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1 bocasuelta
• bigmouth• blabber-mouth• blabbermouth -
2 bocón
adj.1 big-mouthed, boasting.2 wide-mouthed, with a large mouth, widemouthed.m.boastful person, big mouth, boaster.* * *bocón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=jactancioso) boastful, big-mouthed **3) Méx (=poco discreto) indiscreet2.SM / F bigmouth *** * *I- cona adjetivoa) (Andes, Méx fam) ( hablador) bigmouthed (colloq)b) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) lying (before n)II- cona masculino, femeninob) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *I- cona adjetivoa) (Andes, Méx fam) ( hablador) bigmouthed (colloq)b) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) lying (before n)II- cona masculino, femeninob) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *no seas bocón, es muy simpática don't bad-mouth her, she's really nice ( colloq)2no seas bocón don't liemasculine, feminine* * *bocón, -ona♦ adjAm Fam♦ nm,fAm Fam1. [bocazas] bigmouth, blabbermouth2. [fanfarrón] bigmouth, show-off♦ nmCarib [pez] Pacific anchoveta* * * -
3 hocicón
m.1 fuzz-covered horn on top of a giraffe's head.2 bigmouth, chatterbox, blabbermouth, magpie.* * *► adjetivo1 (animal) big-snouted2 (persona) big-mouthed* * *- cona masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam & pey) bigmouth (colloq & pej), blabbermouth (colloq & pej)* * *- cona masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam & pey) bigmouth (colloq & pej), blabbermouth (colloq & pej)* * *masculine, feminineeso te pasa por hocicona that's what you get for opening your big mouth ( colloq)* * *
hocicón◊ - cona sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam &
pey) bigmouth (colloq & pej), blabbermouth (colloq & pej)
' hocicón' also found in these entries:
English:
big
* * *hocicón, -ona♦ adj1. [animal] big-snouted♦ nm,fMéx Fam [hablador] bigmouth -
4 bocazas
adj. & m. pl.plural of bigmouth.m.&f. s&pl.bigmouth, blabbermouth (informal).* * *1 bigmouth* * ** * *= big mouth, loudmouth.Ex. He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.----* ser un bocazas = be all mouth.* * ** * *= big mouth, loudmouth.Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.* ser un bocazas = be all mouth.* * ** * *
bocazas m fam pey big mouth: es un verdadero bocazas, she is a real big mouth
' bocazas' also found in these entries:
English:
gas bag
- loudmouth
* * *♦ adjser bocazas to be a bigmouth o blabbermouth♦ nmf invbigmouth, blabbermouth* * *m/f inv famloudmouth fam -
5 hablador
adj.talkative, conversational, talky.m.1 talker, chatterbox, babbler, bigmouth.2 storyteller, liar, fibber.* * *► adjetivo1 (parlanchín) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) talker, chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip* * *(f. - habladora)adj.* * *hablador, -a1. ADJ1) (=parlanchín) talkative, chatty *2) (=chismoso) gossipy, given to gossip2. SM / F1) (=locuaz) great talker, chatterbox *2) (=chismoso) gossip* * *I- dora adjetivoa) ( charlatán) talkative, chatty (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossipy (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso)IIes tan hablador — he's such a fibber (colloq)
- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossip (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) storyteller, fibber (colloq)* * *= talker, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex. A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *I- dora adjetivoa) ( charlatán) talkative, chatty (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossipy (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso)IIes tan hablador — he's such a fibber (colloq)
- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossip (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) storyteller, fibber (colloq)* * *= talker, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *1 (charlatán) talkative, chatty ( colloq)2(indiscreto, chismoso): ¿por qué tienes que ser tan habladora? why do you have to be such a bigmouth? ( colloq)3( Méx fam) (mentiroso): no seas hablador don't be such a fibber ( colloq), don't tell fibs ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (charlatán) chatterbox ( colloq)2 (indiscreto, chismoso) bigmouth ( colloq)* * *
hablador◊ - dora adjetivo
c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso):◊ es tan hablador he's such a fibber (colloq);
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
hablador,-ora adj (charlatán) talkative
pey (indiscreto) gossipy
' hablador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- habladora
- callado
English:
chatty
- talkative
- talker
* * *hablador, -ora♦ adj1. [parlanchín] talkative;es demasiado hablador he talks too much2. [chismoso] gossipy;es muy hablador he's a real gossip3. Méx, RDom [mentiroso] lying♦ nm,f2. [chismoso] gossip3. Méx, RDom [mentiroso] liar* * *I adj talkative; MéxboastfulII m, habladora f chatterbox* * *: talkative: chatterbox* * *hablador adj (que habla mucho) talkative -
6 búfalo
m.1 buffalo, bison, water ox.2 bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus, bigmouth buffalo fish.* * *1 buffalo* * *1.ADJ Caribe * great *, fantastic *2.SM buffalo* * *I- la adjetivo (AmC fam) great (colloq), fantastic (colloq)IImasculino buffalo* * *= buffalo.Ex. The bookplate from his private library features the head of a buffalo.----* búfalo africano = African Buffalo.* * *I- la adjetivo (AmC fam) great (colloq), fantastic (colloq)IImasculino buffalo* * *= buffalo.Ex: The bookplate from his private library features the head of a buffalo.
