olla - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

pan   - saucepan	la olla
pot   - container used for cooking	la olla
cooking pot [COOK.]	la olla
saucepan [COOK.]	la olla
hoosh [COOK.]	la olla [fig.]
pressure cooker [COOK.]	olla exprés
rice cooker [COOK.]	la (olla) arrocera
pressure cooker [COOK.]	olla pitadora (Lat. Am.)
pressure cooker [COOK.]	olla a presión
Dutch oven [COOK.]	olla de hierro
common oyster plant [BOT.]	cardo de olla   Lat.: Scolymus hispanicus
(common) golden thistle [BOT.]	cardo de olla   Lat.: Scolymus hispanicus
(common) oyster thistle [BOT.]	cardo de olla   Lat.: Scolymus hispanicus
Spanish salsify [BOT.]	cardo de olla   Lat.: Scolymus hispanicus
mulligan (Amer.) [coll.] [COOK.]	el hervido (Lat. Am.)   - olla
stew [COOK.]	el hervido (Lat. Am.)   - olla

Phrases / Collocations

to go berserk  | went, gone |	írsele a alguien la olla [coll.] [fig.]
to go off the rails	írsele a alguien la olla [coll.] [fig.]
to throw a tantrum  | threw, thrown |	írsele a alguien la olla [coll.] [fig.]
to crack up  | cracked, cracked |   - have a nervous breakdown [coll.]	írsele a alguien la olla [coll.] [fig.]
to lose it  | lost, lost | [coll.] [fig.]   - lose control of one's temper	írsele a alguien la olla [coll.] [fig.]
chaos	olla de grillos [fig.]
clutter	olla de grillos [fig.]
medley	olla de grillos [fig.]
disorder	olla de grillos [fig.]
huddle (Brit.)	olla de grillos [fig.]
ruckus [coll.]   also  (Amer.)	olla de grillos [fig.]
dog's breakfast [coll.] (Brit.)   - mess	olla de grillos [fig.]
tangle   - complicated state	olla de grillos [fig.]
dog's dinner [coll.] (Brit.)   - mess	olla de grillos [fig.]

Examples

This pan is big enough to make soup for everyone.	Esta olla es lo suficientemente grande como para hacer una sopa para todos.
I am going to put water to boil in this pot to cook pasta.	Voy a poner agua a hervir en esta olla para cocer la pasta.

Orthographically similar words

cola, doll, kola, loll, moll, poll, roll, toll

allá, bola, cola, Cola, ella, hola, Hola, lela, lila, lola, Mola, mola, ñola, ola, Olea, ollar, orla, polla, sola, solla

Related search terms

caldero, cazuela, cacerola, kif, jarrita, cazo, pote, marmita, cacharro