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1 gallo
m.1 cock, cockerel (ave).gallo de pelea fighting cock2 false note.3 John Dory (fish).4 rooster, cock.5 taco.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gallar.* * *1 cock, rooster2 (pez) John Dory5 familiar (presumido, bravucón) cocky person, tough guy\alzar el gallo familiar to get on one's high horsebajar el gallo familiar to get off one's high horseen menos que canta un gallo in a flashestar como gallo en gallinero familiar to strut about like a cockotro gallo me (te, le, etc) cantara familiar things would have turned out differentlytener mucho gallo familiar to be very cockygallo de pelea fighting cock, gamecockgallo lira black grousegallo silvestre capercaillie, woodgrouse* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=ave) cock, rooster ( esp EEUU); [más pequeño] cockerelgallo de pelea, gallo de riña — gamecock, fighting cock
pata 1., 1), b), pelea, peso 7), c)gallo pinto — CAm (Culin) beans and rice
2) (=pez) john dory3) [en la voz] false notesoltó un gallo — [al cantar] he sang a false note; [al hablar] his voice cracked
5) (Pesca) cork float7) Méx (=serenata) street serenade8) Méx * (=ropa usada) hand-me-down, cast-offlo visten con los gallos del hermano mayor — they dress him in his brother's hand-me-downs o cast-offs
9) And (=flecha) dart10) Col, Méx (Dep) shuttlecock11) And [de bomberos] hose truckIIgallo, -aSM / F Chile guy * /girl¡qué galla tan antipática! — she is so unfriendly!
* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex. And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex. The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *sólo los muy gallos se atreven only the real tough nuts dare to do it ( colloq)pelea de gallos cockfightcomer gallo ( Méx fam): hoy parece que comiste gallo you must have got out of bed the wrong side this morning ( colloq), you're a real bear today ( AmE colloq), you're like a bear with a sore head today ( BrE colloq)dormírsele el gallo a algn ( Méx fam): que no se te duerma el gallo, que otro se ganará el ascenso you can't afford to rest on your laurels; if you do, someone else will get the promotionse me durmió el gallo y venció el plazo I forgot about it and missed the closing dateen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all, in a flashentre gallos y medianoche ( Arg); on the spur of the moment, hastilygallo difícil or duro de pelar ( Méx fam): resultaron gallos difíciles de pelar they proved to be tough oppositionlevantarse al cantar el gallo to be up with the lark, get up at crack of dawnmamarle gallo a algn (Col, Ven fam); to pull sb's leg ( colloq), to put sb on ( AmE colloq), to have sb on ( BrE colloq)cuando el otro le dijo que era policía, le mató el gallo he soon shut up when the other guy told him he was a policeman ( colloq)otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara things would be very differentpelar gallo ( Méx fam) (huir) to leg it ( colloq), to hightail it ( AmE colloq) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to snuff it ( BrE colloq)pelaron gallo del mitin político antes de los cocolazos they legged it o hightailed it out of the meeting before the fighting began ( colloq)ser el (mejor) gallo de algn ( Méx fam): los Pumas son su mejor gallo para las finales the Pumas are your best bet for the finals ( colloq), I'd put my money on the Pumas for the finals ( colloq)Compuestos:fighting o game cockC ( fam) (de un cantante) false note(de un adolescente): soltó un gallo or ( Col) se echó un gallo or ( Ven) se le fue el gallo his voice cracked o went squeakyD (pez) John DoryE ( Méx) (serenata) serenadele llevaron gallo a la novia they serenaded the brideFse viste de puros gallos all her clothes are hand-me-downs ( colloq), everything she wears is secondhandmasculine, feminine* * *
gallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) ( ave) cockerel;
gallo de pelea or (AmS) de riña fighting o game cock;
( más grande) rooster;
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara (fam) things would be very different
2 (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)
3 (fam)
b) ( de adolescente):
4 (Méx) ( serenata) serenade
gallo 2
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq);
(f) woman;◊ hola gallo hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
gallo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool cock, rooster
gallo de pelea, fighting cock
2 (lenguado) sole
3 Mús fam off-key note
(adolescente) Manuel está cambiando la voz y le salen muchos gallos, Manuel's voice is changing and it's gone all squeaky
♦ Locuciones: fam fig otro gallo nos/me/te cantara, things would be quite different
en menos que canta un gallo, in an instant
' gallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantar
- pata
- cacarear
- canto
- capón
- cresta
- misa
English:
cock
- cockcrow
- crest
- crow
- crow's-feet
- hounds-tooth
- rooster
- crow's feet
- man
