pasta - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

pasta
pastar (Verb)

Nouns

paste   - thick substance	la pasta   - mezcla de sustancias machacadas y un líquido
money	la pasta [coll.]
dosh (Brit.) [coll.]	la pasta [coll.]   - dinero
putty	la pasta [coll.]   - dinero
dough   - money [coll.]	la pasta [coll.] [fig.]
spondulicks   or: spondulix (Brit.) [coll.] plural noun   - money	la pasta [coll.]   - dinero
wonga [coll.] (Brit.)   - money	la pasta [coll.]   - dinero
pasta [COOK.]	la pasta
biscuit (Brit.) [COOK.]	pasta   - galleta
dough   - flour mixture [COOK.]	la pasta
pastry   - dough [COOK.]	la pasta   - de hojaldre, choux, quebradiza, etc.
bucks  pl. (Amer.) [sl.]	la pasta [coll.] [fig.]   - dinero
bread [coll.]   dated	la pasta [coll.]
lolly  no plural (Brit.) [coll.]   dated   - money	la pasta [coll.]   - dinero

Verbs

to pasture  | pastured, pastured |	pastar   - ganado
to browse  | browsed, browsed | [ZOOL.]	pastar   - ganado
to have a deep pocket	tener (mucha) pasta [coll.]
to shell out (for so. (or: sth.)) [coll.]	soltar la pasta [fig.] [coll.]
to fork out sth.   - amount of money [coll.]	soltar la pasta [fig.] [coll.]
to whip up sth.  | whipped, whipped |   - e. g. prejudice, hatred [fig.]	dar pasto a algo [fig.]   - pasiones, etc.

Adjectives / Adverbs

paste-lined  adj.	forrado(-a) de pasta
paste-lined  adj.	revestido(-a) de pasta
shell-rimmed  adj.	de montura de pasta

Definitions

spaetzle   or: spätzle   - a specialty from Southern Germany, made by boiling small lumps of dough made from flour and eggs [COOK.]

tipo de pasta hecha de harina y huevo, típica de la región alemana de Suabia.

Examples

The dentist gave me this tube of toothpaste, he says it is very good for sensitive teeth.	El dentista me ha regalado este tubo de pasta de dientes, dice que es muy bueno para los dientes sensibles.
I've prepared some pasta for lunch, will you stay for lunch with us?	He preparado algo de pasta para el almuerzo, ¿te quedas a comer con nosotros?
I've prepared some pasta for lunch, will you stay for lunch with us?	He preparado algo de pasta para la comida, ¿te quedas a comer con nosotros?
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.
The sheep is grazing in the field.	La oveja está pastando en el campo.

Phrases / Collocations

to be flat broke	ir justo de pasta [coll.]
to be penniless	ir justo de pasta [coll.]
to be skint  | was, been | (Brit.) [coll.]	ir justo de pasta [coll.]
to be strapped for cash	ir justo de pasta [coll.]
to be hard-pressed for money	ir justo de pasta [coll.]
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	ir justo de pasta [coll.]

Orthographically similar words

pasha, past, paste, pasty

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Related search terms

pastry, spondulicks, bucks, lolly, dosh, spondulix, bread, dough, putty, wonga

monises, parné, plata, masa, yira, guita, dinero, pelas, mosca