-
1 camote
m.1 sweet potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 mess (informal) (complicación). (Mexican Spanish)meterse en un camote to get into a mess o pickle3 lover, sweetheart (informal) (novio). (Perú)* * *SM2) CAm, Cono Sur (Med) bump, swelling3) Cono Sur (=piedra) large stone4) Cono Sur (=persona) bore5) CAm [de pierna] calf6) CAm * (=molestia) nuisance, bother9) Cono Sur (=mentirilla) fib11) LAm** * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *A ( Bot)1 (Andes, Méx) (batata) sweet potatoponer a algn como camote ( Méx fam) (darle una paliza) to beat sb up ( colloq) (reprenderlo fuertemente) to give sb a telling off ( colloq), to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to tear into sb ( AmE colloq)tragar camote ( Méx arg) (callarse, aguantarse) to bite one's tongue; (estar distraído) to have one's head in the clouds2 ( Méx) (cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tubertiene un camote bárbaro con ese muchacho she's got a terrible crush on that boyF* * *
camote sustantivo masculino (Bot) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potato;◊ hacerse camote (Méx fam) to get in a muddle (colloq)
camote sustantivo masculino LAm
1 (batata) sweet potato
2 familiar (enamoramiento) crush
' camote' also found in these entries:
English:
sweet
* * *♦ nm1. Andes, CAm, Méx [batata] sweet potato3. Andes, CAm, Méx [bulbo] tuber, bulbPerúdonde camotes se asaron, cenizas quedaron love will never diemeterse en un camote to get into a mess o picklehacerse camote to get into a muddle;poner a alguien como camote to make mincemeat of sb;tragar camote [balbucir] to stammer;[andar con rodeos] to beat about the bush; [pagar consecuencias] to pay the price;ese bocón tendrá que tragar camote con sus palabras that bigmouth will have to pay for what he said♦ adjAndes Fam [enamorado] Méx Fam* * *m Andes, C.Am., Méxsweet potato* * *camote nm1) : root vegetable similar to the sweet potato2)
Перевод: со всех языков на английский
с английского на все языки- С английского на:
- Все языки
- Со всех языков на:
- Английский
