caña
reed.
They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
aguantar caña
put up with (it)
grin and bear it
Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
azúcar de caña
cane sugar
Most cane sugar comes from countries with warm climates, such as Brazil, India, China and Australia.
caña de azúcar
sugar cane [sugarcane]
The first production of sugar from sugar cane took place in India.
caña de cerdo
pork loin
This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.
caña de pescar
fishing rod
fishing pole
There are also devices which can be attached to a fishing rod to indicate when the fishing line moves as would be the case when a fish strikes.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
cultivo de la caña de azúcar
sugar farming
This threat to herons and egrets is primarily from sugar farming, which uses up more and more of this precious land every year.
dar caña
kick + ass/arse
kick + butt
whoop + ass/arse
It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world.
In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
When Bruce Lee started whooping ass with his shirt off, it wasn't so you could admire his pecs.
darle caña
hurry up
get + a move on
put + pressure on
give it + some welly
Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!.
If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
I'll give it some welly and see how it goes.
darle caña a
have + a go at
get + stuck into
In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
meterle caña a
get + stuck into
There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
pantalones de media caña
knee breeches
jodhpurs
Knee breeches are very wide at the waist and thighs which offers great freedom of movement and can be worn over high stockings or with boots.
Jodhpurs were the most accessible pants available to women in the 1920s and 30s, due to the popularity of horse riding.
plantación de caña de azúcar
sugar plantation
sugar-cane farm
Their money flowed from 22 enormous Jamaican sugar plantations worked by thousands of slaves.
These sugar-cane farms produce about 98 percent of Australia's sugar exports.
