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1 camello
• camel -
2 acamellado
• camel-like• resembling a camel -
3 camellero
• camel herd• cameleer -
4 esquenanto
• camel grass -
5 junco oloroso
• camel grass -
6 lana de camello
• camel's hair -
7 paja de camello
• camel grass -
8 paja de esquenanto
• camel grass -
9 paja de Meca
• camel grass -
10 pelo de camello
• camel's hair -
11 camello
m.1 camel.2 drag.3 drug dealer, dope pusher, dope peddler.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA camel* * *SM1) (Zool) camel2) ** (=traficante) dealer *, pusher *3) (Náut) camel* * *1) (Zool) camel3) camello masculino y femenino (arg) ( traficante) pusher (sl), dealer (colloq)* * *1) (Zool) camel3) camello masculino y femenino (arg) ( traficante) pusher (sl), dealer (colloq)* * *camello11 = camel.Ex: The camel Libray Service was launched in 1996 with 3 camels and had been expanded to 6 camels by the year 2001.
* transportado por camello = camel-borne.camello22 = drug runner, drug pusher, drug dealer, drug mule, drug courier.Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
Ex: The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.* * *A ( Zool) camelB ( Náut) camel¿sigue buscando camello? is he still looking for work o a job?2(esfuerzo): ¡qué camello fue subir esa montaña! it was hard work o a real effort o ( BrE) a hard slog getting up that mountain ( colloq)D* * *
camello sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) camel
2
camello,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino Zool camel
II sustantivo masculino argot (drug) pusher: su camello es esa mujer, that woman is his drug-pusher
' camello' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camella
- joroba
- pelo
English:
camel
- dope pusher
- hump
- pusher
* * *camello, -a♦ nm,f[animal] camel camello bactriano Bactrian camel♦ nm3. Náut caisson* * *I m ZO camel* * *camello nm: camel* * *camello n camel -
12 gota
f.1 drop.no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcoholcaer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain)ni gota (de) not a drop (of)no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thingno corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of windno entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of Germanni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sensefue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last strawcomo dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda (informal) to sweat blood, to work very hard2 gout.3 small amount.4 gutta.* * *1 drop2 (de sudor) bead3 (de aire) breath4 MEDICINA gout5 ARQUITECTURA gutta\caer cuatro gotas / caer unas gotas to be spitting with raingota a gota drop by dropni gota not a bit, nothing at allser la gota que colma el vaso to be the straw that broke the camel's backser la última gota to be the last strawsudar la gota gorda to sweat bloodgota fría cold air poolgota a gota / transfusión gota a gota drip, drip feed* * *noun f.1) drop2) gout* * *1. SF1) [de líquido] drop; [de sudor] drop, beadvan filtrando la información gota a gota a la prensa — they let the news leak out to the press in dribs and drabs
2) (=enfermedad) goutgota caduca, gota oral — epilepsy
3) (Meteo)gota fría — severe weather which brings flooding
4)gota de leche — Chile (fig) child welfare clinic, welfare food centre
5) pl gotas (=medicina) dropsgotas nasales — nose drops, nasal drops
2.SMgota a gota — drip, IV (EEUU)
* * *1) ( de líquido) dropla gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod
sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood
2) ( enfermedad) gout* * *= drop.Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.----* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* gota a gota = drop by drop.* gota de lágrima = teardrop.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* * *1) ( de líquido) dropla gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod
sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood
2) ( enfermedad) gout* * *= drop.Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* gota a gota = drop by drop.* gota de lágrima = teardrop.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* * *A (de líquido) dropgotas de sudor beads of sweat¿llueve mucho? — no, son cuatro gotas is it raining hard? — no, just a few drops o it's just spittingañadir unas gotitas de ron add a few drops of rumse lo bebió hasta la última gota she drank it right down to the last dropsólo bebí una gota de champán I only had a drop of champagneno queda ni gota de leche there isn't (so much as) a drop of milk leftno tenemos ni gota de pan we're completely out of breadno tiene ni gota de sentido común she hasn't an ounce of common sensela gota que rebasa el vaso or que colma el vaso or ( Méx) que derrama el vino the last straw, the straw that breaks the camel's backparecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda ( fam) (transpirar) to sweat buckets; (trabajar mucho) to sweat blood, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)Compuestos:masculine driple pusieron el gota a gota they put him on a dripun ajuste gota a gota a very gradual realignmentB (enfermedad) goutCompuesto:fpl nose drops (pl)* * *
