What does manta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word manta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use manta in Spanish.

The word manta in Spanish means blanket, couch potato, slacker, coarse cloth, in buckets, so much, take the plunge, rain of blows, good beating, heating blanket, electric blanket, manta ray, let the cat out of the bag. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word manta

blanket

nombre femenino (cobertor, frazada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Me tapé con una manta porque no soportaba el frío.

I covered myself with a blanket because I couldn't stand the cold.

couch potato, slacker

nombre común en cuanto al género (ES: coloquial (perezoso, holgazán) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Ese tío es un manta: pasa de todo y de todos con tal de no moverse de la silla.

That guy is a couch potato: he does everything he can to avoid moving from his chair.

coarse cloth

nombre femenino (MX (tela de algodón burda) (usually cotton)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Por su resistencia, la manta se utiliza en la elaboración de ropa de trabajo.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Manta is a coarse cloth that is used to make work clothing because of its durability.

in buckets

locución adverbial (coloquial (en grandes cantidades) (figurative: rain)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Cuando salimos de casa estaba el cielo raso, pero al cabo de unas horas llovió a manta.

so much

locución adverbial (coloquial (en gran cantidad)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Aquí hay porquería a mantas, más te vale que limpies todo esto antes de que lo vea tu madre.

There is so much stuff here, you better clean it before your mother sees it.

take the plunge

locución verbal (coloquial (actuar sin dudar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Gabriela se lió la manta a la cabeza y después se arrepintió.

Gabriela took the plunge and regretted it afterwards.

rain of blows, good beating

locución nominal femenina (ES: coloquial (paliza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Le dieron una manta de palos y lo dejaron allí tirado.

heating blanket, electric blanket

(sintética o eléctrica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La masajista me cubrió con una manta eléctrica al terminar el masaje.

The masseuse covered me with an electric (or: heating) blanket at the end of the massage.

manta ray

locución nominal masculina (pez marino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El pez manta más grande habita en el Atlántico.

The largest manta ray lives in the Atlantic.

let the cat out of the bag

locución verbal (coloquial (traer a la luz)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Con su investigación, la periodista tiró de la manta y reveló el que puede ser el peor caso de corrupción del país.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I can't believe that you let the cat out of the bag; I trusted you!

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