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1 gutapercha
• gutsy• gutter -
2 guapo
adj.1 handsome, well-dressed, becoming, good-looking.2 brave, daring.3 bragging.m.glamour boy, blusterer.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 good-looking person, good-looker2 familiar (decidido) daredevil1 (galán) ladies' man\hacerse el guapo familiar to act the tough guy————————1 (galán) ladies' man* * *(f. - guapa)adj.handsome, good-looking* * *1. ADJ1) (=atractivo) [mujer] attractive, good-looking; [hombre] handsome, good-looking; [bebé] beautiful2) (=elegante) smart, elegant3) * (=bonito) great *¿qué tal la película? -¡muy guapa! — "how was the film?" - "great! * "
4) * [como apelativo]¡ven, guapo! — [a un niño] come here, love!
¡oye, guapa! — hey!
¡cállate, guapo! — just shut up!
2. SM1) * (=valiente)¿quién es el guapo que entra primero? — who's got the guts to go in first? *, who's brave enough to go in first?
3) CAm (Cine) male lead* * *I- pa adjetivo1)a) ( hermoso) < hombre> handsome, good-looking; < mujer> attractive, good-looking; < bebé> beautifulb) ( elegante) smart, elegant2)a) (fam) ( bravucón)ponerse guapo — to get cocky (colloq)
b) (AmS fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)II- pa masculino, femenino1) ( hermoso)2) (fam)a) ( bravucón)el guapo del barrio — (AmS) the local tough guy (colloq)
hacerse el guapo — to act the tough guy (colloq)
b) ( valiente)3) (Esp) ( como apelativo) (fam)a) ( expresando afecto) honey (AmE colloq), love (BrE colloq)b) ( expresando enfado)oye guapo ¿quién te has creído? — hey pal, who do you think you are? (colloq)
* * *= handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], ever-dashing, beautiful.Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex. This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex. Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.----* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* * *I- pa adjetivo1)a) ( hermoso) < hombre> handsome, good-looking; < mujer> attractive, good-looking; < bebé> beautifulb) ( elegante) smart, elegant2)a) (fam) ( bravucón)ponerse guapo — to get cocky (colloq)
b) (AmS fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)II- pa masculino, femenino1) ( hermoso)2) (fam)a) ( bravucón)el guapo del barrio — (AmS) the local tough guy (colloq)
hacerse el guapo — to act the tough guy (colloq)
b) ( valiente)3) (Esp) ( como apelativo) (fam)a) ( expresando afecto) honey (AmE colloq), love (BrE colloq)b) ( expresando enfado)oye guapo ¿quién te has creído? — hey pal, who do you think you are? (colloq)
* * *= handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], ever-dashing, beautiful.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* * *A1 (hermoso) ‹hombre› handsome, good-looking, attractive; ‹mujer/niño› attractive, good-looking; ‹bebé› beautiful, lovelyes guapa de cara she has a pretty face2 (elegante) smart, elegantestás muy guapo con ese traje you look very smart in that suitla novia iba muy guapa the bride looked lovelyB1 ( fam)hay que ser muy guapo para atreverse a eso you have to be very gutsy o have a lot of guts to do thatse comió su guapo pedazo de carne he ate a huge chunk o ( colloq) a whopping great chunk of meatmasculine, feminineA(hermoso): es el guapo de la familia he's the good-looking one of the familyB ( fam)(valiente): a ver quién es el guapo que se anima a decírselo let's see who has the guts to tell him ( colloq)hacerse el guapo to act the tough guy ( colloq)1 (expresando afecto) honey ( AmE colloq), love ( BrE colloq); (a una mujer atractiva) doll ( AmE colloq), gorgeous ( BrE colloq)2(expresando enfado): oye guapo ¿quién te has creído? hey pal, who do you think you are? ( colloq)* * *
guapo◊ -pa adjetivo
1 ‹ hombre› handsome, good-looking;
‹ mujer› attractive, good-looking;
‹ bebé› beautiful;
2a) (fam) ( bravucón):◊ ponerse guapo to get cocky (colloq)
guapo,-a
I adjetivo
1 good-looking, US cute
(mujer) beautiful, pretty
(hombre) handsome: hoy estás muy guapa, you look very nice today
iba muy guapa, she looked smart
2 (interesante, estupendo) great
II sustantivo masculino
1 (gallito, valiente) a ver quién es el guapo que se lo dice, let's see who has the guts to tell him
2 LAm (matón) bully
' guapo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agraciada
- agraciado
- cual
- guapa
- hasta
- imponente
- estupendo
- majo
- presumir
English:
attractive
- beautiful
- good-looking
- guy
- handsome
- nice
- pretty
- cute
- drop-dead
- good
- look
* * *guapo, -a♦ adj[mujer] pretty, good-looking;¡guapa! [piropo] hello, gorgeous!¡qué guapa te has puesto! you look really nice!;dame diez minutos para ponerme guapo give me ten minutes to get readyse ha comprado un piso muy guapo he's bought himself a really cool o ace apartment4. Am [valiente] gutsy;ser guapo to have guts♦ nm,f1. [valiente]a ver quién es el guapo que… let's see who's brave enough to…oye, guapo, devuélveme mi bolígrafo listen pal o Br sunshine, I want my pen back* * *I adj2 S.Am.gutsyII m handsome ogood-looking man* * *guapo, -pa adj1) : handsome, good-looking, attractive2) : elegant, smart* * *guapo adj3. (cosa) great / smart -
3 arrecho
adj.1 tough.2 very angry.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrechar.* * *1. ADJ1) LAm* [sexualmente]estar arrecho — [persona] to be in the mood, feel randy *; [animal] to be on heat
2) LAm * (=furioso) angry, furious4) Caribe¡qué arrecho! — what fun!
