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1 game-cock
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2 gallo
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
См. также в других словарях:
game-cock — 1670s, from GAME (Cf. game) (adj.) in the sporting sense + COCK (Cf. cock) (n.1). Figurative use by 1727 … Etymology dictionary
game|cock — «GAYM KOK», noun. 1. a rooster bred and trained for fighting. 2. a plucky, brave, spirited person: »I consoled myself with the feeling that, at all events, he was an old gamecock, and would do his country credit if he went into action (Lord… … Useful english dictionary
game-cock — … Useful english dictionary
game-chicken — gameˈ chicken or gameˈcock noun A cock of a breed trained to fight, a fighting cock • • • Main Entry: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
game — {{11}}game (adj.1) lame, 1787, from north Midlands dialect, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps slang) bad, or from O.N.Fr. gambe leg (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol) (n.)). {{12}}game (adj.2) brave, spirited, 1725, especially in game… … Etymology dictionary
Cock — (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up. [1913 Webster] Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. Gay. [1913 Webster] Dick would cock his nose in scorn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carolina Game Cock — Thomas Sumter … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Cock throwing — William Hogarth s First Stage of Cruelty shows schoolboys cock throwing, though it was dangerous practice to hold the rooster while others threw at it … Wikipedia
Cock and ball torture (sexual practice) — This article is about the sadomasochistic practice. For the German grindcore/goregrind band, see Cock and Ball Torture (band). Electrostimulation applied on a penis, on which a skin bridge, a possible complication resulting from circumcision, is… … Wikipedia
cock — [[t]kɒ̱k[/t]] cocks, cocking, cocked 1) N COUNT A cock is an adult male chicken. [mainly BRIT] The cock was announcing the start of a new day. Syn: rooster (in AM, use rooster) 2) N COUNT: oft N n You refer to a male bird, especially a male game… … English dictionary
cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… … Moby Thesaurus