mojado
damp ; sodden ; wet ; wetted ; soggy ; drenched ; pappy .
The raw material of white paper was undyed linen - or in very early days hempen - rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting - it's cruel.
However, with my cod, the flesh was not firm and rather pappy and tasteless.
con la pólvora mojada
be out of luck
But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
llover sobre mojado [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés británico] [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés americano]
add + insult to injury
make + things worse
it never rains but it pours
when it rains, it pours
It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.
But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.
I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up.
It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks - Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
quedar en papel mojado
end up in + smoke
go up in + smoke
There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke.
With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
suelo mojado
wet floor
If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
