Compound Forms:
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backcountry, back-country, back country n | (remote or undeveloped area) | campo nm |
| | zona rural loc nom f |
backcountry, back-country, back country n as adj | (relating to a remote area) | rural adj mf |
the Basque Country n | (autonomous region) | País Vasco n propio m |
| (regional) | Euskadi n propio f |
the Basque Country n | (region between France and Spain) | Vasconia n propio f |
| (regional) | Euskal Herria n propio |
Commonwealth country n | (nation in British Commonwealth) | país de la Commonwealth, país miembro de la Commonwealth nm + loc adj |
country bumpkin n | informal, pejorative (person: rustic) (ES, ofensivo) | paleto nm |
| (CL) | huaso nm |
| | campesino nm |
| She's a real country bumpkin: she's never even lived in a small town. |
| (AR, ofensivo) | pajuerano, pajuerana nm, nf |
| Es una pajuerana, ni siquiera ha vivido en una ciudad pequeña. |
| (MX) | ratón de campo loc nom m |
country club n | (suburban social club) | club de campo loc nom m |
| (AR, voz inglesa) | country nm |
| Colin applied to become a member of the country club. |
| Colin solicitó ser miembro del club de campo. |
country dancing n | (English rural folk dance) | danza rural nf + adj |
country doctor n | (doctor who works in a remote rural place) | médico, medica rural nm, nf + adj mf |
country fair n | (outdoor event, festival) | kermés nf |
| Every year the village holds a country fair with market stalls and games. |
| Todos los años el pueblo organiza una kermés con puestos y juegos. |
| | feria nf |
| Todos los años el pueblo organiza una feria con puestos y juegos. |
country house n | (mansion) | mansión nf |
| | casa solariega nf + adj |
country life n | (rural lifestyle) | vida en el campo grupo nm |
| | vida rural nf + adj mf |
country music, country and western music, country and western n | (pop music style of western US) | música country loc nom f |
| Garth Brooks dominated country music in the 1990's. |
| Garth Brooks dominó la escena de la música country en la década de los noventa. |
country of origin n | (nation of one's birth) | país de origen grupo nom |
| The form had a space labelled "Country of origin". |
| La solicitud tiene un espacio que pide mi país de origen. |
country of origin n | (goods: nation that produced [sth]) | procedencia nf |
| Fresh fruit usually has a label showing its country of origin. |
| Todos los productos importados tienen una etiqueta que indica la procedencia. |
country seat n | (large property in countryside) | hacienda nf |
| | casa de campo loc nom f |
| | casa solariega loc nom f |
country singer n | (sings country music) | cantante de country n común + loc adj |
| She moved to Nashville to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country singer. |
country squire n | (gentleman, landowner) | terrateniente n común |
| | hacendado nm |
country style n | (rustic decor, furniture) | mueble rústico nm + adj |
| | decoración rústica nf + adj |
country style n as adj | (decor, furniture: rustic) | rústico/a adj |
| | rural adj mf |
country tie n | (style of men's neckwear) | corbata vaquera nf + adj |
| La corbata vaquera suele de dos tiras de piel con un broche que va casi al cuello. |
country town n | (small town surrounded by rural areas) | pueblo rural nm + adj mf |
country-and-western adj | (of country music style) (voz inglesa) | country adj |
| Dolly Parton is a famous country-and-western singer. |
country-born adj | (born in countryside) | nativo de loc adj |
| | nacido en el campo loc adj |
country-bred adj | (born and raised in rural area) | nacido en el campo, criado en el campo loc adj |
country-dweller n | ([sb] who lives in a non-urban area) (figurado) | granjero, granjera nm, nf |
| | persona que vive en el campo grupo nom |
| For country-dwellers, a car is a necessity since public transport is infrequent and often unreliable. |
countryman, country man n | (male who lives in countryside) | campesino nm |
| | hombre de campo nm + loc adj |
| Charles is a countryman who doesn't understand the ways of the big city. |
| Carlos es un campesino que no entiende los ritmos de la gran ciudad. |
countrywoman, country woman n | (female who lives in countryside) | campesina nf |
cross country, cross-country n | (foot race: across fields) | carrera campo a través nf + loc adj |
| | carrera a campo traviesa nf + loc adj |
| I'm good at athletics but don't have the stamina for cross country. |
| Soy bueno en atletismo pero no tengo la resistencia como para una carrera campo a través. |
cross country adv | (across a country) | por el país loc adv |
| We took a trip cross country from New York to California. |
cross-country adj | (race: across countryside) | a campo traviesa loc adj |
