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(an absurd, unbelievable story.) cuento chinotr[kɒkən'bʊlstɔːrɪ]1 cuento chino, camelo -
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s.cuento chino (familiar) -
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'kɑːkən'bʊl, ˌkɒkən'bʊladjective (colloq)cock-and-bull story o tale — cuento m (chino) (fam), camelo m (fam)
['kɒkǝn'bʊl]ADJcock-and-bull story — cuento m chino
* * *['kɑːkən'bʊl, ˌkɒkən'bʊl]adjective (colloq)cock-and-bull story o tale — cuento m (chino) (fam), camelo m (fam)
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kok
1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; (also adjective) a cock sparrow.) gallo, macho2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) grifo3) (a slang word for the penis.) polla
2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) levantar2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) amartillar3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) ladear•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure
cock n gallotr[kɒk]1 (rooster) gallo; (any male bird) macho1 (of firearm) amartillar, montar2 (head, hat) ladear; (ears, leg) levantar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcock of the walk gallitocock ['kɑk] vt1) : ladearto cock one's head: ladear la cabeza2) : montar, amartillar (un arma defuego)cock n1) rooster: gallo m2) faucet: grifo m, llave f3) : martillo m (de un arma de fuego)n.• gallo s.m.• grifo s.m.• macho de ave s.m.v.• ladear v.• martillar v.
I kɑːk, kɒk2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
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1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up[kɒk]1. N1) (esp Brit) (=rooster) gallo m ; (=other male bird) macho mold cock! * — ¡amigo!, ¡viejo!
3) *** (=penis) polla *** f4) [of gun] martillo mto go off at half cock — (fig) [plan] ponerse en práctica sin la debida preparación
2. VT1) [+ gun] amartillar; [+ head] ladearto cock one's eye at — mirar con intención a, guiñar el ojo a
- cock a snook at sb/sth2) (also: cock up) [+ ears] aguzarto keep one's ears cocked — mantenerse alerta, aguzar el oído or la oreja
3.CPDcock sparrow N — gorrión m macho
cock teaser *** N — calientapollas *** f inv
- cock up* * *
I [kɑːk, kɒk]2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
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1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up -
5 cuento
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar) \ \
cuento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: contar cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count; y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime; lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends 2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell; es muy largo de cuento it's a long story; ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq) verbo intransitivo 1 ( en general) to count; ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?; ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything 2◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;sin cuento con que … without taking into account that … contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino ( para niños) story, tale; cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento for no reason at all◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney; el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on (constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people ' cuento' also found in these entries: Spanish: colorín - gratuitamente - historia - historieta - modular - moraleja - novela - si - tal - alargar - aquél - chabacano - chiste - colar - contar - inventar - relato - tragar - venir English: bank on - cock and bull story - expect - fairy story - fairy tale - horror story - lurid - moral - number - racy - relate - run - spin out - story - tale - tall story - tell - unfold - yarn - act - eye - fairy - old - short - tall - way - yet -
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chino 1
◊ -na adjetivo1 ( de la China) Chinese 2 (Méx) ‹ pelo› curly ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese woman; 2
chino 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( idioma) Chinese;◊ me suena a chino it's all Greek to me2 (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller 3 (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)
chino sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese
2 familiar (lenguaje incomprensible) Greek: le sonaba a chino, it was all Greek to him ' chino' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrio - cuento - novela - sonar - junco English: chinatown - Chinese - cock and bull story - Dutch - red light district - story - tall story - curl - curly - double - eye - frizzy - tall -
7 camelo
Del verbo camelar: ( conjugate camelar) \ \
camelo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cameló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: camelar camelo
camelo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie
camelar vtr fam (convencer, conquistar) to win over: no intentes camelarme porque no pienso comprártelo, you can't talk me into buying it
a ver si le camelo para que participe en el negocio, let's see if I can convince him to let me come in on the business
camelo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (estafa) hoax
2 (mentira) cock-and-bull story ' camelo' also found in these entries: Spanish: camelar English: con -
8 chiva
Del verbo chivarse: ( conjugate chivarse) \ \
se chiva es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
chiva sustantivo femenino 1 (AmL) ( barba) goatee 2 (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus 3 (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive 4 (Chi fam) ( mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq); ver tb◊ chivo5
chivo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool kid, young goat
2 figurado chivo expiatorio, sustantivo masculino scapegoat ' chiva' also found in these entries: Spanish: chivo
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cock and bull story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cock and bull story : singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe … English dictionary