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1 capear
v.1 to get out of.capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm2 to dodge, to fend off, to evade, to skirt.Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.3 to steer clear of, to dodge, to jink.Luis capeó el bloqueo policial Louis steered clear of the police block.4 to play with the cape.El torero capeaba sin cesar The bullfighter played with the cape endlessly* * *1 (tauromaquia) to confront the bull with the cape\capear el temporal figurado to weather the storm, ride out the storm* * *1. VT1) (Taur) wave the cape at; (fig) to take in, deceive2) (Náut)capear el temporal — (lit, fig) to ride out o weather the storm
3) (=esquivar) to dodge4) (Culin) to top, cover ( con with)2.VI (Náut) to ride out the storm* * *verbo transitivo1) (Taur) to make passes at ( with the cape)capear una crisis — to ride out o weather a crisis
2) (Chi fam) < trabajo> to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq)capear clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *----* capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* * *verbo transitivo1) (Taur) to make passes at ( with the cape)capear una crisis — to ride out o weather a crisis
2) (Chi fam) < trabajo> to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq)capear clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * ** capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* * *capear [A1 ]vtA ( Taur) to make passes at ( with the cape)la empresa es capaz de capear la crisis the company can ride out o weather the crisislos encontró capeando clases he caught them playing hooky ( esp AmE) o ( BrE) skiving off (school) ( colloq)■ capearvi* * *
capear ( conjugate capear) verbo transitivo
1 (Taur) to make passes at ( with the cape)
2 (Chi fam) ‹ trabajo› to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq);
capear verbo transitivo
1 Taur to fight the bull with the cape
2 Náut to weather
fig (una mala situación) to ride out
3 (eludir un trabajo, una responsabilidad) to dodge, shirk
♦ Locuciones: figurado capear el temporal, to weather the storm
' capear' also found in these entries:
English:
brave
- ride out
- roll
- weather
- skive off
* * *♦ vt1. Taurom to make passes at with a cape2. [eludir] [persona] to avoid;[situación] to get out of;capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm♦ viChile, Guat Fam to play Br truant o US hookey* * *v/t1 temporal weather2 TAUR make passes at with one’s cape* * *capear vt1) : to make a pass with the cape (in bullfighting)2) : to dodge, to weathercapear el temporal: to ride out the storm -
2 schwänzen
vt/i umg.: ( die Schule) schwänzen play truant (Am. hookey), Brit. auch skive, bunk off; eine Stunde schwänzen skip a lesson (Am. class); wegen dauernden Schwänzens bestrafen / von der Schule fliegen punish for constant truancy / be kicked out of the school for constant truancy* * *to play truant* * *schwạ̈n|zen ['ʃvɛntsn] (inf)1. vtStunde, Vorlesung to skip (inf), to cut (inf); Schule to play truant (esp Brit) or hooky (esp US inf) from, to skive off (Brit inf)2. vito play truant (esp Brit), to play hooky (esp US inf to skive (Brit inf)* * *1) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cut2) (to be a truant and stay away from school etc: He was always playing truant (from school).) play truant* * *schwän·zen[ˈʃvɛntsn̩]die Schule \schwänzen to skive off [from] [or cut] school, to play truant, to play hook[e]y AM* * *[die Schule] schwänzen — play truant or (Amer.) hookey
den Dienst schwänzen — skive [off] (Brit. coll.)
* * *schwänzen v/t & v/i umg:eine Stunde schwänzen skip a lesson (US class);wegen dauernden Schwänzens bestrafen/von der Schule fliegen punish for constant truancy/be kicked out of the school for constant truancy* * *[die Schule] schwänzen — play truant or (Amer.) hookey
den Dienst schwänzen — skive [off] (Brit. coll.)
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3 escaquearse
pron.v.to duck out(informal). (peninsular Spanish)escaquearse de (hacer) algo to worm one's way out of (doing) something¡no te escaquees! don't duck out!, don't skive off! (British)* * *1 familiar to shirk, skive off, wriggle out of■ ¡no te escaquees! don't try and wriggle out of it!* * *= weasel (on/out of), duck out.Ex. Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it.Ex. Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.----* escaquearse de = duck out of.* escaquearse de una responsabilidad = weasel out of + responsibility.* * *= weasel (on/out of), duck out.Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it.
Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.* escaquearse de = duck out of.* escaquearse de una responsabilidad = weasel out of + responsibility.* * *escaquearse [A1 ]1 (de un lugar) to slope off ( colloq)me escaqueaba de clase I used to play truant o ( AmE colloq) hooky, I used to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)2 (de una obligación) escaquearse DE algo to get OUT OF sth, shirk sth, duck OUT OF sth* * *
escaquearse vr fam to shirk, skive [de, off]: siempre se escaquea del trabajo, she always skives off work
' escaquearse' also found in these entries:
English:
skive
* * *escaquearse vprEsp Fam to duck out, Br to skive (off);escaquearse de (hacer) algo to worm one's way out of (doing) sth;nos escaqueamos de fregar los platos we got out of washing the dishes -
4 krankfeiern
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. skive (pretending to be ill), go (Am. play) sick, take a sickie (Am. a princess day)* * *krạnk|fei|ernvi sep (inf)to be off sick, to skive off work (Brit inf)geh doch heute nicht ins Büro, feier doch krank — don't go in to the office today, say you're not feeling well
ich glaube, ich muss morgen krankfeiern — I think I'll have to be off sick tomorrow
* * *krank|fei·ern* * ** * *krankfeiern v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg skive (pretending to be ill), go (US play) sick, take a sickie (US a princess day)* * * -
5 novillo
m.young bull, bull calf, stirk.* * *1 young bull\hacer novillos familiar to play truant, skip school, US play hooky* * *SM1) (Zool) young bull, bullock, steer (EEUU)2) pl novillos(Taur) = novillada3)* * *- lla (m) young bull; (f) heiferhacer novillos — (fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *----* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* * *- lla (m) young bull; (f) heiferhacer novillos — (fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * ** hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* * *masculine, feminineA ( masculine) young bullB ( feminine) heiferhacer novillos ( fam); to play truant, to play hooky ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
novillo
(f) heifer;
novillo,-a m,f (toro) young bull
(vaca) young cow
♦ Locuciones: fam Educ hacer novillos, to play truant o US hooky
' novillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
novilla
- derribar
- torear
English:
bullock
- steer
* * *novillo, -a nm,f1. [animal] young bull, f young cow2. CompEsp Fam* * *m ZO young bull;hacer novillos fam play hooky fam, play truant* * *novillo nm: young bull* * *novillo n young bull -
6 volar
adj.volar.v.1 to fly.hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to flyechar(se) a volar to fly away o offsalir volando to fly off; (pájaro, insecto) to blow away (papeles, sombrero, ceniza)El chico voló ayer The boy flew=traveled by air yesterday.El avión voló ayer The plane flew yesterday.2 to disappear, to vanish (informal) (desaparecer).3 to fly (off), to rush (off).volar a hacer algo to rush off to do somethinghacer algo volando to do something at top speedme voy volando I must fly o dash4 to fly by.5 to blow up (hacer estallar) (en guerras, atentados).La fábrica de gas voló The gas factory blew up.Los aviones volaron la ciudad enemiga The planes blew up the enemy city.6 to pilot, to fly.El chico voló el avión The boy piloted the plane.7 to dynamite, to bomb out.Ellos volaron la mina They dynamited the mine.8 to evaporate, to vaporize.9 to swipe, to thieve, to steal, to rob.10 to drive mad, to drive crazy, to derange.* * *1 (ir por el aire) to fly2 figurado (papeles etc) to be blown away3 figurado (ir deprisa) to fly5 figurado (sobresalir de un edificio) to jut out, project6 figurado (noticia etc) to spread rapidly1 figurado (hacer explotar - edificio) to blow up, demolish; (- caja fuerte) to blow open; (- en minería) to blast2 figurado (en impresión) to raise3 (en caza) to flush1 (papeles etc) to be blown away2 figurado (irritarse) to blow up, lose one's temper\echarse a volar to fly away, fly offhacer algo volando familiar to do something as quick as a flash, do something in a jiffy¡volando! familiar jump to it!* * *verb1) to fly2) hurry3) disappear4) burst, explode* * *1. VI1) (=en el aire) [avión, pájaro, persona] to flynunca he volado en helicóptero — I've never flown in o been in a helicopter
¿a qué hora vuelas mañana? — what time is your flight tomorrow?, what time do you fly tomorrow?
[+ noticia] to spread"vuela con Iberia" — "fly (with) Iberia"
volar alto —
burro 2., 1)desde pequeño se le notaban las ganas de volar solo — since he was a child you could see how much he wanted to do things his own way
2)• hacer volar algo/a algn — to blow sth/sb up
el choque le hizo volar por los aires a más de dos metros de la carretera — he was thrown more than two metres from the road by the impact
3)volando: ¡venga, volando, que nos vamos! — come on, get a move on, we're going! *
¡voy para allá volando! — I'll be right there! *
pasó volando en la moto — he whizzed o sped past on his motorbike
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volar a hacer algo — to rush to do sth4) (=pasar rápido) [noticia] to travel fast; [tiempo] to fly; [días, semanas, meses] to fly by¡cómo vuela el tiempo! — (how) time flies!
