What does uva in Spanish mean?

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

The word uva in Spanish means grape, bad temper, in a bad mood, black grape, mean, bad mood, foul mood, UVA rays, table grapes, gooseberry, raisin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word uva

grape

nombre femenino (fruto de la vid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Yo me encargo de comprar uvas para la noche de fin de año.
I'm in charge of buying the grapes for New Year's Eve.

bad temper

nombre femenino (mala intención)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me pegó con el balón con mala uva.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He was in a bad temper and hit me with the ball.

in a bad mood

nombre femenino (mal humor)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No puedo hacerte una broma porque tienes mala uva.
I can't play a joke on you because you're in a bad mood.

black grape

locución nominal femenina (uva negra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La uva bodocal es más gruesa y sus racimos más largos.

mean

locución nominal femenina (ES: coloquial (mala intención)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Qué mala uva darle las malas noticias en su cumpleaños. Me pegó con el balón con mala uva.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Don't get with Juan, he has bad intentions.

bad mood, foul mood

locución nominal femenina (ES: coloquial (mal genio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi hermano tiene una mala uva que no le puedes ni hablar.
My brother's in a bad (or: foul) mood so you can't even talk to him.

UVA rays

locución nominal masculina plural (radiación ultravioleta) (near ultraviolet)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Estos anteojos de sol tienen protección contra los rayos UVA.

table grapes

locución nominal femenina (para postre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es más fácil conseguir uva de mesa que uva para hacer vino.
Table grapes are easier to get than grapes for making wine.

gooseberry

nombre femenino (botánica: agrazón) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La uva espina es ácida y sus espinas dificultan su cosecha.

raisin

locución nominal femenina (fruto seco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estas galletas de avena y uvas pasas están deliciosas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Raisins are one of my favorite snack foods.

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