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Though I didn't feel like a lieutenant or a sergeant or a corporal, but a ditch digger, sewer dredger, a road worker lost or separated from his crew.Aunque yo no me sentía ni teniente ni sargento ni cabo, sino pocero, trabajador de limpieza de cloacas, peón caminero perdido o marginado de su tropilla.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The lot was bordered by Calle Pelaez and Calle Hermanos Chacon and it ended in a ditch behind which rose the walls of an abandoned dairy in ruins.El descampado daba a la calle Peláez y a la calle Hermanos Chacón y luego se perdía en una acequia tras la cual se levantaban los muros de una lechería abandonada y ya en ruinas.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Then a dirt track came into sight, camouflaged by the darkening horizon. It ran parallel to a ditch and was bordered by dusty trees.Después se dejó ver un camino de terracería camuflado por el horizonte que empezaba a ennegrecer y que corría paralelo a una acequia y unos árboles cubiertos de polvo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
As Z heard the patter of feet leaving, he ditched his pants, threw on the black soccer shorts, and sat on the bench.Cuando Z escuchó el sonido de pasos alejándose, se deshizo de los pantalones, se puso los pantaloncillos de futbol negros, y se sentó en un banco.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
All kinds of equipment used for irrigating purposes, regardless of whether the water is rained on the crops or fed in ditches or pipes on the ground.Todo tipo de equipo utilizado para el regadío, con independencia de que se realice por aspersión, por medio de surcos o tuberías.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
However, motor vehicles used in the 12 months under review exclusively for forestry, fishing, construction of ditches and roads and other excavation work are excluded.Se excluirán todos los tipos de vehículos de motor utilizados exclusivamente, durante los doce meses considerados, para la silvicultura, la pesca, la construcción de zanjas y caminos u otras operaciones de movimiento de tierras.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
'What if there are chariots hiding in ditches waiting to burst out on us the moment we approach?¿Y si hay cuadrigas ocultas en zanjas esperando a saltar sobre nosotros en cuanto nos acerquemos?Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
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irrigation ditch
acequia
Word forms
ditch
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ditch | ditches |
Possessive case | ditch's | ditches' |
ditch
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ditched |
Imperative | ditch |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ditching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ditched |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ditch | we ditch |
you ditch | you ditch |
he/she/it ditches | they ditch |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ditching | we are ditching |
you are ditching | you are ditching |
he/she/it is ditching | they are ditching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ditched | we have ditched |
you have ditched | you have ditched |
he/she/it has ditched | they have ditched |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ditching | we have been ditching |
you have been ditching | you have been ditching |
he/she/it has been ditching | they have been ditching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ditched | we ditched |
you ditched | you ditched |
he/she/it ditched | they ditched |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ditching | we were ditching |
you were ditching | you were ditching |
he/she/it was ditching | they were ditching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ditched | we had ditched |
you had ditched | you had ditched |
he/she/it had ditched | they had ditched |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ditching | we had been ditching |
you had been ditching | you had been ditching |
he/she/it had been ditching | they had been ditching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ditch | we shall/will ditch |
you will ditch | you will ditch |
he/she/it will ditch | they will ditch |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ditching | we shall/will be ditching |
you will be ditching | you will be ditching |
he/she/it will be ditching | they will be ditching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ditched | we shall/will have ditched |
you will have ditched | you will have ditched |
he/she/it will have ditched | they will have ditched |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ditching | we shall/will have been ditching |
you will have been ditching | you will have been ditching |
he/she/it will have been ditching | they will have been ditching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ditch | we should/would ditch |
you would ditch | you would ditch |
he/she/it would ditch | they would ditch |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ditching | we should/would be ditching |
you would be ditching | you would be ditching |
he/she/it would be ditching | they would be ditching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ditched | we should/would have ditched |
you would have ditched | you would have ditched |
he/she/it would have ditched | they would have ditched |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ditching | we should/would have been ditching |
you would have been ditching | you would have been ditching |
he/she/it would have been ditching | they would have been ditching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ditched | we are ditched |
you are ditched | you are ditched |
he/she/it is ditched | they are ditched |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ditched | we are being ditched |
you are being ditched | you are being ditched |
he/she/it is being ditched | they are being ditched |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ditched | we have been ditched |
you have been ditched | you have been ditched |
he/she/it has been ditched | they have been ditched |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ditched | we were ditched |
you were ditched | you were ditched |
he/she/it was ditched | they were ditched |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ditched | we were being ditched |
you were being ditched | you were being ditched |
he/she/it was being ditched | they were being ditched |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ditched | we had been ditched |
you had been ditched | you had been ditched |
he/she/it had been ditched | they had been ditched |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ditched | we shall/will be ditched |
you will be ditched | you will be ditched |
he/she/it will be ditched | they will be ditched |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ditched | we shall/will have been ditched |
you will have been ditched | you will have been ditched |
he/she/it will have been ditched | they will have been ditched |