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Then Spirit got stuck in a patch of loose soil on the edge of a small crater.
Y entonces el Spirit quedó atrapado en una zona de tierra suelta, a la orilla de un pequeño cráter.
It's like hitting a patch of slick mud in your car. One minute you're in control but speeding along, the next out of control, spinning around, fishtailing down the road.'
Es como cuando el coche derrapa en el barro: tienes todo bajo control, pero aceleras y en un abrir y cerrar de ojos todo se te escapa, das bandazos y acabas cruzado en la carretera.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
In the case of liquids or some pastes it may be necessary to apply the test substance to the gauze patch and then apply that to the skin.
En el caso de líquidos o de algunas pastas puede resultar necesario extender en primer lugar la sustancia sobre una gasa y después aplicar ésta sobre la piel;
"Even after a patch is used, a lot of the drug remains in the patch," says Hunter, "so you wouldn't want to throw something in the trash that contains a powerful and potentially dangerous narcotic that could harm others."
"Incluso después de que un parche se ha usado, sigue teniendo mucho medicamento", dice Hunter, "por lo que no es recomendable que tire a la basura algo que contiene un poderoso y potencialmente peligroso narcótico que podría dañar a otros".
Kim Hickle had done a good patch up job.
Kim Hickle había hecho un buen trabajo de reparación.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Nicotine replacement therapies (patch, gum, lozenge, sublingual tablet and inhaler).
Las terapias de reemplazo de la nicotina (parche, goma de mascar, caramelos, tableta sublingual e inhalador).
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
The patches are held in contact by an occlusive dressing for 24 hours.
Los apósitos se mantienen en contacto con la piel mediante un vendaje oclusivo durante 24 horas.
The two officers watch Lupe, who has walked a few yards away from the road, into a stony yellow landscape with darker patches, minuscule plants colored a nauseating brownish-purple-green.
Los dos patrulleros miran a Lupe, que se interna unos metros fuera de la carretera, por un paisaje rocoso y amarillo en donde de tanto en tanto sobresalen manchas más oscuras, plantas minúsculas y de un color marrón verde lila que encoge el estómago.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The tarp looked new, no cracks or worn patches.
La lona parecía nueva, no tenía ni grietas ni franjas gastadas.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000

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Collocations

patch test
prueba del parche
epidural blood patch
parche hemático epidural
herald patch
placa heraldo
bad patch
bache
cabbage patch
berzal
bramble patch
zarzal
go through a bad patch
pasar por una mala racha

Word forms

patch

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepatchpatches
Possessive casepatch'spatches'

patch

verb
Basic forms
Pastpatched
Imperativepatch
Present Participle (Participle I)patching
Past Participle (Participle II)patched
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I patchwe patch
you patchyou patch
he/she/it patchesthey patch
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am patchingwe are patching
you are patchingyou are patching
he/she/it is patchingthey are patching
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have patchedwe have patched
you have patchedyou have patched
he/she/it has patchedthey have patched
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been patchingwe have been patching
you have been patchingyou have been patching
he/she/it has been patchingthey have been patching
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I patchedwe patched
you patchedyou patched
he/she/it patchedthey patched
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was patchingwe were patching
you were patchingyou were patching
he/she/it was patchingthey were patching
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had patchedwe had patched
you had patchedyou had patched
he/she/it had patchedthey had patched
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been patchingwe had been patching
you had been patchingyou had been patching
he/she/it had been patchingthey had been patching
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will patchwe shall/will patch
you will patchyou will patch
he/she/it will patchthey will patch
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be patchingwe shall/will be patching
you will be patchingyou will be patching
he/she/it will be patchingthey will be patching
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have patchedwe shall/will have patched
you will have patchedyou will have patched
he/she/it will have patchedthey will have patched
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been patchingwe shall/will have been patching
you will have been patchingyou will have been patching
he/she/it will have been patchingthey will have been patching
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would patchwe should/would patch
you would patchyou would patch
he/she/it would patchthey would patch
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be patchingwe should/would be patching
you would be patchingyou would be patching
he/she/it would be patchingthey would be patching
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have patchedwe should/would have patched
you would have patchedyou would have patched
he/she/it would have patchedthey would have patched
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been patchingwe should/would have been patching
you would have been patchingyou would have been patching
he/she/it would have been patchingthey would have been patching
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am patchedwe are patched
you are patchedyou are patched
he/she/it is patchedthey are patched
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being patchedwe are being patched
you are being patchedyou are being patched
he/she/it is being patchedthey are being patched
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been patchedwe have been patched
you have been patchedyou have been patched
he/she/it has been patchedthey have been patched
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was patchedwe were patched
you were patchedyou were patched
he/she/it was patchedthey were patched
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being patchedwe were being patched
you were being patchedyou were being patched
he/she/it was being patchedthey were being patched
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been patchedwe had been patched
you had been patchedyou had been patched
he/she/it had been patchedthey had been patched
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be patchedwe shall/will be patched
you will be patchedyou will be patched
he/she/it will be patchedthey will be patched
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been patchedwe shall/will have been patched
you will have been patchedyou will have been patched
he/she/it will have been patchedthey will have been patched