cuatro (-4)
four (4).
Four situations may arise which will need careful consideration.
a cuatro aguas
hipped
According to the new design, the roof will have gable ends as opposed to being hipped with dormer windows = De acuerdo con el nuevo diseño, el techo tendrá hastiales en lugar de ser a cuatro aguas con buhardillas.
a cuatro patas
on all fours
on four legs
Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.
Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.
andar a cuatro patas
walk on + four legs
walk on + all fours
crawl
Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals.
In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.
Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls.
anunciar a los cuatro vientos
shout + Nombre + from the rooftops
trumpet
But it was too much for him; for instead of shouting it from the rooftops, he simply went home, thinking and marveling about what had taken place.
Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.
apenas cuatro gatos
hardly anybody
scarcely anybody
hardly anyone
scarcely anyone
hardly a soul
only a handful of people
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly.
For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended.
Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.
apenas cuatro pelagatos
hardly anybody
scarcely anybody
hardly anyone
scarcely anyone
only a handful of people
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly.
For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended.
But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.
cama con cuatro columnas
four-poster bed
These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.
coche cuatro por cuatro
four-wheel-drive car
These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
como dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as eggs is eggs
You know the kind of thing: if you put your hand in the fire then, as sure as eggs is eggs, your hand will get burnt.
cuatro de julio, el
Fourth of July, the
The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.
cuatro gatos
four men and a dog
four nobodies
But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog.
So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
cuatro pelagatos
four men and a dog
four nobodies
But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog.
So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
cuatro por cuatro
4WD
four-wheel-drive car
four wheel drive
You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.
These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
It is now a well known and established fact that four wheel drives are meant for off-road activities.
cuatro quintos
four-fifths
Four-fifths of all moonlighters were men.
cuatro veces
four times
These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.
cuatro veces mayor
fourfold
By the end of June 1980, Adviceline had attracted 289 enquiries, a fourfold increase on the number of enquiries originating from the same area in the corresponding period the year before.
cuatro verdades
home truth
The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
cuatro verdades bien dichas
home truth
The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
de cuatro días de duración
four-day
The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.
de cuatro estrellas
four-star
This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.
enas cuatro pelagatos
hardly a soul
Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
en cuatro niveles
quadraplaner
The new catalog is conceived of on a quadraplaner data structure; that is, the idea that there are four levels of data elements that we are collecting to form a catalog record.
en cuatro palabras
in a nutshell
in a few words
In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information.
Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
entre las dos y las cuatro
mid-afternoon
A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.
ochenta y cuatro
eighty four
Eighty-four percent of the users felt that the reference librarian had pinpointed their needs very well.
perder por los cuatro costados
leak like + a sieve
It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.
proclamar a los cuatro vientos
shout + Nombre + from the rooftops
But it was too much for him; for instead of shouting it from the rooftops, he simply went home, thinking and marveling about what had taken place.
sábana de cuatro picos
fitted sheet
Each set contains one flat sheet, one fitted sheet and two standard pillow cases.
tejado a cuatro aguas
hip roof
hipped roof
One of the two most popular roof designs, if not the most popular is the hip roof.
A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.
trébol de cuatro hojas
four-leaf clover
Four-leaf clovers are known all around the world for giving the finder good luck and fortune.
uno de cada cuatro
one in four
Users using English language search engines were found to have only a one in four chance of finding information that is relevant to their search while comparable odds for those using a Spanish language search engine only were one in eight.
veinticuatro
twenty-four (24)
Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
