mixed metaphor im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für mixed metaphor im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

mixed metaphor SUBST

mixed metaphor

metáfora f mixta

Übersetzungen für mixed metaphor im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.mix [Am mɪks, Brit mɪks] SUBST

1. mix (mixture):

mix

mezcla f

2. mix (ingredients):

mix

mezcla f

cake mix

preparado comercial para hacer pasteles

3. mix AUDIO:

mix

mezcla f

II.mix [Am mɪks, Brit mɪks] VERB trans

1. mix (combine):

mix ingredients/paint

mezclar

mix amalgam/plaster

preparar

mix cocktail

preparar

to mix one's drinks

mezclar las bebidas

to mix sth in

añadir or incorporar algo

to mix sth into sth

mezclar algo con algo

to mix sth into sth

incorporar algo a algo

mix together the flour and the eggs

mezclar la harina con los huevos

to mix sth with sth

mezclar algo con algo

I never mix business with pleasure

nunca mezclo los negocios con el placer

mix and match

combinar

to mix it with sb Brit ugs

meterse con alguien ugs

2. mix AUDIO:

mix sound/record

mezclar

III.mix [Am mɪks, Brit mɪks] VERB intr

1. mix (combine):

mix substances:

mezclarse

2. mix (go together):

mix foods/colors:

combinar (bien)

3. mix (socially):

she doesn't mix well at parties

le cuesta entablar conversación con la gente en una reunión

to mix with sb

tratarse con alguien

mixed [Am mɪkst, Brit mɪkst] ADJ

1. mixed (various):

mixed

mezclado

mixed

variado

“mixed fibers”

“composición: diversas fibras”

mixed fruit

frutas fpl surtidas

person of mixed race

mestizo m / mestiza f

person of mixed race (of black and white descent)

mulato m / mulata f

she invited quite a mixed crowd

invitó a gente de todo tipo or a un grupo muy variopinto

2. mixed (male and female):

mixed sauna/bathing

mixto

in mixed company

cuando hay gente de ambos sexos presente

3. mixed (ambivalent):

mixed fortunes

desigual

mixed reception/response

tibio

mixed reception/response

poco entusiasta

mixed reviews

críticas fpl muy diversas

metaphor [Am ˈmɛdəˌfɔr, ˈmɛdəˌfər, Brit ˈmɛtəfə, ˈmɛtəfɔː] SUBST C or U

metaphor

metáfora f

mixed metaphor im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für mixed metaphor im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

mixed ADJ

1. mixed:

mixed (containing various elements)

mezclado, -a

mixed (team)

mixto, -a

mixed marriage

matrimonio mixto

person of mixed race

mestizo(-a) m (f)

2. mixed (contradictory):

mixed

contradictorio, -a

mixed feelings

sentimientos contradictorios

to be a mixed blessing

tener ventajas e inconvenientes

I.mix [mɪks] SUBST

mix

mezcla f

a mix of people

una mezcla de gente

II.mix [mɪks] VERB intr

1. mix (combine):

mix

mezclarse

2. mix (socially):

to mix with sb

frecuentar a alguien

to mix well

llevarse bien

III.mix [mɪks] VERB trans

1. mix GASTRO:

mix

mezclar

mix dough

amasar

mix cocktail

preparar

2. mix (combine):

mix

combinar

to mix business with pleasure

combinar el placer con los negocios

religion and politics don't mix

la religión y la política no hacen buena combinación

metaphor [ˈmetəfəʳ, Am ˈmet̬əfɔ:r] SUBST

metaphor

metáfora f

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Englisch

Instead of waxing lyrically with mixed metaphors like "moments that embrace its own inherent ludicrousness shine the brightest" you could've actually reviewed the movie.

www.gizmodo.com.au

His interest in mixed metaphors and making the familiar seem unfamiliar is one of the game's guiding philosophies.

en.wikipedia.org

Is that a mixed metaphor?

io9.gizmodo.com

The red pill pyramid, if you'll pardon the mixed metaphor, is the real world where real things matter.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

Sorry for the mixed metaphors.

www.propublica.org

Coaches throughout the country are now under notice to concentrate their teachings on intonation and inappropriate use of the mixed metaphor.

www.theage.com.au

That's a lot of doing, and a lot of mixed metaphor, from a single instrumental quintet.

www.theglobeandmail.com

We reserve the right to rejoice in his split infinitives, his mixed metaphors and the strange beings with which his imagination peopled the cases discussed in his classroom.

en.wikipedia.org

The ghastliness of the mixed metaphor is enough to show how flawed is the thought it expresses.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

They said his prose was mired in a sea of mixed metaphors.

www.telegraph.co.uk