* búfalo africano = African Buffalo.* * *buffalo* * *
búfalo 1
búfalo 2 sustantivo masculino
buffalo
búfalo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino buffalo
' búfalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
búfala
English:
buffalo
- hide
- monstrous
- water buffalo
* * *búfalo nmbuffalobúfalo de agua water buffalo* * *m ZO buffalo* * *búfalo nm1) : buffalo2)búfalo de agua : water buffalo* * * -
7 lengua
f.1 tongue.lengua de víbora o viperina (figurative) malicious tonguelengua de tierra tongue of landlas malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…ir/llegar con la lengua fuera (informal) to go along/arrive puffing and pantingmorderse la lengua to bite one's tonguese le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words2 language (idioma, lenguaje).lengua materna mother tonguelengua muerta dead language* * *1 ANATOMÍA tongue2 (idioma) language3 (de tierra) strip\con la lengua fuera familiar with one's tongue hanging outdarle a la lengua familiar to chatdicen las malas lenguas que... gossip has it that...hacerse lenguas de algo to rave about somethingirse de la lengua familiar to let the cat out of the bagno tener pelos en la lengua figurado not to mince one's wordstener algo en la punta de la lengua figurado to have something on the tip of one's tonguetener la lengua muy larga familiar to have a loose tonguetener una lengua viperina to have a vicious tonguetirar de la lengua a alguien familiar to pump somebody for informationtrabarse la lengua to get tongue-tiedlengua de gato langue de chatlengua d'oc langue d'oclengua d'oíl langue d'oïllengua de trapo babblinglengua madre parent languagelengua materna mother tongue* * *noun f.1) tongue2) language* * *SF1) (Anat) tongue•
beber con la lengua — to lap up•
mala lengua — gossipsegún las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...
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sacar la lengua, abra la boca y saque la lengua — open your mouth and put o stick your tongue out- ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?largo 1., 1), trabar 3.lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue
2) [de campana] tongue, clapper3) (Geog)lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land
4) (Ling) language, tongue; Esp (Escol) Spanish language ( as a school subject)LENGUAS COOFICIALES Under the Spanish constitution catalán, euskera and gallego are lenguas oficiales and enjoy the same status as castellano in the autonomous regions in which they are spoken. These languages are also known as lenguas cooficiales to show they enjoy equal status with Spanish. The regional governments actively promote their use through the media and the education system.hablar en lengua — And to speak Quichua
See:ver nota culturelle CATALÁN in catalán,ver nota culturelle EUSKERA in euskera,ver nota culturelle GALLEGO in gallego* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex. Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.----* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1)A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) tonguesaca la lengua put out your tongueme sacó la lengua he stuck his tongue out at mese me traba la lengua I get tongue-tiedtengo la lengua pastosa or estropajosa I have a cotton mouth ( AmE colloq), I've got a furry tongue ( BrE colloq)andar en lenguas ( fam); to be the subject of gossipcon la lengua fuera ( fam): llegamos a casa con la lengua fuera by the time we got home our tongues were hanging out ( colloq)todos se hacen lenguas de su belleza everyone raves about how beautiful she isirse de la lenguaor írsele la lengua a algn ( fam): no debía haber dicho eso pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said that but it just slipped outquiero que sea una sorpresa así que no te vayas a ir de la lengua I want it to be a secret so don't go and let the cat out of the bag ( colloq)morderse la lengua to bite one's tonguesoltar la lengua to spill the beanssoltarle la lengua a algn to make sb talk¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? o ( Esp) ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam hum); has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq), have you lost your tongue? ( colloq)tener una lengua viperina or de víbora to have a sharp tonguetirarle or ( AmL) jalarle (de) la lengua a algn: hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn't tell you anythingsé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua I know a lot about your shady deals, so don't provoke me …2 ( Coc) tongue3 (de tierra) spit, tongue4 (de fuego) tongueCompuesto:langue de chatB ( Ling) languagela lengua y el habla langue and parolelengua de trapo baby talkCompuestos:target language● lengua de oc/d'oillangue d'oc/d'oïlsource language● lengua madre or maternamother tonguetarget language, object languagedead languagetarget language, object languageliving language* * *