* * *♦ nmMéx Famser gallo duro de pelar to be a tough nut to crack;Famen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all;al canto del gallo at daybreak;Méx Famse le durmió el gallo he let the chance go by;RPentre gallos y medianoche on the fly;Méx Famhaber comido gallo to have got out of bed on the wrong side;Col, Ven Fammamar gallo a alguien to pull sb's leg;Méx Fammatarle el gallo a alguien to shut sb up;Méx Fampelar gallo to kick the bucketgallo lira black grouse;gallo de pelea fighting cock;Carib, Nic gallo pinto rice and beans; Andes, RP gallo de riña fighting cock2. [al cantar] false note;[al hablar] squeak;está cambiando la voz y le salen gallos de vez en cuando his voice is breaking so it goes squeaky sometimes3. [pez] John Dory5. [en boxeo] bantamweight;peso gallo bantamweightesta noche le va a llevar gallo he's going to serenade her tonight♦ adj mFam [bravucón] cocky, full of oneself* * *m1 ZO rooster, Brcock;en menos que canta un gallo in an instant, in no time at all;otro gallo le cantaría si it would be different if;alzar olevantar el gallo fig get on one’s high horse2:soltó un gallo fam his voice cracked* * *gallo nm1) : rooster, cock4)gallo de pelea : gamecock* * *gallo n1. (ave) cock2. (al cantar) false note -
2 automáticamente
adv.1 automatically, mechanically.2 automatically, as a matter of course.* * *► adverbio1 automatically* * *adv.* * *ADV automatically* * *= automatically, without fail.Ex. The language of the index automatically evolves with the language of the subject as used by authors in the titles of their works.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.----* controlado automáticamente = auto-controlled.* * *= automatically, without fail.Ex: The language of the index automatically evolves with the language of the subject as used by authors in the titles of their works.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* controlado automáticamente = auto-controlled.* * *1 ‹abrirse/cerrarse› automatically; ‹reaccionar/contestar› automatically2 (indefectiblemente) automaticallyquedó automáticamente descalificado he was automatically disqualified* * *automáticamente advautomatically* * *automáticamente adv automatically -
3 cacarear
v.1 to boast about (jactarse de).2 to blab about.3 to cluck, to cackle (gallo).La gallinita cloquea contenta The little hen clucks happily.* * ** * *1.VT to boast about, make much of2.VI [gallina] to cluck; [gallo] to crow* * *1.verbo intransitivob) (fam) ( presumir) to brag2.* * *= crow, chatter.Ex. And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Ex. A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.* * *1.verbo intransitivob) (fam) ( presumir) to brag2.* * *= crow, chatter.Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.* * *cacarear [A1 ]vi1 «gallo» to crow; «gallina» to cluck2 ( fam) (presumir) to brag, swank■ cacarearvt( fam); ‹triunfo› to crow aboutfue una victoria muy cacareada there was a lot of crowing about the victory, it was a much-trumpeted victory* * *
cacarear ( conjugate cacarear) verbo intransitivo
[ gallina] to cluck
cacarear
I verbo intransitivo (una gallina) to cluck
II verbo transitivo pey (contar algo a muchos) to spread sthg around
(alabar lo propio) siempre está cacareando lo mucho que gana su marido, she's always going on about how much her husband earns
' cacarear' also found in these entries:
English:
cackle
- bray
- crow
* * *♦ vtFam1. [jactarse de] to boast about2. [pregonar] to blab about;la tan cacareada precisión de los ataques resultó ser un mito the accuracy of the attacks, which so much was made of, turned out to be a myth♦ vi[gallina] to cluck, to cackle; [gallo] to crow* * *II v/t famcrow about fam, boast about* * *cacarear vi: to crow, to cackle, to cluckcacarear un huevo: to brag about an accomplishment -
4 mecánicamente
adv.1 mechanically, automatically.2 mechanically, by rote.* * *► adverbio1 mechanically* * *ADV mechanically* * *adverbio mechanically* * *= mechanically, without fail.Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* * *adverbio mechanically* * *= mechanically, without fail.Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* * *1 ‹trabajar/repetir› mechanically, automatically2 ( Mec) mechanically* * *mecánicamente adv1. [automáticamente] mechanically2. [con la mecánica] mechanically -
5 sin excepción
adv.without exception, all the time, at every turn, every time.* * *= without exception, without failEx. Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* * *= without exception, without failEx: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards. -
6 sin fallar
Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* * *Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
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7 sin falta
adv.without fail, by all means.intj.sure thing.* * *without fail* * *Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.* * *Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
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8 legión
f.1 legion.2 legion, crowd.* * *1 MILITAR legion2 figurado crowd\Legión Extranjera Foreign Legion* * *noun f.* * *SF legionLegión de Honor — Legion of Honour, Legion of Honor (EEUU)
* * ** * *= legion.Ex. At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.* * ** * *= legion.Ex: At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.
* * *2 (multitud) crowduna legión de admiradores legions o hordes o a crowd o a host of admirersCompuestos:Legion of Honor*Foreign Legion* * *
legión sustantivo femenino (Hist, Mil) legion;
( multitud) crowd
legión sustantivo femenino
1 Mil legion
2 large amount: sus enemigos eran legión, she had a lot of enemies
una legión de admiradoras se agolpaba en la puerta, a mass of admirers crowed outside the door
' legión' also found in these entries:
English:
legion
* * *legión nf1. [unidad militar] legionla legión extranjera the Foreign Legion;Legión de Honor Legion of Honoursus detractores son legión he has many detractors* * *f legion* * *
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