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bath water

/bɑːθ ˈwɔːtər/

Traducción: Agua contenida en una bañera para bañarse. También aparece en la frase hecha «tirar al niño con el agua del baño», que significa deshacerse de algo valioso junto con lo que sobra.

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/bɑːθ ˈwɔːtər/B1informal
  • esAgua contenida en una bañera para bañarse. También aparece en la frase hecha «tirar al niño con el agua del baño», que significa deshacerse de algo valioso junto con lo que sobra.

The water in a bathtub, often used in the idiom 'to throw the baby out with the bathwater,' meaning to discard something valuable along with something unwanted.

  1. Water in a bathtubA1formal

    The water used for taking a bath.

    esagua del baño

    • She tested the bath water with her elbow before getting in.
    • The bath water was too hot, so he added some cold.
    • Don't let the bath water get cold while you read.
  2. Idiom: throw the baby out with the bath waterC1informal

    To discard something valuable along with something undesirable.

    estirar el agua sucia con el niño dentro

    • When redesigning the website, we must not throw the baby out with the bath water by removing useful features.
    • The manager's decision to cancel the entire project was like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
    • Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water when you criticize the old system.