fam (necio)

Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!

¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *

¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *

ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *

salto de burro — Méx leapfrog

a pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down

¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!

esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished

no ver tres en un burro * —

sin gafas no veo tres en un burro — without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat *

en el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *

burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave

¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!

el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *

es un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him

burro de planchar — Méx ironing board

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)

apearse or bajarse del burro — to back down

no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)

trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out

ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)

apearse or bajarse del burro — to back down

no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)

trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out

ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)

Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.

¡soy un asno! — I'm an ass! *

Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.

Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.

Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

Ex: Samples of mullet, sea bream and red sea bream were obtained from polluted water after the wreck of the ship 'Juliana' in order to detect contamination.

¡deja ya de empujar, no seas tan animal! — stop pushing, you great oaf o brute

¡el muy animal se comió tres platos! — he had three helpings, the oaf o pig!

animal de carga — (=burro, buey) beast of burden

¡me tratas como a un animal de carga! — what did your last servant die of? *

animal de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

animal doméstico — [de compañía] pet; [de granja] domestic animal

¡animal!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five

comer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)

comer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)

Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.