creek

creek
kri:k
noun
1) (a small inlet, especially off a river.) cala, ensenada
2) ((American) a small river.) riachuelo
creek
tr[kriːk]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cala
2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL riachuelo, arroyo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be up the creek estar en un apuro
to be up shit creek without a paddle slang estar jodido,-a
creek ['kri:k, 'krɪk] n
: arroyo m, riachuelo m
creek
n.
abierto s.m.
arroyo s.m.
cala s.f.
caleta s.f.
ensenada s.f.
riachuelo s.m.
kriːk
noun
a) (stream) (AmE) arroyo m, riachuelo m

to be up the creek — estar* mal, estar* equivocado

to be up the creek (colloq) o (vulg) up shit creek (without a paddle) — (in difficulty) estar* en aprietos or en apuros, estar* jodido (vulg)

b) (inlet) (BrE) cala f
[kriːk]
N (Brit) (=inlet) cala f, ensenada f; (US) (=stream) riachuelo m
- up the creek
* * *
[kriːk]
noun
a) (stream) (AmE) arroyo m, riachuelo m

to be up the creek — estar* mal, estar* equivocado

to be up the creek (colloq) o (vulg) up shit creek (without a paddle) — (in difficulty) estar* en aprietos or en apuros, estar* jodido (vulg)

b) (inlet) (BrE) cala f

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