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1 tail end
n.• cola s.f.the tail end — (of film, concert) el final, los últimos minutos, la última parte; ( of procession) la cola
* * *the tail end — (of film, concert) el final, los últimos minutos, la última parte; ( of procession) la cola
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2 tail lamp
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3 tail light
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4 tail-gate
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5 tail
teil
1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cola2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cola
2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) pisarle los talones a alguien, seguir a alguien, seguir de cerca- - tailed- tails
3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cruz- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off
tail n cola / rabotr[teɪl]1 (gen) cola; (of some four-legged animals) cola, rabo3 (pursuer) perseguidor,-ra1 seguir de cerca1 (suit) frac nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on somebody's tail pisarle los talones a alguiento have one's tail between one's legs tener el rabo entre las piernasto turn tail huirtail wind viento de colatail ['teɪl] vtfollow: seguir de cerca, pegarsetail n1) : cola f, rabo m (de un animal)2) : cola f, parte f posteriora comet's tail: la cola de un cometa3) tails npl: cruz f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruzn.• cola s.f.• faldón s.m.• frac s.m.• rabo s.m.• trenza s.f.v.• seguir de cerca v.
I teɪl1)a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola fto be on somebody's tail — pisarle los talones a algn, seguir* a algn de cerca
to turn tail — poner* pies en polvorosa
with one's tail between one's legs — con el rabo entre las piernas, con la cola entre las patas (Méx)
b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)3) ( pursuer) (colloq)to put a tail on somebody — hacer* seguir a algn
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transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*Phrasal Verbs:- tail off[teɪl]1. N1) [of bird, horse, fish, plane] cola f; [of dog, bull, ox] cola f, rabo m; [of comet] cabellera f, cola f; [of shirt] faldón m; [of procession] cola f, tramo m final; (=loose end) cabo m; [of hair] mechón m- turn tail3) ** (=buttocks) trasero m4) (=person following) sombra fa piece of tail — una tipa *, una tía (Sp) *
2.VT (=follow) seguirle la pista a; top I, 4., 4)3.CPDtail end N — [of procession, queue] cola f, tramo m final; (fig) [of party, storm] final m
tail section N — [of aeroplane] sección f de cola
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I [teɪl]1)a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola fto be on somebody's tail — pisarle los talones a algn, seguir* a algn de cerca
to turn tail — poner* pies en polvorosa
with one's tail between one's legs — con el rabo entre las piernas, con la cola entre las patas (Méx)
b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)3) ( pursuer) (colloq)to put a tail on somebody — hacer* seguir a algn
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transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*Phrasal Verbs:- tail off -
6 tail
1 nC&G, CINEMAT cola fCOMP&DP cabo m, extremo mELECTRON cola en T fPRINT margen inferior m, pie mVEH parte trasera f2 vtCONST architecture agregar, añadir -
7 tail
s.1 cola (of bird, fish, plane); rabo cola (of mammal, reptile); faldón (of shirt)with his tail between his legs con el rabo entre las piernas3 sombra.4 limitación de propiedad.vt.1 seguir a todas partes (familiar) (follow)2 seguir de cerca, seguir muy de cerca.3 quitar el rabo.4 poner cola a.(pt & pp tailed) -
8 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) disminuir, menguar2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) irse debilitando, ir disminuyendo (poco a poco/gradualmente)v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<demand\>\> disminuir*, mermarb) ( fade) \<\<sound/words\>\> apagarse*VI + ADV1) [production, demand] disminuirtail-offbusiness has tailed off lately — el negocio ha decaído or empeorado últimamente
2) [voice, sound] ir apagándosehis voice tailed off — su voz se fue desvaneciendo or apagando
* * *v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<demand\>\> disminuir*, mermarb) ( fade) \<\<sound/words\>\> apagarse* -
9 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) luz traseratr['teɪllaɪt]1 luz nombre femenino trasera, piloto['teɪllaɪt]N (US) piloto m, luz f trasera, calavera f (Mex) -
10 tail wind
(a wind coming from behind: We sailed home with a tail wind.) viento de colaviento de cola -
11 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) cola, parte final; extremotr[teɪl'end]1 final nombre masculino, parte nombre femenino final -
12 tail-lamp
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13 tail miter sill
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14 tail vise
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15 tail-lift lorry
n (BrE) (cf tail-lift truck AmE )TRANSP camión sustentado por la cola m -
16 tail-lift truck
n (AmE) (cf tail-lift lorry BrE )TRANSP camión sustentado por la cola m -
17 tail away
VI + ADV [sound] ir apagándosehis voice tailed away — su voz se fue desvaneciendo or apagando
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18 tail back
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19 tail-gunner
['teɪlˌɡʌnǝ(r)]N artillero m de cola -
20 tail-off
['teɪlɒf]N disminución f (paulatina)
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