gota sustantivo femenino
1 ( de líquido) drop;
la gota que colma or rebasa el vaso the last straw;
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a pod
2 ( enfermedad) gout
gota sustantivo femenino
1 drop
(de sudor) bead
(de lluvia) cuando salimos caían cuatro gotas, when we went out it was spitting o sprinkling with rain
le pusieron el gota a gota, she was on a drip
2 Med gout
3 gotas, (para los ojos, oídos) drops
♦ Locuciones: la gota que colma el vaso, the last straw
sudar la gota gorda para hacer algo, to sweat blood to do sthg
ni gota, not a bit
' gota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sudar
- rocío
English:
bead
- bleed
- blob
- dash
- drop
- gout
- raindrop
- spot
- straw
- sweat
- trickle
- drip
- rain
* * *gota nf1. [de líquido] drop;[de sudor] bead;no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcohol;caer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain);ni gota: [m5] no queda ni una gota de azúcar we're completely out of sugar;no entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of German;no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thing;ni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sense;no corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of wind;fue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last straw;como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podgota a gota intravenous drip;me va entregando el dinero de la deuda gota a gota he's paying off his debt to me a little at a timegotas (para los oídos) ear drops4. [enfermedad] gout* * *I f drop;ni gota famno ver ni gota fam not see a thing;hace rebosar el vaso the last straw;parecerse como dos gotas de agua be like two peas in a pod;una gota en el mar fig a drop in the oceanII m:gota a gota MED drip* * *gota nf1) : dropuna gota de sudor: a bead of sweatcomo dos gotas de agua: like two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda: to sweat buckets, to work very hard2) : gout* * *gota n dropni gota not... at all -
13 camellero
m.1 cameleer.2 camel herd.* * *1 cameleer, camel-driver* * *SM camel driver* * *camellero -ramasculine, femininecamel-driver* * *camellero, -a nm,fcamel driver -
14 la gota que colmó el vaso
Ex. They've had their differences of opinion, but recently there was a blow-up that was the straw that broke the camel's back.* * *Ex: They've had their differences of opinion, but recently there was a blow-up that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
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15 transportado por camello
(adj.) = camel-borneEx. She personally traveled to assess the effectiveness of camel-borne mobile libraries in Kenya and donkey-driven library carts in Zimbabwe.* * *(adj.) = camel-borneEx: She personally traveled to assess the effectiveness of camel-borne mobile libraries in Kenya and donkey-driven library carts in Zimbabwe.
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16 camello1
1 = camel.Ex. The camel Libray Service was launched in 1996 with 3 camels and had been expanded to 6 camels by the year 2001.----* transportado por camello = camel-borne. -
17 pelo
m.1 hair (cabello).la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair2 fur.3 down.4 nap.5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.6 head of hair, tresses.7 thrix.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.* * *1 hair2 (de animal) coat, fur3 familiar bit\caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for itcon pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detailde medio pelo second-rateestar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince wordsno tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's foolno verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebodyponer los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on endpor los pelos by the skin of one's teethser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real mansoltarse el pelo to let one's hair downtocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebodytomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's legvenir al pelo familiar to be just the thingpelo de camello camelhair* * *noun m.1) hair2) fur3) pile* * *SM1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pilepelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)
3) [de reloj] hairspring4) [de diamante] flaw5) (=grieta) hairline crack6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade7)a pelo * —
cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback
hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex
está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on
ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked
pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey
al pelo * —
te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove
caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —
¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!
con estos pelos * —
¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!
