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beam-ends. [(British) ˌbiːmˈendz , (US) ˌbimˈɛndz ] sustantivo plural. (Nautical) cabezas fpl de los baos (de un buque) she was on her beam-ends (Nautical) el buque escoraba peligrosamente. idiom: they are on their beam-ends están en un grave aprieto ⧫ no tienen donde caerse muertos.
Beam-ends. starboard beam-ends. Visit the Spanish-English Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Discussions about 'beam-ends' in the English Only forum. Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. See Google Translate's machine translation of 'beam-ends'.
Ejemplos de beam ends. The bacon curers are on their beam ends. But the fact remains that these people were driven out, dispossessed of their possessions, and most of them landed on their beam ends. They are right on their beam ends, have ruined the business and thrown their people out of employment.
3 significados: 1. the ends of a vessel's beams 2. → See on her beam-ends 3. → See on one's beam-ends.... Haz clic para ver más definiciones.
Traducción de 'beam-ends' en el diccionario gratuito de inglés-español y muchas otras traducciones en español.
traducción beam-ends del Inglés al Español, diccionario Inglés - Español, ver también 'beam, beam down, beaded, beaked', ejemplos, conjugación
What's the meaning of the phrase 'On your beam ends'? Hard up; in a bad situation. What's the origin of the phrase 'On your beam ends'? The beams here are the horizontal transverse timbers of ships. This nautical phrase came about with the allusion to the danger of imminent capsize if the beam ends were touching the water.
