lumber

lumber
I
1.
noun
1) (old unwanted furniture etc.) trasto
2) (timber sawn up.) maderos, maderas

2. verb
(to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility: to lumber someone with a job.) hacer que alguien cargue con la responsabilidad

II
verb
(to move about heavily and clumsily.)
lumber
tr['lʌmbəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (timber) leña
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (junk) trastos nombre masculino plural viejos
intransitive verb
1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortar leña
transitive verb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar cargar (with, con)
■ I got lumbered with the bill me tocó pagar la cuenta a mí
lumber ['lʌmbər] vt
: aserrar (madera)
lumber vi
: moverse pesadamente
lumber n
: madera f
lumber (US)
n.
• madera (de construcción) s.f.
n.
• madera aserrada s.f.
• solera s.f.
• tablas s.f.pl.
v.
• explotar los bosques v.
'lʌmbər, 'lʌmbə(r)
I
mass noun
a) (timber) (AmE) madera f; (before n) <trade, company> maderero

lumber mill — aserradero m or (Col, Ec) aserrío m

b) (junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos

II
1.
transitive verb
1) (burden) (colloq)

to lumber somebody WITH something — enjaretarle or endilgarle* algo a alguien (fam)

I got lumbered with the job — me enjaretaron or me endilgaron el trabajo a mí (fam)

2) (chop down) (AmE) talar

2.
vi
1)
a) (move awkwardly) avanzar* pesadamente
b) lumbering pres p <gait/step/footsteps> torpe, pesado
2) (cut timber) (AmE) aserrar*

I ['lʌmbǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=wood) (esp US) maderos mpl
2) (esp Brit) * (=junk) trastos mpl viejos
2. VT
1) (Brit)
* (=encumber)

to lumber sb with sth — hacer que algn cargue con algo, endilgar algo a algn

he got lumbered with the job — le endilgaron el trabajo

I got lumbered with the girl for the afternoon — tuve que cargar toda la tarde con la chica, me endilgaron a la chica toda la tarde

2) (=fill) [+ space, room]

to lumber sth with sth — atiborrar algo de algo

3.
VI cortar y aserrar árboles, explotar los bosques
4.
CPD

lumber company N — empresa f maderera

lumber jacket N — chaqueta f de leñador

lumber mill N — aserradero m

lumber room N — trastero m

lumber yard N — (US) almacén m de madera


II
['lʌmbǝ(r)]
VI (also: lumber about) moverse pesadamente; (also: lumber along) avanzar pesadamente
* * *
['lʌmbər, 'lʌmbə(r)]
I
mass noun
a) (timber) (AmE) madera f; (before n) <trade, company> maderero

lumber mill — aserradero m or (Col, Ec) aserrío m

b) (junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos

II
1.
transitive verb
1) (burden) (colloq)

to lumber somebody WITH something — enjaretarle or endilgarle* algo a alguien (fam)

I got lumbered with the job — me enjaretaron or me endilgaron el trabajo a mí (fam)

2) (chop down) (AmE) talar

2.
vi
1)
a) (move awkwardly) avanzar* pesadamente
b) lumbering pres p <gait/step/footsteps> torpe, pesado
2) (cut timber) (AmE) aserrar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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