lengua sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) tongue;◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out;
no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody;
See Also→ malo2b) (Coc) tongue
( de fuego) tongue
2 (Ling) language;
lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue
figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper
♦ Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted
fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out
familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth
fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb
' lengua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- achicharrarse
- autóctona
- autóctono
- bífida
- bífido
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- contaminar
- ELE
- habla
- hablar
- materna
- materno
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pelo
- punta
- sacar
- sarro
- trabarse
- vernácula
- vernáculo
- viperina
- viperino
- afilado
- clásico
- conocer
- corromper
- corrupción
- enriquecer
- manejo
- nativo
- quemar
- románico
- sucio
- trabar
- transmitir
- vivo
English:
bite
- bite back
- click
- draw out
- first language
- fur
- guttural
- language
- mince
- mother tongue
- origin
- put out
- Romanic
- second language
- specially
- stick out
- thrust out
- tip
- tongue
- venomous
- assistant
- hang
- lick
- mother
- out
- sharp
- stumble
- TEFL
- tut
- vernacular
* * *lengua nf1. [órgano] tongue;sacarle la lengua a alguien to stick one's tongue out at sb;se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words;también Figmorderse la lengua to bite one's tongue;Famdarle a la lengua to chatter;Fam Famir/llegar con la lengua fuera to go along/arrive puffing and panting;Famser largo de lengua, tener la lengua muy larga to be a gossip;las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua I've got it on the tip of my tongue;Fam¿(se) te ha comido la lengua el gato?, Am [m5]¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? has the cat got your tongue?;Famtirar a alguien de la lengua to draw sb outlengua de buey [planta] bugloss;lengua de ciervo [planta] hart's-tongue fern;lengua de fuego tongue of flame;Esp lengua de gato [de chocolate] langue de chat; Fig lengua de víbora malicious tongue; Fig lengua viperina malicious tongue2. [de tierra] tongueGeol lengua glaciar glacier tongue3. [idioma, lenguaje] languagelengua culta educated speech;lengua de destino target language;lengua escrita written language;lengua estándar standard language;lengua franca lingua franca;lengua fuente source language;lengua hablada spoken language;lengua de llegada target language;lengua materna mother tongue;mi lengua materna no es el español I'm not a native speaker of Spanish;lengua meta target language;lenguas modernas modern languages;lengua muerta dead language;lengua normativa standard language;lengua de oc langue d'oc;lengua de oíl langue d'oïl;lengua original original o source language;lengua romance Romance language;lengua románica Romance language;lengua viva living language;lengua vulgar vulgar o coarse language* * *f tongue;darle a la lengua fam chatter;de doble filo sharp tongue;tirar a alguien de la lengua get information out of s.o.;con la lengua fuera fig with one’s tongue hanging out;irse de la lengua let the cat out of the bag;morderse la lengua fig bite one’s tongue;sacar la lengua a alguien stick one’s tongue out at s.o.;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it’s on the tip of my tongue* * *lengua nf1) : tonguemorderse la lengua: to bite one's tongue2) idioma: languagelengua materna: mother tongue, native languagelengua muerta: dead language* * *lengua n1. (del cuerpo) tongue2. (idioma) languagelengua materna native language / mother tongue -
8 pez búfalo
m.bigmouth buffalo fish, bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus. -
9 boceras
1 bigmouth* * *= loudmouth.Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.* * *= loudmouth.Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.
