Significado de milk en inglés
milkmilk1 /mɪlk/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a white liquid produced by cows or goats that is drunk by peoplelíquido blanco producido por vacas o cabras que beben las personas: 
a bottle of milkuna botella de leche Would you like some milk in your tea?¿Le gustaría un poco de leche en el té? a pint of semi-skimmed milkuna pinta de leche semidescremada2[uncountable] a white liquid produced by female animals and women for feeding their babieslíquido blanco producido por hembras de animales y mujeres para alimentar a sus crías: mothers who believe that breast milk is best for their babiesmadres que creen que la leche materna es lo mejor para sus bebés The tiny fox cubs drink nothing but their mother’s milk.Los pequeños cachorros de zorro no beben nada más que la leche de su madre.3[uncountable] a liquid or juice produced by particular plants, especially the coconutlíquido o jugo producido por ciertas plantas, especialmente el coco4[countable, uncountable] a thin white liquid used to clean or protect skinlíquido blanco y ligero utilizado para limpiar o proteger la piel SYN lotion: a mild facial cleansing milkuna leche limpiadora facial suave5the milk of human kindness literaryliterario the kind and sympathetic behaviour of most ordinary peopleel comportamiento amable y compasivo que tiene la mayoría de las personas corrientes → evaporated milk, → cry over spilt milk at cry1(3), → land of milk and honey at land1(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdrink milk· Drinking milk keeps your bones strong.Beber leche mantiene los huesos fuertes.have/take milk (=drink milk in your tea or coffee)· Do you take milk in your coffee?¿Toma leche en el café?pour milk· She poured some milk into a saucepan.Vertió un poco de leche en un cazo.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + milkADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + milksour (=not fresh)· Milk turns sour very quickly in hot weather.La leche se agria muy rápido con el calor.fresh· She made me drink a glass of fresh milk.Me hizo beber un vaso de leche fresca.cold· I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.Solo puedo beber leche si está muy fría.hot/warm· Can I have a cup of warm milk please?¿Me puede dar una taza de leche caliente, por favor?pasteurized (=milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria)· a type of cheese made from pasteurized milkun tipo de queso elaborado con leche pasteurizadahomogenized (=milk that has had the cream mixed into the milk)· Most milk sold in stores is homogenized milk.La mayor parte de la leche que se vende en las tiendas es leche homogeneizada.whole milk (also full-fat milk British English) (=milk that has not had any fat taken out)· The ice cream is made from whole milk.El helado está hecho con leche entera.semi-skimmed milk British English (also low-fat milk) (=milk that has had some of the fat taken out)· Adults should drink semi-skimmed milk rather than whole milk.Los adultos deberían beber leche semidescremada en lugar de leche entera.skimmed milk British English, skim milk/nonfat milk American English (=milk that has had all the fat taken out)· a bowl of cereal with skim milkun tazón de cereales con leche descremadalong-life milk British English (=specially treated milk that you can keep for a long time)· I’ve got a carton of long-life milk in the cupboard.Tengo un tetrabrik de leche de larga duración en el armario.powdered milk (also dry milk American English)· Powdered milk is useful for camping trips.La leche en polvo es útil para las excursiones de camping.baby/formula milk (=milk in powder form for babies)· Many babies are fed formula milk.Muchos bebés son alimentados con leche de fórmula.milk + NOUNmilk + SUSTANTIVOmilk bottle· Put the empty milk bottles into the crates.Pon las botellas de leche vacías en los cajones.milk carton (=a plastic or cardboard container in which milk is sold)· containers such as milk cartons and soap powder boxesenvases como los tetrabriks de leche y las cajas de detergente en polvomilk jug· She put the butter, jam and milk jug on the table.Puso la mantequilla, la mermelada y la jarra de leche sobre la mesa.milk powder· hot water mixed with milk powderagua caliente mezclada con leche en polvophrasesfrasesa glass of milk· Would you like a glass of milk?¿Le gustaría un vaso de leche?a bottle of milk· I accidentally knocked over a bottle of milk.Sin querer tiré una botella de leche.a pint of milk· I need to buy a pint of milk.Necesito comprar una pinta de leche.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a white liquid produced by cows or goats that is drunk by peoplelíquido blanco producido por vacas o cabras que beben las personas: a bottle of milkuna botella de leche Would you like some milk in your tea?