mar
sea.
We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
agua del mar
sea-water [seawater]
Moreover, optical-fibre cables can resist the ill-effects of sea-water much better than the metal cables of today.
aire del mar
sea air
Some scientists claim that sea air has health benefits which range from better circulation to improve moods.
al borde del mar
at the seaside
In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside - there were no package holidays to other countries.
alta mar
high seas, the
The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
a mares [Generalmente referido a la lluvia]
cats and dogs
It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
arrastrar al mar
wash out to + sea
A man has been washed out to sea by strong surf that has battered the city's famed Golden Mile.
brazo de mar
sound
This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
brisa del mar
sea breeze
Speeds of 10 to 20 knots is not uncommon for a sea breeze.
caballito de mar
seahorse
Everyone knows the correct way to hold a seahorse from behind is by its hackles.
ciencias del mar
aquatic sciences
This article reviews the cooperation between European libraries in the field of oceanography and aquatic sciences.
ciencias del mar, las
ocean sciences, the
141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
cohombro de mar
sea cucumber
We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.
concha de mar
seashell
She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.
con vistas al mar
with an ocean view
with a sea view
Room opens to a generous private terrace and sundeck with an ocean view, and will accommodate 2 adults and 1 infant under the age of four.
This lovely apartment with sea views is located in the old town in a nice residential complex with heated pool and tennis court.
de alta mar
offshore
sea-going
ocean-going
Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
The article 'State of the art in sea-going libraries' describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, and purpose.
By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
de mar adentro
offshore
Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
el Mar de Galilea
the Sea of Galilee
Located at a high point above the Sea of Galilee, the hotel is within just a walking distance from tourist sites.
el que no se aventura no cruza el mar
nothing ventured, nothing gained
In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
en alta mar
on the high seas
The tradition of lowering flags to half mast as a sign of remembrance is believed to have its origins on the high seas.
encontrarse perdido en el mar
be lost at sea
He was said to have lit a stormy petrel on fire and follow it through the storm and fog to shore while he was lost at sea.
en dirección al mar
seaward(s)
The continental slope refers to a relatively steeply sloping surface lying seaward of the continental shelf.
en dirección hacia el mar
seaward(s)
The continental slope refers to a relatively steeply sloping surface lying seaward of the continental shelf.
en el mar
at sea
Having spent a number of years at sea the author has joined the College of Librarianship Wales.
energía del mar
ocean energy
Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power.
en mar abierto
on the open sea
In other words, Elian's real shipwreck was not on the open sea, but when he stepped on dry land in the United States.
en un mar de dudas
at sea
This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
erizo de mar
sea urchin
The taste and smell of gonads were generally better in sea urchins collected from the wild than in sea urchins fed animal and vegetable diets.
estar en un mar de dudas
feel at + sea
be all at sea
With my daughter, I definitely felt at sea in the beginning, as I think most new mothers do.
There is so much materal to prepare that she is all at sea as to how to do it.
estar la mar de contento
be over the moon
Obviously I'm over the moon, but the hard work starts now - it's the first step for me, but hopefully the first of many.
estrella de mar
starfish
sea star
We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.
Many believed that this sea star was a pest species invading the coral reef habitat predating on and killing corals in great numbers.
fondo del mar
sea bottom
seafloor [sea floor]
ocean floor
seabed [sea bed]
A tsunami is a billow induced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the sea bottom.
The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges are bisected by a deep trench which in places is more than 2000 meters deep.
The continental shelf regions also contain the highest amount of benthic life (plants and animals that live on the ocean floor).
The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
frente al mar
on the seafront
seafront
beachfront
waterfront
This is a popular eatery on the seafront.
This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'.
Coastal scrub has been cleared for beachfront hotels, resorts, and housing developments.
With a waterfront location and striking bay views, this modern hotel has free Wi-Fi, a pool and a gym.
habitación con vistas al mar
ocean view room
Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.
hacer la mar de bien
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
hacerse a la mar
set + sail
cast off
A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
hacia el mar
seaward(s)
The continental slope refers to a relatively steeply sloping surface lying seaward of the continental shelf.
hombre de mar
seaman [seamen -pl.]
For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.
junto al mar
beachside
at the seaside
This beachside plant community is important to the life and survival of many different species of wildlife.
In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside - there were no package holidays to other countries.
la mar de
a whole slew of
Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media.
las profundidades del mar
the deep
The photographs, which are of deceased creatures brought up from the deep, were shot by famed underwater photographer Norbert Wu.
lecho del mar
seabed [sea bed]
The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
llover a mares
rain + cats and dogs
tip it down with + rain
pelt + (it down) with rain
chuck + it down with rain
piss + it down with rain
lash + it down with rain
teem with + rain
hammer + it down with rain
the heavens + open
rain + pour down
pour down
pour down with + rain
the heavens + let loose
be bucketing it down
pelt it down
be pissing it down (with rain)
Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.
When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.
The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.
What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.
It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.
Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.
She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.
These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.
While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.
It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.
Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.
Then the heavens let loose and people sought shelter anywhere and everywhere they could.
We had a brief respite yesterday, but it is bucketing it down again.
Unfortunately when we arrived at the football ground for our cup tie, it was pelting it down and the referee called the match off.
The day when we arrived it was pissing it down with rain, so we were stuck in our hostel.
lobo de mar
sea dog
salty dog
salty sea dog
The sea dogs of the 1500 and 1600's worked for queen Elizabeth, robbing and pillaging the Spaniards.
Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.
This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los
Dead Sea Scrolls, the
This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
mar abierto
open water
open sea
open ocean
This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.
The dolphins were released into the open seas after a short surgical treatment.
Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.
mar adentro
offshore
Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
mar Adriático, el
Adriatic sea, the
Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.
mar agitada
heavy sea
This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
Mar Arábigo, el
Arabian Sea, the
In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
mar arbolada
heavy sea
This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
Mar Báltico, el
Baltic Sea, the
The conference was intended to be a meeting place for writers and translators from the 10 countries around the Baltic Sea.
mar Caspio, el
Caspian Sea, the
Thus, the possible use of Caspian Sea water for supplementary irrigation has some appeal.
mar de fondo
groundswell
The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
Mar del Coral, el
Coral Sea, the
The article is entitled 'Enhanced zooplankton abundance in the lee of an isolated reef in the Coral Sea: the role of flow disturbance'.
Mar del Norte, el
North Sea, the
So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.
Mar de Omán, el
Arabian Sea, the
In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
mar de turbulencia
sea of stress
If you are looking for a calm oasis in a sea of stress when you return home, decorating in the Zen style may be the perfect answer.
Mar Egeo, el
Aegean Sea, the
In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
mar fuerte
heavy sea
This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar gruesa
heavy sea
This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar interior
inland sea
The article is entitled 'Water, water everywhere: one Iowa library in the inland sea'.
mar jurisdiccional
territorial sea
In this article, the term 'continental shelf' is used to refer to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea.
Mar Mediterráneo, el
Mediterranean Sea, the
In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
Mar Muerto, el
Dead Sea, the
Bitumen used as a preservative in ancient Egyptian mummies was previously thought to come only from the Dead Sea in Palestine.
Mar Negro
Black Sea
The staff are committed to developing the maritime section in particular in order to promote Varna as a Black Sea port.
mar picada
heavy sea
choppy sea
This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar picado
choppy sea
High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar revuelta
choppy sea
High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar revuelto
stormy sea
choppy sea
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
Mar Rojo, el
Red Sea, the
A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles - Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus - is provided.
mar tempestuoso
stormy sea
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
mar territorial
territorial sea
In this article, the term 'continental shelf' is used to refer to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea.
mar tropical
tropical sea
Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas.
mina de mar
sea mine
The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
nutria de mar
sea otter
With the relatively low human population in Shetland the sea otters thrive, living alongside the activities of the modern world.
oreja de mar
abalone
During the early years of the abalone fishery, abalones were dried and smoked, or canned for export, and sold fresh for local markets.
orilla del mar
seashore
Examines the theme of dancing nudes by the seashore in watercolors and oil paintings by John Marin.
pasárselo la mar de bien
have + a whale of a time
have + a great time
She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
pepino de mar
sea cucumber
We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.
perderse en el mar
be lost at sea
He was said to have lit a stormy petrel on fire and follow it through the storm and fog to shore while he was lost at sea.
pez de mar
saltwater fish
Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish.
por encima del nivel del mar
above sea level
At 6100 meters above sea level it is possible to bivouac among the crevasses in the last sharp spur of the original route.
puerto de mar
seaport
Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.
rollos del Mar Muerto, los
Dead Sea Scrolls, the
This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
salir al mar abierto
go out into + the open sea
It's easy to learn and once you rent out a yacht and go out into the open sea, it's a grand way to spend your time.
sentar la mar de bien
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
siete mares, los
seven seas, the
In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
sin salida al mar
land-bound [landbound]
land-locked [landlocked]
Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.
Because Zambia is land-locked, book acquisition is difficult.
sudar a mares [Inglés británico] [Inglés americano]
sweat + buckets
sweat + bullets
sweat + profusely
All anyone really does is slump on the couch in their underwear, sweating buckets.
Though she was sweating bullets, her show went off without a hitch.
The air conditioning wasn't working early and the players were already sweating profusely after their warmup, while spectators fanned themselves with programs.
surcar los mares
plough + the sea
ply + the seas
The article has the title 'Plowing the sea: appraising public records in an historical culture'.
Adult leatherback sea turtles ply the seas alone, except on occasion gathering to feed in areas with large numbers of jellyfish.
surcar los siete mares
sail + the seven seas
roam + the seven seas
While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?.
un mar de
a sea of
In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
un mar de papel
a sea of + paper
In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
verde mar
sea green
The full-dress uniforms - white for summer and sea green for the remainder of the year - were worn with dirks and white gloves.
viaje por mar
sailing trip
Your vacation sailing trip won't be so relaxing if you're so seasick you want to throw yourself overboard.
viejo lobo de mar
old sea dog
old salty dog
According to Kimball, the mathematics of light rays explains some subtle sailing tips that old sea dogs pick up through years of experience = Según Kimball, las matemáticas de los rayos de luz explican algunos argucias de navegación que los viejos lobos de mar adquieren a lo largo de años de experiencia.
Well since the restaurant was down by the piers and loading docks I suppose you could say the restaurant was for old salty dogs.
vista al mar
sea view
ocean view
There are four bedrooms two with sea views and two with mountain views.
The hotel features luxurious accommodations, breathtaking ocean views, and easy access to beaches, restaurants, shopping malls, and nightspots.