5) *(=desaparecer) [objeto, persona] to go, disappearcuando me di cuenta, el bolso ya había volado — before I knew it, the bag was gone o had gone o had disappeared
en una semana volaron las diez botellas — the ten bottles went o disappeared in the space of a week
cuando llegó la policía los ladrones ya habían volado — when the police arrived the robbers had vanished o disappeared
6) (Arquit) to stick out7) (Méx)* [alcohol, diluyente] to evaporate8) * (con drogas) to trip *, get high *2. VT1) (=hacer volar) [+ cometa, globo] to fly(Caza) [+ pájaro] to flush out2) (=hacer explotar) [+ edificio, vehículo] to blow up; [+ caja fuerte] to blow (open)3) (Tip) [+ letra, número] to put in superscript4) (Chile, Méx, Ven)* (=robar) to pinch *, nick *5) (LAm)* (=irritar) [+ persona] to irritate6) (CAm)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) pájaro/avión to fly2)a) tiempo to flyb) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurryse fue volando — he/she rushed off
las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all
quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air
3)a) ( con el viento)b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared
c) (Méx fam)2.a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
volar vt1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)3.volarse v pron1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger
2)a) (Col fam) preso to escapeb) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)3) (Méx fam)a) ( coquetear) to flirtb) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) pájaro/avión to fly2)a) tiempo to flyb) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurryse fue volando — he/she rushed off
las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all
quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air
3)a) ( con el viento)b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared
c) (Méx fam)2.a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
volar vt1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)3.volarse v pron1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger
2)a) (Col fam) preso to escapeb) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)3) (Méx fam)a) ( coquetear) to flirtb) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *volar11 = fly, take to + the sky.Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
Ex: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.* condición de estar apto para volar = airworthiness.* echar a volar = take + flight.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* escuchar las moscas volar = hear a pin drop.* ir volando = hot-foot it to.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* que vuela bajo = low-flying.* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* volar con ala delta = hang-glide.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.volar22 = blast.Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
* volar con dinamita = dynamite.* * *viA «pájaro/avión» to flyvolaremos a una altura de 10.000 metros we shall be cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metersno me gusta volar, prefiero el tren I don't like flying, I prefer to go by trainB1 «tiempo» to fly¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!estos dos años han volado these two years have flown by o have flown past o have gone by very fastlas malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fasttengo que irme volando I have to rush offlas vacaciones se me han pasado volando the holidays have flown o ( colloq) whizzed pastlas entradas se acaban volando the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at alltuve que comer volando I had to eat in a rush o to bolt my foodestá volando y se va a caer it isn't steady o it's unsteady and it's going to fallel asunto de la casa está volando the matter of the house is still up in the air o is still undecidedC1(con el viento): volaron todos los papeles my papers blew all over the place, the wind blew my papers all over the placeel sombrero voló his hat blew off/away2 ( fam) (desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones en seguida volaron the chocolates vanished o disappeared in no timehoy día el sueldo vuela nowadays my salary seems to disappear o go in no time3a volar con tus ideas raras you and your weird ideas, get out of here! ( colloq)toma el dinero y a volar take the money and runD ( Arquit) to projectE( AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre): estaba que volaba de rabia she was beside herself with rage o with angertiene una fiebre que vuela he has a really high temperature, he has a very bad fever■ volarvtA ‹puente/edificio› to blow up; ‹caja fuerte› to blowsi se lo dices, lo vuelas if you tell him, it'll drive him mad o he'll go crazy ( colloq)■ volarseA ( Col fam) «preso» to escape; «alumno» to play hooky ( esp AmE) ( colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)el marido se voló con otra her husband ran away o ran off with another woman* * *
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
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verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
2
volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
' volar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- alto
- bajo
- barrenar
- cometa
- echar
- grande
- ras
- vuela
English:
blast
- blow
- blow up
- bomb
- fly
- foolish
- fundamental
- jet
- nonstop
- overcome
- sail
- soar
- circle
- cruise
- full
- low
- nick