* * *m/f inv loudmouth -
10 buzón
m.mailbox, letter box, mail-box, post-box.* * *1 letter box, US mailbox\echar una carta al buzón to post a letter* * *SM1) (Correos) [en casa] letterbox, mailbox (EEUU); [en calle] postbox, letterbox, mailbox (EEUU)- cerrar el buzón2) (Inform) mailbox3) (=tapón) plug4) (=compuerta) sluice5) (Pol) courier in secret organization* * *masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)echar una carta al or en el buzón — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
venderle un buzón a alguien — (RPl fam) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= letter-box, cubbyhole.Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.Ex. The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.----* buzón de correos = mailbox.* buzón de sugerencias = suggestion box.* buzón de voz = voice mail.* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.* * *masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)echar una carta al or en el buzón — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
venderle un buzón a alguien — (RPl fam) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= letter-box, cubbyhole.Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.* buzón de correos = mailbox.* buzón de sugerencias = suggestion box.* buzón de voz = voice mail.* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.* * *A (en la calle) postbox, mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE); (en una casa) mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE)venderle un buzón a algn ( RPl fam); to take sb for a ride ( colloq), to sell sb a gold brick ( AmE colloq)a ésta un día de éstos le venden un buzón she's so gullible you could sell her a gold brick ( AmE) o ( BrE) Tower Bridge if you triedCompuesto:suggestion(s) boxB ( Inf) mailboxCompuesto:voice mailC (persona) go-between, intermediary* * *
buzón sustantivo masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE);
( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE);
echar una carta al or en el buzón to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
buzón sustantivo masculino letter box, US mailbox
' buzón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocacalle
- impresa
- impreso
- propaganda
- boca
English:
from
- letter box
- mail
- mailbox
- pillar box
- postbox
- letter
- pillar
- post
* * *buzón nm1. [para cartas] post box, Br letter box, US mailbox;echar algo al buzón to post sth, US to mail sth;RP Famcomprar un buzón: Lucía es increíble, capaz de comprar un buzón Lucía is incredibly gullible;RP Famvender un buzón: no lo mandes a hacer las compras, que igual le venden un buzón don't send him shopping, he'll likely get ripped offbuzón de sugerencias suggestions box;buzón de voz voice mail* * *m mailbox, Brpostbox* * ** * *buzón n -
11 camote
m.1 sweet potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 mess (informal) (complicación). (Mexican Spanish)meterse en un camote to get into a mess o pickle3 lover, sweetheart (informal) (novio). (Perú)* * *SM2) CAm, Cono Sur (Med) bump, swelling3) Cono Sur (=piedra) large stone4) Cono Sur (=persona) bore5) CAm [de pierna] calf6) CAm * (=molestia) nuisance, bother9) Cono Sur (=mentirilla) fib11) LAm** * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *A ( Bot)1 (Andes, Méx) (batata) sweet potatoponer a algn como camote ( Méx fam) (darle una paliza) to beat sb up ( colloq) (reprenderlo fuertemente) to give sb a telling off ( colloq), to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to tear into sb ( AmE colloq)tragar camote ( Méx arg) (callarse, aguantarse) to bite one's tongue; (estar distraído) to have one's head in the clouds2 ( Méx) (cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tubertiene un camote bárbaro con ese muchacho she's got a terrible crush on that boyF* * *
camote sustantivo masculino (Bot) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potato;◊ hacerse camote (Méx fam) to get in a muddle (colloq)
camote sustantivo masculino LAm
1 (batata) sweet potato
2 familiar (enamoramiento) crush
' camote' also found in these entries:
English:
sweet
* * *♦ nm1. Andes, CAm, Méx [batata] sweet potato3. Andes, CAm, Méx [bulbo] tuber, bulbPerúdonde camotes se asaron, cenizas quedaron love will never diemeterse en un camote to get into a mess o picklehacerse camote to get into a muddle;poner a alguien como camote to make mincemeat of sb;tragar camote [balbucir] to stammer;[andar con rodeos] to beat about the bush; [pagar consecuencias] to pay the price;ese bocón tendrá que tragar camote con sus palabras that bigmouth will have to pay for what he said♦ adjAndes Fam [enamorado] Méx Fam* * *m Andes, C.Am., Méxsweet potato* * *camote nm1) : root vegetable similar to the sweet potato2) -
