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1 cuckoo
'kuku:plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) cucocuckoo n cucotr['kʊkʊː]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcuckoo clock reloj nombre masculino de cucocuckoo ['ku:.ku:, 'kʊ-] adj: loco, chifladoadj.• loco, -a adj.n.• cuco s.m.• cuquillo s.m.
I 'kuːkuː, 'kʊkuːa) ( bird) cuco m, cucú m, cuclillo mb) ( call) cucú m
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adjective (colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)['kʊkuː]1.N cuco m, cuclillo m2.ADJ * loco, lelo *3.CPDcuckoo clock N — reloj m de cuco, cucú m
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I ['kuːkuː, 'kʊkuː]a) ( bird) cuco m, cucú m, cuclillo mb) ( call) cucú m
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adjective (colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam) -
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adj. (familiar) (loco)s.1 cuco.2 cuclillo o cuco (bird). (ornitología)3 cucú, cuclillo, cuquillo, cuco.4 locazo, chalado. -
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4 cuckoo's cry
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s.1 reloj de cuco o cucú.2 reloj de cucú, reloj de cuco, reloj de cuclillo. -
6 cuckoo spit
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8 cuckoo-flower
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tr[klaʊd'kʊkʊːlænd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto live in cloud-cuckoo-land vivir en las nubes'klaʊd'kuːkuːlænd, ˌklaʊd'kʊkuːlændshe lives in cloud-cuckoo-land-cuckoo-land — vive en las nubes or en otro mundo
(US)Nto be in cloud-cuckoo-land — estar en babia, estar con la cabeza en el aire (LAm)
* * *['klaʊd'kuːkuːlænd, ˌklaʊd'kʊkuːlænd]she lives in cloud-cuckoo-land-cuckoo-land — vive en las nubes or en otro mundo
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s.cuclillo de pecho amarillo, cuclillo piquigualdo. -
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cuco sustantivo masculino 1 (Zool) cuckoo 2 (Esp) ( de bebé) Moses basket 3 (CS, Per leng infantil) bogeyman
cuco,-a
I sustantivo masculino Orn cuckoo
II adjetivo familiar (astuto) shrewd, crafty ' cuco' also found in these entries: Spanish: cuca English: cuckoo - cuckoo clock - cute -
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16 reloj
reloj sustantivo masculino (de pared, mesa) clock; (de pulsera, bolsillo) watch; contra reloj against the clock; reloj de arena hourglass; reloj de pie grandfather clock; reloj de sol sundial; reloj despertador alarm clock
reloj sustantivo masculino
1 (de pared, de pie) clock
2 (de pulsera, de bolsillo) watch
3 (de arena) hourglass
4 (de sol) sundial Locuciones: ir/marchar como un reloj, to go like clockwork
contra reloj, against the clock ' reloj' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelantar - adelantada - adelantado - adelantarse - adelanto - aguja - andar - arriba - atrasar - atrasada - atrasado - campanada - correa - cuerda - dar - digital - esfera - falta - ir - funda - indicar - inversa - inverso - manecilla - manilla - pulsera - que - retrasar - retrasarse - saeta - sobremesa - suiza - suizo - sumergible - vista - visto - armar - arreglar - arreglo - bien - caja - cambiar - caminar - carátula - carrera - chapado - componer - costar - disparador - engranaje English: anticlockwise - chime - clock - clockwise - counterclockwise - creep - cuckoo clock - cursory - dial - face - fast - gain - go - grandfather - hand - hourglass - movement - put back - quartz clock - run down - say - set back - slow - stand - strap - strike - time clock - turn back - watch - watchband - watchstrap - waterproof - wind - wind up - wristwatch - alarm - by - counter - cuckoo - egg - fob - get - grand - have - lose - safe - sun - timer - wrist -
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(US)Nto be in cloud-cuckoo-land — estar en babia, estar con la cabeza en el aire (LAm)
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18 La La Land
['lɑːlɑːlænd]N (=cloud-cuckoo land)•
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loco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that; hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq); estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq); tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq); volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq); volverse loco to go madc) ( entusiasmado):◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)d) (fam) ( ajetreado):e) ( indicando gran cantidad):◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyf) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth; ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman;◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq); hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
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1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die! familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily ' loco' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - chiflada - chiflado - conforme - enajenar - enajenarse - estragos - hormigueo - ida - ido - loc. cit. - loca - tema - tocada - tocado - trastocarse - trastornar - volver - volverse - carro - maniaco - perdido - poner - rayado - rayar - rematado English: amok - away - bend - berserk - beside - bit - bonkers - certifiable - change over - cracker - crazy - cuckoo - delirious - demented - drive - gaga - head - hijack - insane - loony - lunatic - mad - madly - madman - maniac - mind - moon - nut - nuts - nutter - nutty - parched - potshot - rampage - raving - roadhog - send - some - something - stark - wall - wild - wildly - wind up - wit - bumper car - cracked - fear - flap - goloco* (Crazy)adj.• loco, -a adj.
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* ['lǝʊkǝʊ]N = locomotive
II ['lǝʊkǝʊ]1.ADV(Comm)loco Southampton — precio cotizado en Southampton, y la mercancía se halla en Southampton como lugar de origen
2.CPDloco price N — precio cotizado en un lugar (aceptando el comprador todos los costos y riesgos al trasladar la mercancía a otro lugar)
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Cuckoo — Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many species … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoo — [ko͞o′ko͞o΄; ] also [ kook′o͞o] n. [ME < OFr coucou, cucu, echoic of the bird s cry] 1. any of a family (Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes) of birds with a long, slender body, grayish brown on top and white below: many, including the European… … English World dictionary
cuckoo — (n.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. cocu cuckoo, also cuckold, echoic of the male bird s mating cry (Cf. Gk. kokkyx, L. cuculus, M.Ir. cuach, Skt. kokilas). Slang sense of crazy (adj.) is American English, 1918, but noun meaning stupid person is first… … Etymology dictionary
cuckoo — ► NOUN ▪ a grey or brown bird known for the two note call of the male and for the habit of laying its eggs in the nests of small songbirds. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ crazy. ORIGIN Old French cucu, imitative of its call … English terms dictionary
Cuckoo — For other uses, see Cuckoo (disambiguation). Cuckoo s nest redirects here. For other uses, see Cuckoo s nest (disambiguation). Cuckoos Yellow billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) … Wikipedia
cuckoo — /kooh kooh, kook ooh/, n., pl. cuckoos, v., cuckooed, cuckooing, adj. n. 1. a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism. 2. any of several other birds of the family… … Universalium
cuckoo — 1. adjective /ˈkʊkuː,ˈkuːkuː/ Crazy; not sane. 2. noun /ˈkʊkuː,ˈkuːkuː/ a) Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae (from Latin cuculus cuckoo), famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the Common Cuckoo,… … Wiktionary
cuckoo — /ˈkʊku / (say kookooh) noun 1. any of various birds of the widespread family Cuculidae, including the bronze cuckoos, many of which lay eggs in the nests of other birds which then raise the cuckoo s young, as the fan tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis… …
cuckoo — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its eggs in the nests of small birds. predic.adj. sl. crazy, foolish. Phrases and idioms: cuckoo clock a clock that strikes the hour… … Useful english dictionary
cuckoo — cuck·oo || kÊŠkuË n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two notes ; (Slang) crazy person, goofball, foolish person adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the… … English contemporary dictionary
cuckoo — I. noun (plural cuckoos) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them… … New Collegiate Dictionary