| | campo a través loc adv |
| Cross-country races were dropped from the Olympics in 1924. |
| Las carreras a campo traviesa se dejaron de hacer en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1924. |
cross-country adj | (skiing: across fields) (esquí) | de fondo loc adj |
| | a campo traviesa loc adj |
| The snow-covered fields were perfect for cross-country skiing. |
| Los campos cubiertos de nieve eran perfectos para hacer esquí de fondo. |
| Los campos cubiertos de nieve eran perfectos para hacer esquí a campo traviesa. |
cross-country adj | (journey: across a country) | a través del país loc adv |
| He set off on his cross-country adventure from Washington to Los Angeles. |
| Partió en una aventura a través del país, desde Washington hasta Los Ángeles. |
cross-country adv | (across countryside) | a campo traviesa loc adv |
| We skied cross-country, following the river. |
| Hicimos esquí a campo traviesa, siguiendo el río. |
cross-country race n | (foot race: across fields) | carrera a campo traviesa nf + loc adj |
cross-country skiing, ski touring n | (skiing across snowy fields) | esquí de fondo nm + loc adj |
| Cross-country skiing is very different from downhill skiing. |
| El esquí de fondo es muy distinto al esquí en una pendiente. |
developing country, developing nation n | often plural (poor nation) | país en vías de desarrollo nm + loc adv |
| | país subdesarrollado nm + adj |
die for your country v expr | (soldier: be killed) | morir por su país loc verb |
| My great-grandfather died for his country in 1915. |
| Mi bisabuelo murió por su país en 1915. |
| | dar la vida por la patria loc verb |
| Mi bisabuelo dio la vida por la patria en 1915. |
| | morir por la patria loc verb |
| Mi bisabuelo murió por la patria en 1915. |
| | sacrificar la vida por la patria loc verb |
| Mi bisabuelo sacrificó su vida por la patria en 1915. |
| | morir en servicio loc verb |
| Mi bisabuelo murió en servicio en 1915. |
fight for your country v expr | (soldier: go to war) | luchar por la patria loc verb |
hill country n | (hilly area) | zona montañosa nf + adj |
| We kept sheep in the hill country, and dairy cows on the land beside the river. |
| | colinas nfpl |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un placer contemplar el paisaje de las colinas cubiertas de hierba. |
host country n | (nation staging an international event) | país anfitrión nm + adj |
| South Africa is the host country to the World Cup this year. |
| Sudáfrica fue el país anfitrión del Mundial este año. |
host country n | (nation accepting immigrants) | país receptor nm + adj |
| | país que recibe inmigrantes nm + loc adj |
issuing country n | (nation granting a passport or visa) | país emisor nm + adj |
it's a free country expr | informal (can do what we want) | es un país libre expr |
| I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
| Puedo comer con las manos si quiero, ¡es un país libre! |
leave the country v expr | (go abroad, go overseas) | abandonar el país loc verb |
| | irse del país, dejar el país loc verb |
| | irse al extranjero loc verb |
| | emigrar⇒ vi |
| I left the country five years ago when I moved to Spain. |
| Abandoné el país hace cinco años cuando me mudé a España. |
member country, member state n | (country participating in a group) | país miembro nm + adj |
| The European Parliament represents people living in the member countries of the European Union. |
mother country n | (country of birth, native land) | tierra natal nf + adj mf |
| A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country. |
| Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su tierra natal. |
| | patria nf |
| Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su patria. |
| | madre patria loc nom f |
| Un patriota está dispuesto a sacrificarse por su madre patria. |
non-member country n | (law: not part of group) | tercer país, país tercero loc nom m |
| OPEC has asked eight non-member countries to attend its meeting in Vienna. |
nonaligned country, also UK: non-aligned country n | often plural (politics: without alliance) | países no alineados loc nom m |
the old country n | (immigrant's homeland) | la tierra nf |
| | la patria nf |
Third-World country, third-world country n | (nation: poor, developing) | país tercermundista nm + adj |
| | país del Tercer Mundo nm + loc adj |
| Una característica de los países del Tercer Mundo es su elevada tasa de natalidad. |
war-torn country n | (nation marked by conflict) (país) | asolado por la guerra loc adj |
| | dividido por el conflicto loc adj |
the West Country n | (region of England) | zona sudoeste loc nom f |
wine country n | (region where wine is produced) | región vinícola nf + adj mf |
| | región vitivinícola nf + adj mf |