* * *♦ vi1. [pájaro, insecto, avión, pasajero] to fly;volar a [una altura] to fly at;[un lugar] to fly to;volamos a 5.000 pies de altura we're flying at 5,000 feet;volar en avión/helicóptero to fly in a plane/helicopter;echar(se) a volar to fly away o off;hacer volar una cometa to fly a kite;salir volando to fly off;volar alto to go far2. [papeles, sombrero, ceniza] to blow away;hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to fly;salir volando to blow away;volar por los aires [estallar] to be blown into the air3. [correr] to fly, to rush (off);volar a hacer algo to rush off to do sth;hacer algo volando to do sth at top speed;me visto volando y nos vamos I'll get dressed quickly and we can go;¡tráeme volando algo para tapar la herida! bring me something to bandage the wound with immediately o now!;me voy volando I must fly o dash4. [pasar deprisa] [días, años] to fly by;[rumores] to spread quickly;el tiempo pasa volando time flies;aquí las noticias vuelan news travels fast around herelos aperitivos volaron en un santiamén the snacks disappeared o vanished in an instant6. Arquit to project, to jut out[de enojo] he's fuming with rage♦ vt1. [hacer estallar] [en guerras, atentados] to blow up;[caja fuerte, puerta] to blow open; [edificio en ruinas] to demolish [with explosives]; [en minería] to blast2. [hacer volar] [cometa] to fly3. [la caza] to rouseten cuidado porque a mí allí me volaron la cartera be careful because I had my wallet swiped o Br nicked there* * *I v/i fly; figvanish;las horas pasaron volando the hours flew past o by;irse volar rush off;echarse a volar fly away, fly offII v/t1 fly2 edificio blow up* * *volar {19} vi1) : to fly2) correr: to hurry, to rushel tiempo vuela: time fliespasar volando: to fly past3) divulgarse: to spreadunos rumores volaban: rumors were spreading around4) desaparecer: to disappearel dinero ya voló: the money's already gonevolar vt1) : to blow up, to demolish2) : to irritate* * *volar vb2. (desaparecer) to disappearvolando in a rush / in a hurry -
7 capar
v.to castrate, to geld (animal).* * *1 to geld, castrate* * *VT1) [+ animal] to castrate, geld2) (fig) to reduce, cut down, curtail3) Caribe, Méx (Agr) to cut back, prune* * *verbo transitivo1) ( castrar) to castrate2) (Col fam) (esp AmE colloq)capar clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= castrate.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( castrar) to castrate2) (Col fam) (esp AmE colloq)capar clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= castrate.Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
* * *capar [A1 ]vtA (castrar) to castratelos cogieron capando clase they were caught playing hooky ( esp AmE) o ( BrE) skiving off (school) ( colloq)* * *
capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo
1 ( castrar) to castrate
2 (Col fam)
capar verbo transitivo to castrate
' capar' also found in these entries:
English:
hooky
- skive off
- truant
* * *capar vt1. [animal] to castrate, to geld;muy Famsi se enteran, me capan if they find out, they'll skin me alive o Br have my guts for garters2. Andes, Carib [podar] to prune* * *v/t castrate -
8 blaumachen
v/i (trennb.) umg. skip work, skive off work; Schule schwänzen: skip classes; Brit. auch skive (off), Am. play hooky; er macht heute blau he’s skiving (off) today, he’s skived off today, Am. he’s playing hooky today* * *blau|ma|chen sep (inf)1. vito skip work2. vt* * *blau|ma·chenI. vi (fam: krankfeiern) to go [or call in] sick; SCH to play truant [or AM hook[e]y], BRIT a. to bunk off fam▪ einen Tag \blaumachen to go [or call in] sick for a day* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.) skip work* * *blaumachen v/i (trennb) umg skip work, skive off work; Schule schwänzen: skip classes; Br auch skive (off), US play hooky;er macht heute blau he’s skiving (off) today, he’s skived off today, US he’s playing hooky today* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.) skip work* * *v.to skip work expr. -
9 hacer novillos
v.to play hooky, to bunk off, to play truant, to bunk off school.* * *familiar to play truant, skip school, US play hooky* * *[gen]to stay away, not turn up, skive off*; (Escol)to play truant, play hooky(EEUU)*, skive off** * *(v.) = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + schoolEx. She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky.Ex. Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.Ex. They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.Ex. Kids are bunking off school with their parent's permission, according to a new report.Ex. Bunking classes might soon become a thing of the past in schools across the city thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID).Ex. He sat on walls, with the others when they skived school, swigging the very cheapest, tartest cider straight from two-litre bottles.Ex. Poverty means they are more likely to bunk school, enter crime and die younger.* * *(v.) = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + schoolEx: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky.
Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.Ex: Kids are bunking off school with their parent's permission, according to a new report.Ex: Bunking classes might soon become a thing of the past in schools across the city thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID).Ex: He sat on walls, with the others when they skived school, swigging the very cheapest, tartest cider straight from two-litre bottles.Ex: Poverty means they are more likely to bunk school, enter crime and die younger. -
10 pinta
f.1 spot.2 appearance (aspecto).tener pinta de algo to look o seem somethingtiene buena pinta it looks good3 pint (unidad de medida).4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)5 cative, pannus carateus.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.* * *1 (mancha) dot2 (medida) pint■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!* * *noun f.1) aspect2) pint* * *ISF1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink3) * (=aspecto) appearancetener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good
tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard
¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?
