- tortilla
- f.1 omelet.dar la vuelta a la tortilla (figurative) to turn everything upside downtortilla (a la) española Spanish o potato omelettortilla (a la) francesa French o plain omelet (peninsular Spanish)2 tortilla(of corn).3 Spanish tortilla, omelette, type of tart made of scrambled eggs mixed with potatoes other ingredients.* * *tortilla► nombre femenino1 omelette (US omelet)2 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tortilla, pancake\FRASEOLOGÍAse volvió la tortilla figurado the tables were turnedtortilla a la francesa omelette, plain omelettetortilla de patatas potato omelette, Spanish omelette* * *SF1) [de huevo] omelette
van a hacer el negocio una tortilla — they're sure to mess the deal up
volverse la tortilla —
se ha vuelto la tortilla — now the boot is on the other foot, it's a different story now
tortilla de patatas, tortilla española — Spanish potato omelette
tortilla francesa — plain omelette
2) CAm, Méx [de maíz] flat maize pancake, tortilla3) ** (=lesbianismo) lesbian sex* * *femenino1) (de huevos) omelet*se ha dado (la) vuelta or se ha vuelto la tortilla — the shoe (AmE) o (BrE) boot is on the other foot now
2) (de maíz) tortilla* * *= omelette [omelet, -USA].Ex. This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).----* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).* * *femenino1) (de huevos) omelet*se ha dado (la) vuelta or se ha vuelto la tortilla — the shoe (AmE) o (BrE) boot is on the other foot now
2) (de maíz) tortilla* * *= omelette [omelet, -USA].Ex: This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).
* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).* * *tortillafeminineA (de huevos) omelet*se ha dado (la) vuelta or se ha vuelto la tortilla it's a different story now, the shoe's on the other foot now (AmE), the boot's on the other foot now (BrE)Compuestos:● tortilla de papas or (Esp) de patatasSpanish omelet*● tortilla españolaSpanish omelet*● tortilla francesa(Esp) French o plain omelet*B1 (de maíz) tortilla2 (Chi) (pan) unleavened bread* * *
tortilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de huevos) omelet(conjugate omelet);
tortilla de papas or (Esp) de patatas Spanish omelet(conjugate omelet) (made with potatoes and sometimes onion)
2 (de maíz) tortilla
tortilla sustantivo femenino
1 Culin omelette, US omelet
tortilla de patatas o española, Spanish omelette
tortilla francesa, plain omelette
'tortilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
taco
- voltear
- volver
- cenar
- chalupa
- chilaquiles
- enchilada
- hacer
- quesadilla
- sope
- tortillero
- tostada
- totopo
English:
omelet
- omelette
- Spanish
* * *tortilla nf1. [de huevo] omelette;una tortilla de espárragos an asparagus omelette;Comphacer algo tortilla to smash sth up;Comphacerse tortilla to get smashed up;Compdar la vuelta a la tortilla to turn everything upside down;la crisis financiera dio la vuelta a la tortilla the financial crisis turned everything upside down;Compse ha dado la vuelta la tortilla, se ha vuelto la tortilla the boot is on the other footComptortilla (a la) española Spanish o potato omelette; Esp tortilla (a la) francesa French o plain omelette; Esp tortilla paisana = omelette made with potatoes, vegetables and chorizo; Am tortilla de papas Spanish o potato omelette;tortilla de patatas Spanish o potato omelette2. [de maíz] tortilla, = thin maize pancake* * *tortillaf1 omelet, Bromelette;se ha vuelto la tortilla the shoe is on the other foot, Br the boot is on the other foot2 L.Am.tortilla* * *tortilla nf1) : tortilla2) ortortilla de huevo : omelet* * *tortilla n omelettetortilla de patatas potato omelettetortilla francesa plain omelette
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.