manga-1
sleeve.
The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
camiseta de mangas cortas
T-shirt [tee-shirt]
Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.
de mangas cortas
short-sleeved
This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.
de mangas largas
long-sleeved
How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.
en mangas de camisa
in + Posesivo + short-sleeves
In any event, he ended up on the shoulder of the Connecticut Turnpike, 1200 miles from home, shivering in his short-sleeves.
estar manga por hombro
be a (complete) shambles
be (in) a (real) mess
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
manga de camisa
short sleeve
Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.
manga de mariposa
butterfly net
So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
manga por hombro
topsy-turvy
in shambles
upside down
all over the place
At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
mangas de camisa
shirt-sleeve
These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products.
más corto que las mangas de un chaleco
as thick as two (short) planks
as shy as shy can be
as thick as a brick
knucklehead
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
más corto que las mangas de una chaleco
as daft as a brush
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
poner todo manga por hombro
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
primera manga
first leg
away game
Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.
Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.
segunda manga
second leg
Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.
sin mangas
sleeveless
It is odd that she was the only person in that huge room on that cold night who was sleeveless.