2. SM1)en arrecho — CAm, Méx [animal] on heat
2)es un arrecho — CAm ** (=fastidio) he's a bloody nuisance **, he's a pain in the ass **
* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (AmL vulg) ( sexualmente excitado) < persona> horny (sl), turned-on (colloq); < animal> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)3)a) (Ven arg) ( sensacional) great, fantasticb) (Ven fam) (grande, intenso)qué hambre/sed tan arrecha tengo! — I'm absolutely starving/parched (colloq)
c) (AmC, Ven fam) ( difícil) tough* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (AmL vulg) ( sexualmente excitado) < persona> horny (sl), turned-on (colloq); < animal> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)3)a) (Ven arg) ( sensacional) great, fantasticb) (Ven fam) (grande, intenso)qué hambre/sed tan arrecha tengo! — I'm absolutely starving/parched (colloq)
c) (AmC, Ven fam) ( difícil) tough* * *AC2me entraron unas ganas arrechísimas de hacerlo I got the most incredible urge to do it ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo arrecharse: ( conjugate arrecharse)
me arrecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se arrechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
arrecho◊ - cha adjetivo
1
‹ animal› in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)
2 (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)
3 (AmC, Ven fam) ( dificíl) tough
* * *arrecho, -a adjes una persona difícil, muy arrecha she's a difficult person to get on with, the least thing makes her blow her topla cuenta de luz altísima lo puso arrecho he blew his top over the huge electricity billsu último disco es arrechísimo her latest record is mega o wicked -
4 agalla
f.1 gill.2 gall.3 nutgall, oak spangle, gallnut.* * *1 (de pez) gill2 (de ave) temple3 BOTÁNICA gall, oak apple* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Bot) gall2) [de pez] gilltener (muchas) agallas — to be brave, have guts *
4) LAmtener agallas — (=ser glotón) to be greedy; (=ser tacaño) to be mean; (=ser descarado) to have lots of cheek *
5) Cono Surtener agallas — (=ser astuto) to be sharp, be smart
* * *1) (Zool) gill2) (Bot) gall, oak applecon agallas — gutsy (colloq)
hay que tener agallas — it takes guts (colloq)
* * *= gill.Ex. The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.----* agallas = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazz.* con agallas = spunky.* sangre y agallas = blood-and-guts.* * *1) (Zool) gill2) (Bot) gall, oak applecon agallas — gutsy (colloq)
hay que tener agallas — it takes guts (colloq)
* * *= gill.Ex: The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.
* agallas = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazz.* con agallas = spunky.* sangre y agallas = blood-and-guts.* * *A ( Zool) gillB ( Bot) gall, oak appleuna chica con agallas a gutsy girl ( colloq), a girl with gutshay que tener agallas it takes o you need guts ( colloq)* * *
agalla sustantivo femenino
1 (de pez) gill
2 pl (valor) guts: tuvo las agallas de decirlo, she had the guts to say it
' agalla' also found in these entries:
English:
gill
* * *agalla nf1. [de pez] gill2. [de árbol] gall, gallnut3.agallas [valentía] guts;tener agallas para hacer algo to have the guts to do sth;es una chica con agallas she's a gutsy girl, she has guts* * *f1 ZO gill2:tener agallas fam have guts fam* * *agalla nf1) branquia: gill2)tener agallas fam : to have guts, to have courage -
5 cojonudo
adj.smashing.* * *► adjetivo1 tabú fucking great* * *- da adjetivo1) (arg) ( estupendo) <tipo/película/fiesta> great (colloq), amazing (colloq)2)a) (Col, RPl fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)b) (RPl fam) ( tonto) dense, dumb* * *= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, swell.Ex. For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.Ex. By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex. Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex. He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex. And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.* * *- da adjetivo1) (arg) ( estupendo) <tipo/película/fiesta> great (colloq), amazing (colloq)2)a) (Col, RPl fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)b) (RPl fam) ( tonto) dense, dumb* * *= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, swell.Ex: For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.* * *cojonudo -daA ( arg) (estupendo) ‹tío/película/fiesta› great ( colloq), amazing ( colloq), awesome ( AmE sl), brilliant ( BrE colloq)es una tía cojonuda she's an incredible o amazing woman ( colloq)B* * *
cojonudo,-a adj vulgar brilliant, fantastic
' cojonudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cojonuda
English:
out-of-sight
* * *cojonudo, -a adjmuy Fam Irónico¡cojonudo, ahora no funciona la lavadora! that's just Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant! now the washing machine isn't working!* * *adj popawesome fam, brilliant -
6 verraco
m.boar.* * *1 boar, hog* * *SM1) (=cerdo) boar, male pig2) (And) (=carnero) ram3) (Caribe) (=jabalí) wild boar* * *I- ca adjetivo (Col fam)a) ( estupendo) fantastic (colloq)b) ( valiente) plucky (colloq), gutsy (colloq)IImasculino boar* * *= hog, boar.Ex. Both Pigs and hogs are used as headings, though it seems unlikely that a small library would wish to distinguish them.Ex. The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.* * *I- ca adjetivo (Col fam)a) ( estupendo) fantastic (colloq)b) ( valiente) plucky (colloq), gutsy (colloq)IImasculino boar* * *= hog, boar.Ex: Both Pigs and hogs are used as headings, though it seems unlikely that a small library would wish to distinguish them.
