

pasta quebrada shortcrust pastry

2 pasta (espaguetis, macarrones).

pastas alimenticias pasta

3 shortcake (pastelito).

4 dough (informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish)

costar/ganar una pasta gansa to cost/earn a packet o fortune

aflojar o soltar la pasta to cough up the money

5 book cover.

6 concentrate, paste.

7 money, cash, bread, dough.

8 cookie.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pastar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pastar.

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pasta

► nombre femenino

1 (masa) paste

2 COCINA (italiana) pasta; (de bizcocho, crepes) mixture; (para pasteles) pastry

3 (croissant, ensaimada, etc) pastry; (de té) petit four, biscuit, US cookie

4 familiar (dinero) dosh, dough, money

5 (de encuadernación) boards plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser de buena pasta familiar to be good-natured

soltar la pasta to hand over the dosh

pasta choux choux pastry

pasta de dientes toothpaste

pasta de hojaldre puff pastry

pasta gansa a packet, a fortune

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noun f.

1) paste

2) pasta

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SF

1) (=masa) paste

pasta de celulosa — wood pulp

pasta de coca — cocaine paste

pasta de dientes — toothpaste

pasta de madera — wood pulp

pasta dentífrica — toothpaste

pasta de papel — paper pulp

2) [de pan] dough; [en repostería] pastry; (=pastelillo) biscuit, cookie (EEUU)

pasta quebrada — shortcrust pastry

pastas de té — biscuits, cookies (EEUU)

3) (=macarrones, fideos) pasta

pasta al huevo — egg pasta

pasta de sopa — pasta for soup

4) [para untar] paste

pasta de anchoas — anchovy paste

pasta de carne — meat paste

5) * (=dinero) money, cash, dough *

¡suelta la pasta! — hand over the dough! *

me ha costado una pasta gansa — it cost me an arm and a leg *

6) (Tip) boards pl

media pasta — half-binding

libro en pasta — hardback

pasta española — marbled leather binding

7) (=talante)

tiene pasta de futbolista — he has the makings of a footballer

ser de buena pasta — to be a good sort

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femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) (masa de harina) pastry; (galleta) tb

pasta de té — cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2)

a) (materia moldeable) paste

un libro en pasta — a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda — (Méx) paperback books

ser de buena pasta — to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo — to be cut out for something

tiene pasta de actriz — she's actress material

b) (Chi) (betún) polish

- pasta dentífrica or de dientes

- pasta de papel

3) (Esp fam) (dinero) money, dough (sl)

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femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) (masa de harina) pastry; (galleta) tb

pasta de té — cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2)

a) (materia moldeable) paste

un libro en pasta — a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda — (Méx) paperback books

ser de buena pasta — to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo — to be cut out for something

tiene pasta de actriz — she's actress material

b) (Chi) (betún) polish

- pasta dentífrica or de dientes

- pasta de papel

3) (Esp fam) (dinero) money, dough (sl)

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pasta¹

¹ = paste, pulp, stuff.

Nota: Suspensión acuosa que contiene los materiales necesarios para fabricar el papel.

Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.

Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* convertir en pasta = pulp.

* papel de pasta = paste paper.

* pasta choux = choux pastry.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* pasta de dientes = toothpaste.

* pasta de dientes con flúor = fluoride toothpaste.

* pasta de madera = wood pulp [woodpulp].

* pasta de madera triturada = groundwood, mechanical wood.

* pasta de madera triturada químicamente = chemical wood.

* pasta de papel = stuff.

* pasta de trapo = rag stock, stock.

pasta²

² = board.

Nota: En encuadernación, cada una de las dos trozos de material rígido, normalmente de cartón, que cubren al libro y suelen ir cubiertas de otro material más blando.

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

* encuadernado en media pasta = half-bound.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover.

* pasta de tela = cloth case.

* pasta en tela = cloth board.

* pasta estampada = printed paper board.

* pastas = casing.

* pastas duras = hard cover.

pasta³

³ = pasta, the ready.

Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.

Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

pasta⁴

⁴ = dough, lolly, dosh, wonga, readies.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.

Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.

Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

* soltar la pasta = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.

