arroyo

m.

1 stream (riachuelo).

2 gutter.

sacar a alguien del arroyo (figurative) to drag somebody out of the gutter

3 brook, beck, stream, rivulet.

4 slow lane, crawler lane.

pres.indicat.

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

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arroyo

► nombre masculino

1 (corriente de agua) stream, brook

2 (en la calle) gutter

3 figurado (corriente) flood, stream

■ de sus ojos salía un arroyo de lágrimas a flood of tears rolled down her cheeks

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner (a alguien) en el arroyo figurado to chuck (somebody) out

sacar (a alguien) del arroyo figurado to drag (somebody) from the gutter

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noun m.

brook, stream

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SM

1) (=riachuelo) stream, brook; (=cauce) watercourse; LAm (=río) river; Méx (=barranco) gully, ravine

2) (=cuneta) gutter

poner a algn en el arroyo — to turn sb onto the streets

sacar a algn del arroyo — to drag sb from the gutter

ser del arroyo — to be an orphan

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masculino

a) (riachuelo) stream

b) (cuneta) gutter

poner or plantar a alguien en el arroyo — (fam) to kick somebody out (colloq)

sacar a alguien del arroyo — to drag somebody up from the gutter

c) (AmC) (torrentera) gully

d) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane

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= creek, brook, stream, rivulet.

Ex. The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.

Ex. A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.

Ex. The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.

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* arroyo + crecer = stream + swell.

* arroyo murmurante = babbling brook.

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masculino

a) (riachuelo) stream

b) (cuneta) gutter

poner or plantar a alguien en el arroyo — (fam) to kick somebody out (colloq)

sacar a alguien del arroyo — to drag somebody up from the gutter

c) (AmC) (torrentera) gully

d) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane

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= creek, brook, stream, rivulet.

Ex: The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.

Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.

Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.

* arroyo + crecer = stream + swell.

* arroyo murmurante = babbling brook.

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arroyo

masculine

1 (riachuelo) stream

2 (cuneta) gutter

estar en el arroyo to be in the gutter, be down and out

poner or plantar a algn en el arroyo (fam); to kick sb out (colloq)

sacar a algn del arroyo to take sb from the gutter

3 (AmC) (torrentera) gully

4 (Méx) (Auto) slow lane, crawler lane (BrE)

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Del verbo arroyar: (conjugate arroyar)

arroyo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

arroyó es:

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

arroyo sustantivo masculino

a) (riachuelo) stream

b) (cuneta) gutter

c) (AmC) (torrentera) gully

d) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane

arroyo sustantivo masculino brook, stream
'arroyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cañada
- cauce
- deslizar
- estero
- quebrada
English:
babble
- brook
- burble
- downward
- downwards
- stream
- creek
- gutter
- stepping-stone

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arroyo nm

1. [riachuelo] stream

2. [de la calle] gutter;

Comp

sacar a alguien del arroyo to drag sb out of the gutter;

Comp

terminar en el arroyo: terminaron las dos en el arroyo they both ended up in the gutter

3. Cuba [calzada] road (surface), US pavement

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arroyo

m stream;

sacar a alguien del arroyo fig pull s.o. out of the gutter

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arroyo nm

1) riachuelo: brook, creek, stream

2) : gutter

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arroyo n stream