- estar a la pinta4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit)¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?
8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore9)- hacer pintaIISF (=medida inglesa) pintIII* SM rogue* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.----* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *pinta11 = stain.Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
pinta33 = pint.Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.
2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *A1 ( fam)(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreigntiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him ( colloq), he looks like a criminal¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggarse puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress ( colloq)salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with itponerse la pinta ( Col fam); to put on one's glad rags ( colloq), to get dressed up to the nines ( colloq)B1 (en una tela) spot, dot2 ( Zool) spotC (medida) pintD( Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)
pinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pinta
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( aspecto) look;
tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 ( medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) ( de la escuela):◊ irse de pinta to play hooky( conjugate hooky) (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet
* * *♦ nf1. [lunar] spottiene buena pinta it looks good;ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;Am RPser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb3. [unidad de medida] pint♦ nmfUrug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman* * *f1 medida pint2 aspecto looks pl ;tener buena pinta fig look inviting;tener pinta de look like* * *pinta nf1) : dot, spot2) : pintlas peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good* * *pinta n1. (mancha) spot2. (medida) pint -
11 rata
adj.stingy, mean (informal).f.1 rat.rata de agua water rat2 pickpocket, sneak thief, filcher.3 despicable person, rat.4 rate.5 Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber.f. & m.stingy person (informal).* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA rat1 (tacaño) miser, skinflint\ser más pobre que las ratas familiar to be as poor as a church mouse* * *noun f.* * *1.SF ratrata negra — black rat, house rat
2. SMF *1) (=tacaño) miser, mean devil, stingy devil *2) (=ladrón) sneak thief* * *I II III1) (Zool) rathacerse la rata — (RPI fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
ser más pobre que una rata — to be as poor as a church mouse
2) (Col) (Econ, Mat) ( tasa) rate; ( razón) ratio; ( porcentaje) percentage* * *= rat.Ex. There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of Doom' and ' Rats in the Larder'.----* rata almizclada = muskrat.* rata almizclera = muskrat.* rata del desierto = desert rat.* * *I II III1) (Zool) rathacerse la rata — (RPI fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
ser más pobre que una rata — to be as poor as a church mouse
2) (Col) (Econ, Mat) ( tasa) rate; ( razón) ratio; ( porcentaje) percentage* * *= rat.Ex: There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of Doom' and ' Rats in the Larder'.
* rata almizclada = muskrat.* rata almizclera = muskrat.* rata del desierto = desert rat.* * *rata1rata2rata3A ( Zool) ratno se salvó ni una rata no-one escapedser más pobre que las ratas or que una rata to be as poor as a church mouseCompuestos:white ratsewer ratlaboratory rat* * *
rata sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) rat;◊ hacerse la rata (RPI fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
2 (Col) (Econ, Mat) ( tasa) rate;
( razón) ratio;
( porcentaje) percentage
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) ( tacaño) miser, stingy devil (colloq), tightwad (AmE colloq)
rata
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool rat
2 pey (persona despreciable) swine, rat
II mf fam (persona tacaña) miser
III adjetivo familiar (tacaño, avaro) mean, stingy
' rata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tamaña
- tamaño
English:
poor
- pro rata
- rat
- hooky
- truant
* * *rata1 nfrat;RP Fam rata de agua water vole o rat;rata de alcantarilla [animal] brown rat;Fam [persona despreciable] swine;rata campestre black rat;rata canguro kangaroo rat;Fam rata de sacristía [persona] fanatical churchgoer♦ adjstingy, mean♦ nmfcheapskate;ser un rata to be a cheapskate* * *I f ZO rat;una rata poor as a church mouseII m/f famrat fam* * *rata nf1) : rat2) Col, Pan, Peru : rate, percentage* * *rata n1. (animal) rat2. (persona) miser -
12 jubilar
v.to retire, to pension, to pension off, to superannuate.* * *1 (retirar) to retire1 (retirarse) to retire* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ trabajador] to pension off, retire2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <trabajador/empleado> to retire, pension offb) (fam) (desechar, tirar) <silla/televisor> to chuck out (colloq); < novio> to ditch (colloq)2.jubilar vi (Andes) to retire3.jubilarse v pron1) ( del trabajo) to retire2) (Ven arg) ( del colegio) to play hookey (esp AmE), to skive off (school) (BrE)* * *= put out to + grass, put out to + pasture.Ex. The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity.Ex. Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture.----* jubilarse = retire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <trabajador/empleado> to retire, pension offb) (fam) (desechar, tirar) <silla/televisor> to chuck out (colloq); < novio> to ditch (colloq)2.jubilar vi (Andes) to retire3.jubilarse v pron1) ( del trabajo) to retire2) (Ven arg) ( del colegio) to play hookey (esp AmE), to skive off (school) (BrE)* * *= put out to + grass, put out to + pasture.Ex: The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity.