12 charlatán
adj.loose-tongued, prating.m.1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 (hablador) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth3 (embaucador) trickster* * *(f. - charlatana)noun* * *charlatán, -ana1. ADJ1) (=hablador) talkative2) (=chismoso) gossipy2. SM / F1) (=hablador) chatterbox2) (=chismoso) gossip3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *masculine, feminineB1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson2 (curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *
charlatán
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
( curandero) charlatan
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
' charlatán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatana
- hablador
- habladora
- sacamuelas
- saltabanco
- saltabancos
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- curandero
- loro
English:
charlatan
- garrulous
- windbag
- chatter
- quack
* * *charlatán, -ana♦ adjtalkative♦ nm,f1. [hablador] chatterbox3. [indiscreto] gossip4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar♦ nm[ave] bobolink* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox* * *: talkative, chatty1) : chatterbox2) farsante: charlatan, phony* * *charlatán1 adj talkativecharlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes] -
13 ese
adj.that, yon.f.1 zigzag (figura).2 letter s.* * *► símbolo1 ( estesudeste) east-southeast; (símbolo) ESE* * *= esa, adj.- esos* * *ABR= estesudeste ESE* * *I IIesa adjetivo demostrativo (pl esos, esas) that; (pl) those¿quién es el gordo ese? — (fam) who's that fat guy?
* * *= that.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.----* además de eso = beyond that.* a eso = thereto.* con ese fin = to that end.* con eso = thereto, by this.* de ese modo = in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* desde ese momento = from that point.* después de eso = thereafter.* en ese caso = in that case.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, just then, at that point in time.* en ese sentido = to that effect.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en lo que a eso se refiere = on that score.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la razón por la que = that is why.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* eso = that sort of thing.* eso demuestra que = it (just) goes to show that.* eso es = that's the ticket!.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* esos = those.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hasta ese momento = up to that point.* justamente eso = just that.* justo en ese momento = just then.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* para eso = therefor.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.* simplemente eso = just that.* si vamos a eso = for that matter.* * *I IIesa adjetivo demostrativo (pl esos, esas) that; (pl) those¿quién es el gordo ese? — (fam) who's that fat guy?
* * *= that.Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
* además de eso = beyond that.* a eso = thereto.* con ese fin = to that end.* con eso = thereto, by this.* de ese modo = in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* desde ese momento = from that point.* después de eso = thereafter.* en ese caso = in that case.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, just then, at that point in time.* en ese sentido = to that effect.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en lo que a eso se refiere = on that score.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la razón por la que = that is why.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* eso = that sort of thing.* eso demuestra que = it (just) goes to show that.* eso es = that's the ticket!.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* esos = those.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hasta ese momento = up to that point.* justamente eso = just that.* justo en ese momento = just then.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* para eso = therefor.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.* simplemente eso = just that.* si vamos a eso = for that matter.* * *ese1hacer eses to zigzag, zigzag along(pl esos, esas)that; (pl) thosepor esa época at around o about that time [usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] ¿quién es el gordo ese? ( fam) who's that fat guy?el coche ese que está allí that car over there* * *
Multiple Entries:
ese
ése
ese 1 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter s
ese 2,
(pl) those;◊ en ése país/esos países in that country/those countries
