arena
sand.
Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
arena del circo
circus ring
The article 'The art librarians in the circus ring' deals with the promotion of art and artists through art centres.
arenas movedizas
quicksand
shifting sands
Countless movies depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard.
The conference focused on the following themes, seminars and break-out discussions: books in a post paper society; the shifting sands of retail trends; no more bunting on the publishing boat; and consumer attitudes to price.
atrincherado con sacos de arena
sandbagged
Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
baño de arena
sand bath
Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.
caja de arena [Para que los animales hagan sus necesidades] [Para que los animales hagan sus necesidades]
litter-box
litter tray
Some cats can be toilet-trained, eliminating the litter-box and its attendant expense.
A back-up option is to train Bailey to poop in a litter tray that has absorbable paper in the bottom of it.
cajón de arena [Cajón lleno de arena que se utiliza principalmente en la escuelas infantiles para que los niños jueguen]
sandpit
sandbox
Peer group socialization often starts in the sandpit.
Each child was asked to choose between playing with the advertised toy versus playing with friends in a sandbox.
castillo de arena
sandcastle
Beachside bars have sprung up like sandcastles along the Spree river.
con base de arena
sand-based
The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
cubierto de arena
sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.]
The trees are hardy, and suitable for cultivation on a sandy loam soil.
enseñado a usar la caja de arena
house-trained
Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
grano de arena
grain of sand
Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world.
hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
make + a mountain out of a molehill
get + worked up about nothing
fret about + nothing
'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.
Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.
I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.
parapetado con sacos de arena
sandbagged
Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
parapetar con sacos de arena
sandbag
Many French monuments were sandbagged for protection during World War II.
playa de arena
sand beach
Central America is a beach bum's paradise - white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.
poner + Posesivo + granito de arena
do + Posesivo + share
do + Posesivo + part
do + Posesivo + bit
Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
When it comes to the big issues, it's individuals that count, and so we asked some leading environmentalists how they were doing their bit.
proteger con sacos de arena
sandbag
Many French monuments were sandbagged for protection during World War II.
quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión
sandblast
They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
reloj de arena
sand timer
hourglass
sandglass
The article 'Integrating Measurement Projects: Sand Timers' presents a classroom project in which children use bottles and sand to explore mathematics.
The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.
The sandglass and compass were developed later, and finally methods of determining latitude and longitude were evolved.
saco de arena
sandbag
He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.
sobre base de arena
sand-based
The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
tormenta de arena
dust storm
sandstorm
Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.
Sandstorms are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is reduced.
un grano de arena en el desierto
a drop in the ocean
a drop of water in a bucket
The article 'Shipboard libraries: a drop in the ocean?' stresses the importance of shipboard libraries to present-day crews.
Now, I do not know, if this particular information is correct, but a million people seems lake a drop of water in the bucket for Chinese.
