joy ride in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for joy ride in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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joy [Am dʒɔɪ, Brit dʒɔɪ] N

I.ride <pt rode, pp ridden> [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] VB trans

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II.ride <pt rode, pp ridden> [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] VB intr

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1.1. ride (on animal):

to ride on horseback
montar a caballo
to ride on horseback
andar a caballo LatAm
she learned to ride in Argentina
aprendió a montar a caballo en Argentina
she learned to ride in Argentina
aprendió a andar a caballo en Argentina LatAm
shall we drive or ride?
¿vamos en coche o a caballo?
Carson rode to victory again today
hoy Carson volvió a ganar la carrera
he rides under 120lb
pesa menos de 120 libras (un jockey)
Dusty rides again (title)
el retorno de Dusty
Victorian morality rides again hum
vuelve a salir a relucir la moral victoriana
to go riding
ir a montar a caballo
to go riding
ir a andar a caballo LatAm
to go riding
ir a hacer equitación
we rode over to Garsville
fuimos a Garsville a caballo
they rode over the moors
iban a caballo por los páramos
they rode over the moors
cabalgaban por los páramos liter
he rode away at a gallop
se alejó al galope
they rode off into the sunset
cabalgaron hacia el horizonte a la luz del atardecer
she rode up on a gray mare
llegó montada en or a lomos de una yegua gris
a boy riding on a dolphin/donkey
un niño montado en un delfín/burro

III.ride [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] N

1. ride (on horse, in vehicle etc):

let's go for a ride on our bikes/ponies/horses
vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo en bicicleta/en pony/a caballo
we went for a ride in his new car
fuimos a dar una vuelta or un paseo en su coche nuevo
will you give me a ride on your back?
¿me llevas a cuestas?
it's only a short bus/taxi ride from here
queda a poca distancia de aquí en autobús/taxi
it's a ten-minute train ride
queda a diez minutos en tren
it's a ten-minute train ride
es un trayecto de diez minutos en tren
it was a long ride and we were exhausted when we arrived
fue un viaje largo y llegamos agotados
it wasn't a smooth ride
no fue un viaje cómodo
it was a bumpy ride over the sand dunes
nos zarandeamos mucho por los médanos
the firm has had a bumpy ride recently
las cosas no han marchado muy bien para la empresa últimamente
from then on, it was a smooth ride
de ahí en adelante, todo marchó sobre ruedas
the audience gave her a rough ride
el público le hizo pasar un mal rato
the bill had an easy ride through Parliament
el proyecto no encontró gran oposición en el Parlamento
the ride of the Valkyries
la cabalgata de las valkirias
we were trying to hitch a ride esp Am
estábamos haciendo dedo or auto-stop
we were trying to hitch a ride esp Am
estábamos pescando aventón Mex
she gave us a ride into town esp Am
nos llevó al centro en coche
she gave us a ride into town esp Am
nos acercó al centro
she gave us a ride into town esp Am
nos dio un aventón al centro Mex
she gave us a ride into town esp Am
nos dio una palomita al centro Col inf
I went along for the ride
aproveché el viaje
I went along for the ride
aproveché el aventón Mex
I went along for the ride
aproveché la palomita Col inf
to take sb for a ride inf
tomarle el pelo a alguien inf
to take sb for a ride inf
llevar a alguien al baile Mex inf
to take sb for a ride inf
agarrar a alguien de punto RioPl inf

joy ride in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for joy ride in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden N

II.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden VB trans

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III.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden VB intr

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English
Most of the oils are designed to take you on a culinary joy ride.
postcity.com
The joy ride goes south, however, when a skeleton hog rider spoils the fun by attempting to serve up some high-speed mayhem of his own.
exclaim.ca
Two children were taken for a short joy ride after the car they were in was briefly stolen.
calgaryherald.com
Well the wheels had certainly come off that joy ride.
lifestyle.one
And no one said dealing with the future is going to be a joy ride.
www.mindanews.com
Often the cars are stolen and during the joy ride they record the action on their phones.
www.3news.co.nz
Their one dollar joy ride was a sensation.
en.wikipedia.org
Another example might be taking a joy ride in a car, never intending to keep it from the owner.
en.wikipedia.org
The schools, he said, are not taking the money and going on a joy ride.
www.jamaicaobserver.com
The ropeway attracts scores of tourists for the 5km joy ride during peak season.
echoofindia.com

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