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pasta

feminine

A (Coc)

1 (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

la pasta engorda or (AmL) las pastas engordan pasta is fattening

2

(Esp) (galleta) tb pasta de té cookie

3 (masa de harina) pastry

4 (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

Compuesto:

pasta de hojaldre

puff paste (AmE), puff pastry (BrE)

B

1 (masa moldeable) paste, filler; (para botones, peines) paste

un libro en pasta a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda (Méx); paperback books

ser de buena pasta to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo to be cut out for sth

no tengo pasta para los negocios I'm not cut out for business

tiene pasta de actriz she's actress material, she has the makings of an actress

2 (Chi) (betún) polish

Compuestos:

● pasta base (de cocaína)

freebase cocaine

● pasta dental or dentífrica or de dientes

toothpaste

● pasta de papel

wood pulp

C (Esp) (dinero) money, cash (colloq), dough (sl), bread (sl dated)

debe costar un pastón it must cost a bomb o fortune (colloq)

una pasta gansa (arg); a fortune (colloq)

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Del verbo pastar: (conjugate pastar)

pasta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pasta    
pastar
pasta sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc)

a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) (masa de harina) pastry;

(galleta) tb

◊ pasta de té cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2

a) (materia moldeable) paste;

pasta dentífrica or de dientes toothpaste;

◊ un libro en pasta a book in boards;

libros de pasta blanda (Méx) paperback books

b) (Chi) (betún) polish

3 (Esp fam) (dinero) money, dough (sl)
pastar (conjugate pastar) verbo intransitivo
to graze
pasta sustantivo femenino
1 paste
pasta de dientes, toothpaste
2 (italiana) pasta
3 (de pastelería) pastry
4 fam (dinero) dough, cash
pastar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to graze
'pasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- dentífrica
- dentífrico
- gansa
- ganso
- tela
- tubo
- aparato
- apelmazarse
- colar
- empaste
- escurrir
- fideo
- lápiz
- macarrón
- masa
- pasar
- suave
English:
angel hair pasta
- batter
- bread
- dough
- earth
- fork out
- pasta
- paste
- pastry
- pulp
- ready
- spread
- stiff
- toothpaste
- ball
- Biro
- colander
- cough
- drain
- filling
- loot
- mush
- paper
- pen
- polish
- short
- tooth
- wash

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pasta nf

1. [masa] paste;

[de papel] pulp

Comp

pasta dentífrica o de dientes toothpaste

2. [espaguetis, macarrones] pasta;

me encanta la pasta o Am [m5]las pastas I love pasta

Comp

pastas alimenticias pasta

3. [de pasteles] pastry;

[de pan] dough;

pasta para croquetas croquette mixture;

Comp

pasta brisa choux pastry;

pasta de hojaldre puff pastry;

pasta quebrada Br shortcrust o US short pastry

4. [pastelito] shortcake Br biscuit o US cookie

Comp

Esp pastas de té = cookies served with tea o coffee

5. Esp Fam [dinero] dough;

Comp

costar/ganar una pasta gansa to cost/earn a bundle o fortune o Br packet;

Comp

aflojar o [m5]soltar la pasta to cough up the money

6. [encuadernación]

de pasta dura/blanda hardback/paperback

7. Chile [betún] (shoe) polish

8. Fam

Comp

ser de buena pasta to be good-natured;

tener pasta de to have the makings of

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pasta

f

1 sustancia paste

2 GASTR pasta

3 pop (dinero) dough pop, Br

dosh pop ;

una pasta (gansa) fam a fortune;

soltar la pasta pop cough up fam , hand over the cash;

de buena pasta good-natured;

son de la misma pasta fig they’re two of a kind

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pasta nf

1) : paste

pasta de dientes : or

pasta dental: toothpaste

2) : pasta

3) : pastry dough

4)

libro en pasta dura : hardcover book

5)

tener pasta de : to have the makings of

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pasta n

1. (italiana) pasta

comeremos ensalada de pasta we'll have pasta salad

2. (masa espesa) paste / mixture

una pasta de yeso y agua a paste of plaster and water

3. (galleta) biscuit

nos pusieron unas pastas con el té they gave us some biscuits with the tea

4. (dinero) dough

tiene mucha pasta he's got loads of dough

pasta de dientes toothpaste