¿Le gustaría un poco de leche en el té? a pint of semi-skimmed milkuna pinta de leche semidescremada2[uncountable] a white liquid produced by female animals and women for feeding their babieslíquido blanco producido por hembras de animales y mujeres para alimentar a sus crías: mothers who believe that breast milk is best for their babiesmadres que creen que la leche materna es lo mejor para sus bebés The tiny fox cubs drink nothing but their mother’s milk.Los pequeños cachorros de zorro no beben nada más que la leche de su madre.3[uncountable] a liquid or juice produced by particular plants, especially the coconutlíquido o jugo producido por ciertas plantas, especialmente el coco4[countable, uncountable] a thin white liquid used to clean or protect skinlíquido blanco y ligero utilizado para limpiar o proteger la piel SYN lotion: a mild facial cleansing milkuna leche limpiadora facial suave5the milk of human kindness literaryliterario the kind and sympathetic behaviour of most ordinary peopleel comportamiento amable y compasivo que tiene la mayoría de las personas corrientes → evaporated milk, → cry over spilt milk at cry1(3), → land of milk and honey at land1(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdrink milk· Drinking milk keeps your bones strong.Beber leche mantiene los huesos fuertes.have/take milk (=drink milk in your tea or coffee)· Do you take milk in your coffee?¿Toma leche en el café?pour milk· She poured some milk into a saucepan.Vertió un poco de leche en un cazo.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + milkADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + milksour (=not fresh)· Milk turns sour very quickly in hot weather.La leche se agria muy rápido con el calor.fresh· She made me drink a glass of fresh milk.Me hizo beber un vaso de leche fresca.cold· I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.Solo puedo beber leche si está muy fría.hot/warm· Can I have a cup of warm milk please?¿Me puede dar una taza de leche caliente, por favor?pasteurized (=milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria)· a type of cheese made from pasteurized milkun tipo de queso elaborado con leche pasteurizadahomogenized (=milk that has had the cream mixed into the milk)· Most milk sold in stores is homogenized milk.La mayor parte de la leche que se vende en las tiendas es leche homogeneizada.whole milk (also full-fat milk British English) (=milk that has not had any fat taken out)· The ice cream is made from whole milk.El helado está hecho con leche entera.semi-skimmed milk British English (also low-fat milk) (=milk that has had some of the fat taken out)· Adults should drink semi-skimmed milk rather than whole milk.Los adultos deberían beber leche semidescremada en lugar de leche entera.skimmed milk British English, skim milk/nonfat milk American English (=milk that has had all the fat taken out)· a bowl of cereal with skim milkun tazón de cereales con leche descremadalong-life milk British English (=specially treated milk that you can keep for a long time)· I’ve got a carton of long-life milk in the cupboard.Tengo un tetrabrik de leche de larga duración en el armario.powdered milk (also dry milk American English)· Powdered milk is useful for camping trips.La leche en polvo es útil para las excursiones de camping.baby/formula milk (=milk in powder form for babies)· Many babies are fed formula milk.Muchos bebés son alimentados con leche de fórmula.milk + NOUNmilk + SUSTANTIVOmilk bottle· Put the empty milk bottles into the crates.Pon las botellas de leche vacías en los cajones.milk carton (=a plastic or cardboard container in which milk is sold)· containers such as milk cartons and soap powder boxesenvases como los tetrabriks de leche y las cajas de detergente en polvomilk jug· She put the butter, jam and milk jug on the table.Puso la mantequilla, la mermelada y la jarra de leche sobre la mesa.milk powder· hot water mixed with milk powderagua caliente mezclada con leche en polvophrasesfrasesa glass of milk· Would you like a glass of milk?¿Le gustaría un vaso de leche?a bottle of milk· I accidentally knocked over a bottle of milk.Sin querer tiré una botella de leche.a pint of milk· I need to buy a pint of milk.Necesito comprar una pinta de leche.milkmilk2 verb [transitive] 1informalinformal to get as much money or as many advantages as you can from a situation, in a very determined and sometimes dishonest wayobtener todo el dinero o las ventajas posibles de una situación de forma muy decidida y a veces deshonestamilk somebody/something for something Their landlord regularly milks them for extra money by claiming for damage to his property.Su casero les saca dinero de más regularmente alegando daños en su propiedad. He seems to be milking the incident for all it’s worth (=getting as much from it as possible).Parece que está sacando el máximo partido al incidente (=sacando todo lo posible de él).2to take milk from a cow or goatextraer leche de una vaca o cabra: I helped to milk the cows.Ayudé a ordeñar las vacas.—milking noun [uncountable]: They had risen at 5.30 to do the milking.Se habían levantado a las 5.30 para hacer el ordeño.
1informalinformal to get as much money or as many advantages as you can from a situation, in a very determined and sometimes dishonest wayobtener todo el dinero o las ventajas posibles de una situación de forma muy decidida y a veces deshonestamilk somebody/something for something Their landlord regularly milks them for extra money by claiming for damage to his property.Su casero les saca dinero de más regularmente alegando daños en su propiedad. He seems to be milking the incident for all it’s worth (=getting as much from it as possible).Parece que está sacando el máximo partido al incidente (=sacando todo lo posible de él).2to take milk from a cow or goatextraer leche de una vaca o cabra: I helped to milk the cows.Ayudé a ordeñar las vacas.—milking noun [uncountable]: They had risen at 5.30 to do the milking.Se habían levantado a las 5.30 para hacer el ordeño.