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1 gata
f.1 she-cat, puss.2 a toothed bar from which is suspended the floodgate of a dam. (Nautical)3 a machine which served to protect those who were scaling a wall against the besieged. (Military)4 the crossjack yard. (Nautical)5 jack, lifting device, lifting jack.* * ** * *f., (m. - gato)* * *SF1) Chile, Perú (Aut) jack2)a gatas —
a)b) Cono Sur * (=apenas) barely, by the skin of one's teeth3) (Meteo) hill cloud4) (=agujetas)5)- echar la gatagato* * *2)a gatas — (loc adv) ( a cuatro patas)
ir or andar a gatas — to crawl
* * *2)a gatas — (loc adv) ( a cuatro patas)
ir or andar a gatas — to crawl
* * *B1(a cuatro patas): ir or andar a gatas to crawltodavía anda a gatas he's still crawlingtuve que entrar a gatas I had to go in on all fours o crawl iny los que anduvo a gatas ( Esp fam): ya, ya, 54 años, y los que anduvo a gatas yeah, sure, he's 54 all right, give or take ten years! ( colloq)2( RPl) (apenas): a gatas logro leer los titulares I can just barely read ( AmE) o ( BrE) I can only just read the headlinesaprobó a gatas she got through by the skin of her teeth, she just scraped through* * *
gata sustantivo femenino
1 (Chi, Per) (Auto) jack;
ver tb gato 1
2
tuve que entrar a gatas I had to go in on all fours
' gata' also found in these entries:
English:
tabby
* * *gata nf* * *f1 ZO (female) cat;a gatas fam on all fours;andar a gatas fam crawl2 Méxservant, maid3 Chipara vehículo jack -
2 crawl
[krɔːl]1. verb1) to move slowly along the ground:يَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَفThe injured dog crawled away.
2) (of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground:يَزْحَفThe baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.
3) to move slowly:يَتَقَدَّم بِبُطءThe traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.
4) to be covered with crawling things:يعِجُّ بHis hair was crawling with lice.
2. noun1) a very slow movement or speed:زَحْف، بُطءWe drove along at a crawl.
2) a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements:سباحَة الزَّحْفShe's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.
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