ése, ésa pron dem (pl ésos, ésas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjectivea) that one;
(pl) those;
ése or ese es el tuyo that (one) is yours;
prefiero ésos or esos I prefer those (ones);
usually indicates disapproval when used to refer to a person ésa or esa no sabe lo que dice (fam) she doesn't know what she's talking aboutb)
¡no me vengas con esas! don't give me that! (colloq)
ese f (letra) s
♦ Locuciones: hacer eses, to zigzag (about): ¡cuidado con ese coche!, va haciendo eses, be careful with that car! it's zigzagging about
ese,-a adj dem that
esos,-as, those
ése,-a pron dem m,f that one
ésos,-as, those (ones)
' ése' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- abocada
- abocado
- afear
- agradar
- alcanzar
- alterna
- alterno
- amarga
- amargo
- amargura
- ancha
- ancho
- ápice
- arma
- baja
- bajo
- bien
- blandengue
- bloquear
- bofetada
- botón
- cacicada
- calibre
- callar
- camiseta
- capricho
- carnaza
- caso
- cielo
- coincidir
- collado
- colocar
- comer
- comecocos
- cómitre
- comprensible
- conminar
- corte
- curiosidad
- dar
- decir
- delicada
- delicado
- desafiar
- descalificar
- desconocimiento
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desmoronada
English:
arouse
- awesome
- barrel
- bend
- book
- bug
- calculate
- care
- case
- come by
- crook
- dead
- dinosaur
- disgust
- do
- dowdy
- election
- embargo
- essay
- exist
- faintly
- fit on
- flattering
- follow through
- fragile
- frumpy
- go
- honestly
- horror
- hurt
- inhibited
- key
- kind
- lend
- level
- lump
- madhouse
- mine
- misgiving
- moment
- nerve
- notice
- off-putting
- old
- one
- particular
- pay
- poverty
- regard
- resemblance
* * *ese1 nf[figura] zigzag;hacer eses [en carretera] to zigzag;[al andar] to stagger about1. [en general] [singular] that;[plural] those;esa corbata that tie;ese regalo that present[plural] those;el hombre ese no me inspira confianza I don't trust that manese3, -a (pl esos, -as) pron demostrativo Note that ese and its various forms can be written with an accent ( ése, ésa etc) when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.1. [en general] [singular] that one;[plural] those (ones);ponte otro vestido, ese no te queda bien put on another dress, that one doesn't suit you;estos pasteles están muy buenos, pero esos me gustan más these cakes are very good but I like those (ones) better;¡a ese! stop that man!ese es un bocazas he's a bigmouth, he is3. Comp¿conque esas tenemos? so that's the deal, is it?;ahora no me vengas con esas don't give me that nonsense now!;ni por esas: ni por esas aceptó el cargo even then he didn't accept the job;no me lo vendió ni por esas even then he wouldn't sell it to me* * *1 f letter ‘s’;ir haciendo eses zigzageso mismo exactly that;aun con eso even then* * ** * *ese adj that -
14 soplón
adj.talebearer, meddler, stoolie.m.bigmouth, sneak, informer, squealer.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - soplona)noun* * *soplón, -ona* SM / F1) [de policía] informer, grass *, fink (EEUU) *3) CAm (Teat) prompter* * *- plona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( en colegio) tittle-tattle (AmE colloq), telltale (BrE colloq)b) (fam) ( a la policía) informer, stoolie (AmE colloq), grass (BrE colloq)* * *= stool pigeon.Ex. There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.* * *- plona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( en colegio) tittle-tattle (AmE colloq), telltale (BrE colloq)b) (fam) ( a la policía) informer, stoolie (AmE colloq), grass (BrE colloq)* * *= stool pigeon.Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.
* * *masculine, feminine1 ( fam) (en un colegio) tittle-tattle ( AmE colloq), telltale ( BrE colloq), blabbermouth ( colloq)* * *
soplón◊ - plona sustantivo masculino, femenino
soplón,-ona m,f fam (chivato) grass, informer
(acusica) sneak, telltale
' soplón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivata
- chivato
- confidente
- soplona
- alcahuete
- oreja
English:
grass
- informer
- sneak
- sneaky
- stool-pigeon
- supergrass
- telltale
* * *soplón, -ona nm,fFam [criminal] Br grass, US rat; [escolar] Br telltale, US tattletale* * *m, soplona f faminformer, stool pigeon fam* * * -
15 metepatas
m.&f. s&pl.bungler.* * *1 familiar bigmouth* * ** * ** * *(pl metepatas)( fam):¡qué metepatas es! he's always putting his foot in it ( colloq), he's always making blunders o gaffeses una metepatas she's always putting her foot in it ( colloq), she's always making blunders o gaffes* * *
metepatas mf fam pey person who is always making blunders: ¡no le cuentes nada!, ¡es una metepatas! don't tell her anything! she's always putting her foot in it!