Ex: Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture.* jubilarse = retire.* * *jubilee ( before n)vt1 ‹trabajador/empleado› to retire, pension off2 ( fam) (desechar, tirar) ‹silla/televisor› to get rid of, chuck out ( colloq); ‹novio› to get rid of, to ditch ( colloq), to dump ( colloq)■ jubilarvi(Chi, Col) to retireA (del trabajo) to retiresi no me sale bien esta vez, me jubilo ( fam); if it doesn't work this time I'm giving upB ( Ven arg) (del colegio) to play truant, play hooky ( esp AmE colloq), skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
jubilar ( conjugate jubilar) verbo intransitivo (Andes) to retire
jubilarse verbo pronominal ( del trabajo) to retire
jubilar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to retire, pension off
2 (un objeto) to get rid of, ditch: tendríamos que jubilar el coche, we should get rid of the car
' jubilar' also found in these entries:
English:
pension off
- retire
* * *♦ vtvan a jubilar los trenes más viejos they're going to get rid of the oldest trains* * *v/t1 retire2 ( desechar) get rid of* * *jubilar vt1) : to retire, to pension off -
13 pella
f.round mass.* * *1 (de una coliflor) head2 (masa) lump* * *SF1) [gen] ball, round mass; [sin forma] dollop; (Culin) lump of lard2) [de coliflor] head3) * (=suma de dinero) sum of money4)* * *hacer pellas — (Esp arg) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= drag.Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.* * *hacer pellas — (Esp arg) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= drag.Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.
* * *(de masa) lump* * *pella nfEsp Fam -
14 cimarra
SFhacer cimarra — Cono Sur to play truant
* * *femenino (Chi)hacer la cimarra — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq); to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *femenino (Chi)hacer la cimarra — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq); to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *hacer la cimarra to play truant, to play hooky ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
cimarra sustantivo femenino (Chi):◊ hacer la cimarra to play hooky (esp AmE colloq);
to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
' cimarra' also found in these entries:
English:
hooky
- truant
* * *cimarra nfChile Fam -
15 libretearse
verbo pronominal (AmC fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)* * *verbo pronominal (AmC fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)* * *libretearse [A1 ]* * *
libretearse ( conjugate libretearse) verbo pronominal (AmC fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
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16 venado
m.1 deer (animal).2 venison.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA stag, deer2 COCINA venison* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ciervo) deer; (macho) stag2) (Culin) venison3) (Caribe) (=piel) deerskin4) (Caribe) (=prostituta) whore5) (And) (=contrabando) contraband6)* * *a) (Zool) deerpintar venado — (Méx fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
b) (Coc) venison* * *= stag.Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.* * *a) (Zool) deerpintar venado — (Méx fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
b) (Coc) venison* * *= stag.Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
* * *1 ( Zool) deerno brincar algo un venado ( Ven fam): tenía un sueño que no lo brincaba un venado everyone could see that I was half asleeptienes unas ganas de ir que no las brinca un venado it's patently obvious you're dying to go ( colloq)verme y pintar venado fue todo uno she took off the moment she saw me2 ( Coc) venison* * *
venado sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) deer;◊ pintar venado (Méx fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), skive off (school) (BrE colloq)b) (Coc) venison
venado sustantivo masculino
1 Zool deer, stag
2 Culin venison
' venado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
res
English:
stag
- venison
- deer
* * *venado nm[animal] deer; [carne] venison* * *m ZO deer* * *venado nm1) : deer2) : venison -
17 lunes
m. s.&pl.Monday.* * ** * *noun m.* * *SM INV Mondaysábado* * *el lunes por la mañana/noche — on Monday morning/night
hasta el lunes or nos vemos el lunes — I'll see you on Monday
hacer lunes de zapatero (Col) or (Chi, Méx) hacer san lunes (fam & hum) — to skip work o (BrE) skive off work on Mondays
* * *= Monday.Ex. For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.----* depresión del lunes = Monday blues.* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.* Lunes de Pascua = Easter Monday.* lunes por la noche, el = Monday night.* * *el lunes por la mañana/noche — on Monday morning/night
hasta el lunes or nos vemos el lunes — I'll see you on Monday
hacer lunes de zapatero (Col) or (Chi, Méx) hacer san lunes (fam & hum) — to skip work o (BrE) skive off work on Mondays
* * *= Monday.Ex: For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.