así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off
punta 1., 2)pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam
8)un pelo * (=un poco) —
no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring
no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch
* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hairtengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cuttiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hairtiene mucho pelo he has really thick hairsiempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o looseme encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soupla falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirtel dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I needcaérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his haircomo te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detaillo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of himde medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-ratele regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ringno tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his wordsno tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for agesya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any moreponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o maduna película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling moviepor los pelos ( fam); only justse libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrestedaprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)por un pelo ( AmL); justme salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few secondspor un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in timese me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on endse me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on endtirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetchedtirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sbtomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your legme están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the datetraído por or de los pelos farfetchedel argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetchedB ( fam)no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inchno quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inchte queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for youel gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the housela perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairsun perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dogmontar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride barebackCompuestos:camelhairangora, angora woolelephant hairD (de una alfombra) pileuna alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpeteste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);
( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer
* * *pelo nm1. [cabello] hair;hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;Méx Famde pelos [muy bien] great;Chile Famechar el pelo to chill;Famestar hasta los pelos to be fed up;así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;de medio pelo second-rate;Famte voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;CSur Famponer a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;con pelos y señales with all the details;no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;Fam¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;[de perro, caballo] coat; Fampresentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;Esp muy Famfollar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair3. [de melocotón] down4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;[de alfombra] pile;pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all* * *mtiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;por un pelo just, barely;los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam2 de animal fur;montar a pelo ride bareback;tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;con pelos y señales in minute detail;hombre de pelo en pecho real man;(ni) un pelo not at all;no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam* * *pelo nm1) : hair2) : fur3) : pile, nap4)a pelo : bareback5)con pelos y señales : in great detail6)no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt7)tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg* * *pelo n1. (en general) hair2. (de animal) fur -
18 camélido
camel* * *♦ nmcamel, member of the camel family♦ camélidos nmpl[familia] Camelidae;de la familia de los camélidos of the Camelidae family -
19 camella
f.1 she-camel.2 ridge in ploughed land.3 a milk-pail.4 yoke.5 drug pusher.* * *
camello,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino Zool camel
II sustantivo masculino argot (drug) pusher: su camello es esa mujer, that woman is his drug-pusher
* * *f (female) camel -
20 colmar
v.1 to fill (to the brim).colmar a alguien de regalos/elogios to shower gifts/praise on somebody2 to fulfill, to fill, to fulfil, to satisfy.El premio colma las expectativas The award satisfies the expectations.3 to top off, to fill up, to lavish on.El taxista colmó el tanque de gasolina The cab driver filled up the tank.4 to be satisfied with.Me colma tu dedicación I am satisfied with your commitment.* * *1 (gen) to fill (de, with); (vaso, copa) to fill to the brim2 figurado to shower (de, with), overwhelm (de, with)* * *verb* * *VT1) (=llenar) [+ vaso, recipiente] to fill to the brim, fill to overflowing, fill right up (de with)[+ cuchara, plato] to heap (de with)2) [+ ambición, esperanzas] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), realize3)colmar a algn de algo: colmar a algn de honores — to shower sb with honours o (EEUU) honors
colmar a algn de improperios — to heap insults o abuse on sb, shower sb with insults o abuse
* * *verbo transitivoa) <vaso/cesta> to fill... to the brimb) <deseos/aspiraciones> to fulfill*c) < paciencia> to stretch... to the limitcolmar a alguien de algo — de atenciones to lavish something on somebody
una vida colmada de éxitos — a life filled with o full of success
* * *= smother.Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.----* colmar de atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* * *verbo transitivoa) <vaso/cesta> to fill... to the brimb) <deseos/aspiraciones> to fulfill*c) < paciencia> to stretch... to the limitcolmar a alguien de algo — de atenciones to lavish something on somebody
una vida colmada de éxitos — a life filled with o full of success
* * *= smother.Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
* colmar de atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* * *colmar [A1 ]vt1 ‹vaso/cesta› to fill … to the brimle sirvió el vaso bien colmado she filled his glass to the brim, she filled his glass right up2 ‹deseos/aspiraciones› to fulfill*3 ‹paciencia› to try4(de orgullo, atenciones): una vida colmada de éxitos/felicidad a life filled with o full of success/happinessse han visto colmados de elogios praise has been heaped on them, they have been showered with praiseme colmaron de atenciones they lavished attention on me* * *
colmar ( conjugate colmar) verbo transitivoa) ‹vaso/cesta› to fill … to the brim
colmar a algn de algo ‹ de atenciones› to lavish sth on sb;
‹ de regalos› to shower sb with sth
colmar verbo transitivo frml
1 to fill (right up)
(un cuenco, una copa) to fill to the brim
2 (satisfacer) to fulfil, satisfy
' colmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
satisfacer
- colmado
- llenar
English:
heap
- shower
* * *colmar vt1. [recipiente] to fill (to the brim)2. [aspiración, deseo] to fulfil;colmar a alguien de regalos/elogios to shower sb with gifts/praise;este premio colma con creces mis aspiraciones this prize is more than I'd ever hoped for;el bebé colmó de felicidad a la familia the baby brought so much happiness into the family's lives* * *fulfil;colmar un vaso fill a glass to the brim;colmar a alguien de elogios heap praise on s.o.* * *colmar vt1) : to fill to the brim2) : to fulfill, to satisfy3) : to heap, to showerme colmaron de regalos: they showered me with gifts
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