* * *♦ adj¡qué metepatas eres! you're always putting your foot in it!♦ nmf inves un metepatas he's always putting his foot in it* * *m/f inv fam:ser un metepatas be prone to making bloopers fam, be always putting one’s foot in it fam -
16 pico
m.1 beak.2 mouth (informal).¡cierra el pico! shut your trap!darle al pico to talk a lot, to rabbit onirse del pico to shoot one's mouth offser o tener un pico de oro to be a smooth talker, to have the gift of the gab3 corner (punta, saliente).4 pick, pickax (tool).5 peak (cumbre).meterse un pico to give oneself a fix7 cock, knob (vulgar) (penis). (Chilean Spanish)8 spout, snout.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: picar.* * *1 (de ave) beak2 (herramienta) pickaxe, pick3 (de montaña) peak4 (punta) corner■ en cuanto abre el pico, mete la pata as soon as he opens his trap, he puts his foot in it6 argot (de heroína) fix\callar el pico familiar to keep one's mouth shutcostar un pico familiar to cost an arm and a legirse de picos pardos familiar to go out on the towntener un pico de oro familiar to have the gift of the gab————————1 woodpecker\pico menor lesser-spotted woodpeckerpico picapinos great-spotted woodpecker* * *noun m.1) peak2) beak, bill3) pick* * *SM1) [de ave] beak, bill; [de insecto] beak2) (=punta) corner, sharp pointse sentó en el pico de la cama — he sat on the edge o corner of the bed
sombrero de tres picos — cocked hat, three-cornered hat
3) [de jarra] lip, spout4) [de montaña] peak, summit; (fig) peak5) (=herramienta) pick, pickaxe, pickax (EEUU)6) [de una cantidad]tiene 50 libros y pico — he has 50-odd books o over 50 books
7) *8) * (=boca) trap *¡cierra el pico! — shut your trap! *, shut up! *
9) (=pájaro) woodpecker10) * [de droga] fix *, shot *11) (Naipes) spade* * *1)a) ( de pájaro) beakb) (fam) ( boca) mouthcierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)
estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)
ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)
tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)
2)a) (cima, montaña) peakel acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away
b) ( en gráfico) peakc) (en diseños, costura) pointd) (de mesa, libro) cornere) (de jarra, tetera) spout3) (fam) ( algo)tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)
son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two
será unas 3.000 - y un pico largo — it'll be about 3,000 - and the rest!
son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)
salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)
4)a) ( herramienta) pickb) picos masculino plural (Méx) ( zapatillas) spikes (pl)5) (Col, Ven fam) ( beso) kiss, peck6) (Chi vulg) ( pene) cock (vulg), prick (vulg)* * *1)a) ( de pájaro) beakb) (fam) ( boca) mouthcierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)
estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)
ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)
tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)
2)a) (cima, montaña) peakel acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away
b) ( en gráfico) peakc) (en diseños, costura) pointd) (de mesa, libro) cornere) (de jarra, tetera) spout3) (fam) ( algo)tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)
son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two
será unas 3.000 - y un pico largo — it'll be about 3,000 - and the rest!
son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)
salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)
4)a) ( herramienta) pickb) picos masculino plural (Méx) ( zapatillas) spikes (pl)5) (Col, Ven fam) ( beso) kiss, peck6) (Chi vulg) ( pene) cock (vulg), prick (vulg)* * *pico11 = spike, icepick, peak.Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.* de picos pardos = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.* Número + y pico = Número + odd.* sábana de cuatro picos = fitted sheet.pico22 = bill, beak.Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.
