picado
choppy ; chopped ; ground ; minced ; miffed.
So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.
Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).
Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.
These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
caer en picado
plummet
swoop
take + a nosedive
nosedive
The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.
Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.
His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President.
As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase - from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
caer en picado al suelo
plummet to + the ground
Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.
caída en picado
plunge
nosedive
swoop
The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.
The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.
The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
carne de cerdo picada
minced pork
Minced pork omelet is an easy dish to prepare.
carne de ternera picada
ground beef
Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
carne de vaca picada
ground beef
Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
carne picada
ground meat
minced meat
Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
Shoppers are often being misled by minced meat labels which claim that the product contains less fat than it actually does.
descenso en picado
swoop
The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
empezar a caer en picado
hit + the skids
be on the skids
Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids.
But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie - especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?.
hielo picado
crushed ice
Some cocktails call for crushed ice rather than ice cubes.
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.
ternera picada
minced beef
The main dish sold is pie and mash - a minced beef pie and mashed potato.
