-
1 canguro
f. & m.babysitter (informal) (person). (peninsular Spanish)hacer de canguro to babysitm.1 kangaroo (animal).2 sling to carry a baby, sling.3 babysitter, baby tender, baby-sitter, child-minder.4 police van, paddy-wagon.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA kangaroo1 familiar baby-sitter* * *1. SM1) (Zool) kangaroo2) (=impermeable) cagoule3) (=mochila) baby-sling, baby-carrier ( worn on the chest)4) (Náut) ferry2.SMF * [de niños] baby-sitter-¿a qué te dedicas? -trabajo de canguro — "what do you do for a living?" - "I do some baby-sitting"
* * *1) (Zool) kangaroo2)a) ( anorak) cagouleb) ( para llevar a un niño) sling* * *= baby-sitter, sitter.Ex. These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.Ex. One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.----* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.* * *1) (Zool) kangaroo2)a) ( anorak) cagouleb) ( para llevar a un niño) sling* * *= baby-sitter, sitter.Ex: These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.
Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.* * *A ( Zool) kangarooB1 (anorak) cagoule2 (para llevar a un niño) slingD ( Esp)1(trabajo): esta noche tengo que hacer canguro I have to babysit tonight2hace de canguro tres veces por semana she babysits three times a week* * *
canguro sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) kangaroo
2
3 (Esp)◊ canguro sustantivo masculino y femenino
babysitter;
hacer de canguro to babysit
canguro
I sustantivo masculino Zool kangaroo
II mf familiar baby-sitter
' canguro' also found in these entries:
English:
baby-sitter
- kangaroo
- baby
- sling
* * *♦ nm[animal] kangaroo♦ nmfEsp Fam [persona] babysitter;hacer de canguro to babysit* * *I m ZO kangarooII m/f fambaby-sitter* * *canguro nm1) : kangaroo2)* * *canguro n2. (persona) babysitter -
2 cuidar niños
v.to baby-sit, to babysit.
См. также в других словарях:
babysit — (v.) also baby sit, 1947, from BABY (Cf. baby) + SIT (Cf. sit); figurative use (often contemptuous) by 1968. Babysitting is from 1946 … Etymology dictionary
babysit — ► VERB (babysitting; past and past part. babysat) ▪ look after a child or children while the parents are out. DERIVATIVES babysitter noun … English terms dictionary
babysit — [[t]be͟ɪbisɪt[/t]] babysits, babysitting, babysat VERB If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out. [V for n] I promised to babysit for Mrs Plunkett... [V for n] My friend asked me to… … English dictionary
babysit — verb (babysat; sitting) Etymology: back formation from babysitter Date: 1947 intransitive verb to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents; broadly to give care < babysit for a neighbor s pets > transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
babysit */ — UK [ˈbeɪbɪˌsɪt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms babysit : present tense I/you/we/they babysit he/she/it babysits present participle babysitting past tense babysat UK [ˈbeɪbɪˌsæt] / US past participle babysat to look after children… … English dictionary
babysit — ba|by|sit [ beıbi,sıt ] (past tense and past participle ba|by|sat [ beıbi,sæt ] ) verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to take care of children in their home while their parents are not there, especially in the evening: I ll ask my mother to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
babysit — verb a) To watch or tend someone elses child for a period of time, often for money. He left me to babysit the new guy while he got some work done. b) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.… … Wiktionary
babysit — ba|by|sit [ˈbeıbisıt] v past tense and past participle babysat [ sæt] present participle babysitting [I and T] to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time >babysitting n [U] ▪ a babysitting service >babysitter n … Dictionary of contemporary English
babysit — ba·by·sit || beɪbsɪt v. supervise children while their parents are not home; watch over, supervise … English contemporary dictionary
babysit — verb (babysits, babysitting; past and past participle babysat) look after a child or children while the parents are out. Derivatives babysitter noun … English new terms dictionary
babysit — verb past tense and past participle babysat, present participle babysitting (I, T) to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time babysitting noun (U): She earns some extra cash from babysitting. | a babysitting service … Longman dictionary of contemporary English