Ex: The beak of the crossbill is one of the most specialized of all bird beaks.* pico de cuchara = spoonbill.* sin pico = flat-topped.pico33 = spout.Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.
pico44 = gob.Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.* * *A1 (de un pájaro) beak¡y tú cierra el pico! and you can shut up o keep your trap shut! ( colloq)no abrió el pico en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all nighthay que ver el pico que tiene the things she comes out with!tener el pico (muy) largo ( fam); to be a blabbermouth o bigmouth ( colloq), to have a big mouth ( colloq)Compuesto:( Méx) chili sauce (with tomatoes, onions and coriander)ser puro pico de gallo to be all talk ( colloq)Bun precipicio a pico a sheer dropel acantilado caía a pico the cliff fell steeply o sharply away2 (en un gráfico) peak3 (en diseños, costura) pointpor detrás la chaqueta termina en un pico the jacket tapers to a pointesa falda te hace un pico your skirt is drooping on one side4 (punta) cornerC (de una jarra, tetera) spoutD ( fam)son las tres y pico it's past o gone three, it's just after threetres metros y pico (just) over three meterscostará alrededor de 3.000 — y un pico largo it'll cost about 3,000 — and the rest! ( colloq)E1 (herramienta) pickH* * *
Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)
pico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
picó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
picar
pico
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
[abeja/avispa] to sting;
una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
‹ enemigo› to peck
◊ solo quiero pico algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat
f) (Taur) to jab
2
‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
2
◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;
me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);◊ picole (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
picarse verbo pronominal
1
[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
pico sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ¡cierra el pico! shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)
2
3 (fam) ( algo):◊ tiene 50 y pico de años she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq);
son las dos y pico it's past o gone two;
tres metros y pico (just) over three meters
4
5 (arg) shot
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
pico sustantivo masculino
1 (de ave) beak
2 fam (boca) mouth
3 Geography peak
4 (herramienta) pick
5 (de una jarra) spout
6 (de una mesa, etc) corner
7 fam (de droga) fix
♦ Locuciones: cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
salir por un pico, to cost a fortune
tener un pico de oro, to have the gift of the gab
... y pico, over...: tiene treinta y pico años, he's thirty something
nos veremos a las tres y pico, we'll meet just after three
tiene ciento y pico discos, she has a hundred-odd records
' pico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- corva
- corvo
- flauta
- inflamarse
- picar
- bicho
- cincuenta
- cuello
- escote
- hora
- quinientos
English:
beak
- bill
- gift
- lip
- peak
- pick
- pickaxe
- something
- spout
- sting
- V-neck
- V-necked
- wasp
- off
- pointed
- preen
- rush
- wood
* * *pico nm1. [de ave] beak;Méx Famser pico de gallo to be a loudmouth¡no se te ocurra abrir el pico! keep your mouth shut!;¡cierra el pico! [calla] shut your trap!;darle al pico to talk a lot, to yak;Famirse del pico to shoot one's mouth off;3. [punta, saliente] corner4. [de vasija] lip, spout5. [herramienta] pick, pickaxe6. [cumbre] peak;[montaña] peak, mountain los Picos de Europa = mountain range in the northern Spanish provinces of Asturias, León and Cantabriallegó a las cinco y pico he got there just after five;pesa diez kilos y pico it weighs just over ten kilos;pico picapinos great spotted woodpeckermeterse un pico to give oneself a fix12. CompEsp Famandar/irse de picos pardos to be/go out on the town;Fam RPa pico seco [bebida] neat* * *m1 ZO beak2 fam ( boca) mouth;cerrar el pico fam shut one’s mouth fam ;abrir/no abrir el pico open/not open one’s mouth;ser un pico de oro have the gift of the gab3 de montaña peak4 herramienta pickax, Brpickaxe5:a las tres y pico some time after three o’clock;mil pesetas y pico just over a thousand pesetas;irse de picos pardos fam paint the town red fam* * *pico nm1) : peak2) : point, spike3) : beak, bill4) : pick, pickax5)y pico : and a little, and a bitlas siete y pico: a little after sevendos metros y pico: a bit over two meters* * *pico n1. (de pájaro) beak2. (de persona) mouth¡cierra el pico! shut up!3. (de montaña) peak4. (herramienta) pick -
17 bocacha
f. & m.loudmouth, big mouth.* * *SF1) ** bigmouth **2) (Mil, Hist) blunderbuss -
18 bocazas *
SMF INV bigmouth * -
19 bocera
f.liquid-smeared lip, smear on the lips, liquid or food smear that remains on the lips after eating or drinking.* * *1 (escoriación) crack in the lips2 (mancha) moustache (US mustache)1 bigmouth* * ** * *f mustache, Brmoustache (left by food or drink) -
20 voceras
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