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1 coco
m.1 coconut (fruto).2 nut, head (informal) (cabeza).está mal del coco he's soft o isn't right in the headpor más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've racked my brains but I still can't understand itcomerse el coco to worry (one's head)3 bogeyman (informal) (fantasma).si no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good the bogeyman will come and get you4 coccus (biology) (bacteria).5 coconut plant.6 weevil.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cocar.* * *2 (fruta) coconut\coco rallado desiccated coconut————————1 (bacteria) coccus————————1 (larva) larva, worm, grub————————1 familiar (fantasma) bogeyman\comer el coco a alguien familiar to brainwash somebodycomerse el coco familiar to get worked up, worry about it* * *ISM1) (Bot) (=fruto) coconut; (=árbol) coconut palm2) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) *, headse ha dado un golpe en el coco — he banged his head, he banged himself on the nut *
tuve que romperme el coco para resolver el problema — I had to rack my brains to come up with an answer to the problem
comer el coco a algn —
mira, tío, no me comas el coco — hey, stop going on about it
3) (=prodigio) whizz *IISM1) (=fantasma) bogeyman, boogeyman (EEUU) *¡que viene el coco! — the bogeyman's coming!
2) (=persona fea)es un coco — he's an ugly devil, he's ugly as sin *
3)IIIhacer cocos a algn — (=carantoñas) to make eyes at sb; (=halagos) to coax sb, wheedle sb
SM1) (=bacteria) coccus2) (=insecto) weevil* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *= coconut.Ex. This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.----* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *el coco(n.) = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie]Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.= coconut.Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *( AmC) baldcoco2anda or está mal del coco he's off his head ( colloq)no voy a romperme el coco I'm not going to lose any sleep over itle comí el coco a mi padre para que me prestara el coche I softsoaped my father into lending me the car ( colloq)durante la dictadura nos comían el coco a todos during the dictatorship we were all brainwashedexprimirse el coco ( fam); to rack one's brainsC2 ( fam) (persona fea) ugly personD (bacteria) coccusG( Ven fam) (obsesión): anda con un coco que quiere comprarse un perro she has a real thing about wanting to buy a dog ( colloq)* * *
coco sustantivo masculinoa) (Bot, Coc) coconut
◊ está mal del coco he's off his head (colloq)
coco sustantivo masculino
1 Bot (fruto) coconut u familiar (inteligencia) brains: tiene mucho coco, she has a good brain
2 fam (cabeza) no sabes cómo me duele el coco hoy, you can't imagine how my head is aching today
3 familiar (hombre del saco) bogeyman
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerle el coco a alguien, to brainwash somebody
familiar comerse el coco, to get obsessed
' coco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- comerse
- comedura de coco
- icaco
- palma
- partir
English:
bogeyman
- coconut
- nut
- desiccated
* * *coco nm1. [fruto] coconutese chico está mal del coco that boy is soft o isn't right in the head;por más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've Br racked o US cudgeled my brains, but I still can't understand it;Famcomer el coco: le están comiendo el coco para que les ayude they're going on at him to help them;Famno te comas el coco, no ha sido él don't worry yourself about it, it wasn't him;Famtener mucho coco to be really brainysi no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good, the bogeyman will come and get youes un coco de chico he's an ugly devil* * *m1 BOT coconut2 monstruo bogeyman fam3:comerse el coco fam worry;estar hasta el coco fam be fed up* * *coco nm1) : coconut* * *coco n1. (fruto) coconut2. (cabeza) head -
2 cerebro
m.1 brain.cerebro electrónico electronic brain2 brains (cabecilla).* * *1 ANATOMÍA brain* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat) brain- ser un cerebro2) (=dirigente) brains pl* * *a) (Anat) brainestrujarse el cerebro — (fam) to rack one's brains (colloq)
lavarle el cerebro a alguien — to brainwash somebody
b) ( persona) brainsser un cerebro or cerebrito — (fam) to be brainy o a brain box (colloq)
* * *= brain, kingpin, mastermind.Ex. All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.----* célula del cerebro = brain cell.* cerebro humano, el = human brain, the.* estrujarse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* exprimirse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* fuga de cerebros = brain drain.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien = brainwash.* relativo al cerebro = cerebral.* * *a) (Anat) brainestrujarse el cerebro — (fam) to rack one's brains (colloq)
lavarle el cerebro a alguien — to brainwash somebody
b) ( persona) brainsser un cerebro or cerebrito — (fam) to be brainy o a brain box (colloq)
* * *= brain, kingpin, mastermind.Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.
Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.* célula del cerebro = brain cell.* cerebro humano, el = human brain, the.* estrujarse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* exprimirse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* fuga de cerebros = brain drain.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien = brainwash.* relativo al cerebro = cerebral.* * *1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) brainlavarle el cerebro a algn to brainwash sbel cerebro de la operación the person who masterminded the operation, the brains behind the operation* * *
cerebro sustantivo masculinoa) (Anat) brain;◊ lavarle el cerebro a algn to brainwash sb
cerebro sustantivo masculino
1 Anat brain
2 figurado (inteligencia) brains pl: es el cerebro de la banda, he's the brains of the gang
' cerebro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrujarse
- lavado
- lesión
- riego
- comedura de coco
English:
brain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- cap
- mastermind
- right brain
- brains
* * *cerebro nm1. [órgano] brain;lavar el cerebro a alguien to brainwash sbcerebro electrónico electronic brain2. [cabecilla] brains [singular]cerebro gris éminence grise3. [inteligencia] brains;¡qué poco cerebro tienes! you're so stupid!4. [persona inteligente] brains [singular];es todo un cerebro he's brainy* * ** * *cerebro nm: brain* * *cerebro n1. (órgano) brain2. (persona) brains
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