* depresión del lunes = Monday blues.* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.* Lunes de Pascua = Easter Monday.* lunes por la noche, el = Monday night.* * *Mondayel lunes por la mañana/noche on Monday morning/nightnos reunimos (todos) los lunes we meet every Monday, we always meet on Mondaysel próximo lunes next Mondayel lunes pasado last Mondayel lunes es fiesta Monday is a holidayel lunes hizo un año de su muerte he died a year ago last Mondayla boda tendrá lugar el lunes 25 de Mayo the wedding will take place on Monday May 25thel primer lunes del mes the first Monday of the monthhasta el lunesor nos vemos el lunes I'll see you on Mondayllegó el lunes y se fue el viernes she arrived on Monday and left on Fridaysólo abre los lunes it is only open on Mondaysel lunes es su día libre Monday is her day offnos conocimos un lunes we met on a Monday¿tienes el periódico del lunes? do you have Monday's paper?Navidad cae en (un) lunes este año Christmas Day falls on a Monday this yearhacer lunes de zapatero ( Col) or (Chi, Méx) hacer san lunes ( fam hum); to skip work o ( BrE colloq) skive off work on Mondays* * *
lunes sustantivo masculino (pl
el lunes por la mañana/noche on Monday morning/night;
todos los lunes every Monday;
el próximo lunes next Monday;
el lunes pasado last Monday;
el lunes es fiesta Monday is a holiday;
nos vemos el lunes I'll see you on Monday;
los lunes voy a nadar on Mondays I go swimming
lunes m inv Monday: nos veremos el lunes, we'll see each other on Monday
' lunes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- cuestación
- desde
- en
- ser
- inclusive
- las
- pública
- público
- salida
- tocar
- a
- apenas
- domingo
- fiesta
- franco
- jueves
- martes
- miércoles
- noche
- para
- plazo
- recién
- vencer
- viernes
English:
appointment
- between
- from
- go-slow
- holiday
- Monday
- next
- not
- through
- tomorrow
- be
- coming
- memorial
- on
* * *lunes nm invMondayLunes de Pascua Easter Monday; ver también sábado* * *m inv Monday* * *lunes nms & pl: Monday* * *lunes n Monday -
18 rabona
SF1)hacer (la) rabona — (Escol) to play truant, skip school, play hookey (EEUU) *
2) LAm (=prostituta) camp follower* * *femenino ( prostituta) camp-followerhacerse (la) rabona — (fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= truancy.Ex. A prime reason for an illiteracy level of approximately 25% in Jamaica is that schooling takes second place to family agricultural tasks; this situation encourages deliberate truancy.----* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.* hacer rabona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* * *femenino ( prostituta) camp-followerhacerse (la) rabona — (fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= truancy.Ex: A prime reason for an illiteracy level of approximately 25% in Jamaica is that schooling takes second place to family agricultural tasks; this situation encourages deliberate truancy.
* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.* hacer rabona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* * *(prostituta) camp-followerhacer rabona or ( RPI) hacerse la rabona ( fam); to play hooky ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *rabona nfRP Fam* * *f Rpl fam:hacerse la rabona play hooky fam, play truant -
19 vaca
f.1 cow (animal).vaca lechera dairy cowvaca marina manateevaca sagrada sacred cow2 beef (meat).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: vacar.* * *1 cow2 (carne) beef3 (cuero) cowhide\ponerse como una vaca familiar to stuff one's faceya vendrán las vacas gordas the good times will comelas vacas flacas the lean yearslas vacas gordas the years of plentyvaca lechera dairy cowvaca marina sea cowvaca sagrada sacred cow* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Zool) cowel mal o la enfermedad de las vacas locas — mad cow disease
- los años de las vacas flacas- los años de las vacas gordas(LAm) (fig) good business, profitable dealvaca de leche — (lit) dairy cow
vaca de San Antón — ladybird, ladybug (EEUU)
vaca marina — sea cow, manatee
vaca sagrada — (tb fig) sacred cow
2) (Culin) beef3) (=cuero) cowhide4) (LAm) (Com) enterprise with profits on a pro rata basis5)- hacerse la vaca* * *a) (Zool) cowestar/ponerse como una vaca — (fam) to be/get very fat
hacerse la vaca — (Per fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
hacer una vaca — (AmL fam) to make a collection
las vacas gordas/flacas: la época de las vacas gordas/flacas — the boom/lean years
b) (Coc)* * *a) (Zool) cowestar/ponerse como una vaca — (fam) to be/get very fat
hacerse la vaca — (Per fam) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
hacer una vaca — (AmL fam) to make a collection
las vacas gordas/flacas: la época de las vacas gordas/flacas — the boom/lean years
b) (Coc)* * *vaca11 = cow.Ex: Thus the compound, Morphology of the cow, will have the class number KX311:2 not EX311:2 as in the 6th edition.
* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* años de vacas flacas = lean years.* carne de vaca = beef.* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* cuidado de vacas lecheras = dairying.* enfermedad de las vacas locas = mad cow disease.* estiércol de vaca = cowdung.* industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la = beef industry, the.* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* mierda de vaca = cowdung.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ordeñar una vaca = milk + a cow.* plasta de vaca = cowpat.* producción de carne de vaca = beef production.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* vaca holandesa = Friesian cow.* vaca lechera = dairy cow, milk-producing cow.* vaca sagrada = sacred cow.* vacas lecheras = dairy cattle.vaca22 = fatso.Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.
vaca33 = girth.Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.
* * *vaca1vaca2A1 ( Zool) cowvoy a jugar a la lotería en vaca con la vecina I'm going halves on a lottery ticket with my neighbor ( colloq)estar como una vaca ( fam); to be very fatlas vacas gordas/flacas: ha llegado la época de las vacas gordas/flacas para la industria del automóvil these are boom/lean years for the car industryponerse como una vaca to put on a lot of weight, get very fat2 ( Coc) beefcarne de vaca beefestofado de vaca beef stew, beef casserolefilete de vaca fillet steakCompuestos:● vaca lechera or de lechedairy cowmanatee, sea cowsacred cow● vaca or vaquita de San Antón* * *
Del verbo vacar: ( conjugate vacar)
vaca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
vaca
vacar
vaca sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) cow;◊ estar como una vaca (fam) to be very fat;
hacer una vaca (AmL fam) to make a collectionb) (Coc):
filete de vaca fillet steak
vaca sustantivo femenino
1 Zool cow
2 Culin beef
' vaca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boñiga
- lechera
- lechero
- mugir
- mugido
- novilla
- novillo
- rumiar
- ternera
- carne
- costilla
- cuero
- leche
- lomo
- montar
- parir
- pintado
English:
beef
- cow
- loin
- milk cow
- sacred
- hooky
- lady
- truant
- whip
* * *vaca nf1. [animal] cow;Fam Famestar como una vaca to be hugeFam las vacas flacas lean years; Fam las vacas gordas years of plenty; RP vacas de invernada beef cattle;vaca lechera dairy cow;vaca marina manatee;vaca sagrada sacred cow2. [carne] beefhacer una vaca para comprar vino to make a kitty to buy wine* * *f1 cow;mal oenfermedad de las vacas locas fam mad cow disease fam ;las vacas flacas/gordas the years of plenty/lean years2 GASTR beef* * *vaca nf: cow* * *vaca n1. (animal) cow2. (carne) beef -
20 volada
adj.1 superior. (Typography)2 proyecting. (Southern Cone)3 protuberant.f.1 fib (lie). (Central America)2 flounce, ruffle. (Caribbean)3 game of heads of tails (game). (Mexico)4 adventure. (Mexico)* * *SF1) (=vuelo) short flight, single flight2) (LAm)(diversos sentidos) = bolada* * *1) (Col)a) ( demolición) blowing-upb) (fam) ( escapada)pegarse una volada — preso to escape; alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
2)a) (AmS fam)aprovechar la volada — (RPl fam) to take one's chance
b) (Méx fam)de volada — (loc adv) quickly
* * *1) (Col)a) ( demolición) blowing-upb) (fam) ( escapada)pegarse una volada — preso to escape; alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
2)a) (AmS fam)aprovechar la volada — (RPl fam) to take one's chance
b) (Méx fam)de volada — (loc adv) quickly
* * *A ( Col) (demolición) blowing-upBC1voy y vuelvo en una volada I'll be there and back in no time o in a jiffy ( colloq)2si lo haces de volada te va a salir mal if you do it too quickly o if you rush it, you'll get it wrong* * *volada nf1. [de ave] short flight2. RP [ocasión favorable] event;aprovechar la volada to take advantage of the occasion;¿por qué no aprovechan la volada y van hasta los Alpes? why don't you make the most of the opportunity and go to the Alps as well?3. CompMéx Famde volada: el tiempo se va de volada time flies past;RP Fama las voladas [rápidamente] in a flash
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