Ex: The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.* * *1 (estupendo) fantastic ( colloq)masculine, feminine1(persona estupenda): es un verraco, consiguió siete medallas de oro he's fantastic o incredible, he won seven gold medals ( colloq), he's a fantastic o an incredible athlete, he won seven gold medals ( colloq)2boar* * *
verraco m Zool boar, male pig
' verraco' also found in these entries:
English:
boar
* * *verraco nmboar* * *m ZO boar* * *verraco nm: boar -
7 agalludo
adj.1 daring, bold (atrevido). (Latin American Spanish)2 courageous, bold, daring, gutsy.* * *ADJ1) (=valiente) daring, bold2) (=tacaño) mean, stingy3) (=glotón) greedy* * *- da adjetivo1) (AmL fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( codicioso) grasping* * *- da adjetivo1) (AmL fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( codicioso) grasping* * *agalludo -da -
8 choro
m.mussel. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chorar.* * *I** SM1) (=persona) thief, burglar2) (Ling) thieves' slangIISM And, Cono Sur (Zool) mussel* * *I- ra adjetivo (Chi fam) (resuelto, audaz) gutsy (colloq); ( digno de admiración) great (colloq), cool (sl)IImasculino (Chi, Per)1) (Coc, Zool) mussel2) (fam) ( delincuente) crook (colloq)* * *I- ra adjetivo (Chi fam) (resuelto, audaz) gutsy (colloq); ( digno de admiración) great (colloq), cool (sl)IImasculino (Chi, Per)1) (Coc, Zool) mussel2) (fam) ( delincuente) crook (colloq)* * *1 (resuelto, audaz) gutsy ( colloq)Compuesto:( Chi) giant mussel* * *
Del verbo chorar: ( conjugate chorar)
choro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
choró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
chorar
choro
choro sustantivo masculino (Chi, Per)
1 (Coc, Zool) mussel
2 (fam) ( delincuente) crook (colloq)
* * *choro nm -
9 echado
adj.lying-down, prostrate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: echar.* * *1→ link=echar echar► adjetivo1 (tumbado) lying down\ser un,-a echado,-a p'alante familiar to be forward* * *ADJ[pp] de echar1)estar echado — to lie, be lying (down)
3) CAm * (=perezoso) lazy, idle4) And * (=engreído) stuck-up *, toffee-nosed *5)- es muy echado pa'lante- es muy echado p'atrás* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *echado -da[ ESTAR](acostado): está echado porque no se encuentra bien he's lying down because he doesn't feel wellhabía alguien echado en el sofá there was somebody lying o lying down on the sofaser muy echado p'alante ( fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive, be able to look after oneself; (ser descarado) to be pushy ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo echar: ( conjugate echar)
echado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
echado
echar
echado◊ -da adjetivo ( acostado): está echado en el sofá he's lying down on the sofa
echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;
echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echadoon el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echado algo a perder to ruin sth;
echado de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sbb)
‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?b) ( mover):◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side
5
1
‹ gasolina› to put in;◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?
2
◊ echadole la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb
3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
echadose de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echadose a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);
[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):
échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echadose atrás to back out
2
c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend
3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echadose a to start o begin to, start o begin;◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;
las palomas se echadoon a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echar
English:
belly
- lie down
- wasted
- jinx
- wonder
* * *echado, -a adj1. [acostado] lying down;no se puede poner, está echado he can't come to the phone, he's lying down;estaba echado en la cama he was lying in bed[valiente] gutsy;era un tío echado pa'lante [valiente] he was a gutsy guy* * *I part → echarII adj1 lying down2:echado para (a)delante fam self-reliant -
10 entrón
adj.daring, bold, intrepid, brave.* * *ADJ1) And (=entrometido) meddlesome2) Méx (=animoso) spirited, daring3) Méx (=coqueto) flirtatious* * *1 (valiente y osado) daring, brave2* * *entrón, -ona adjMéx Fam gutsy;es más entrona que muchos hombres she's got more guts than a lot of men;tiene un carácter entrón y habla sin tapujos he's gutsy by nature and doesn't mince his words -
11 achorado
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12 agallas
f.pl.guts, boldness, valor, courage.* * ** * *(n.) = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazzEx. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.Ex. In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.Ex. I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.* * *(n.) = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazzEx: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.Ex: In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.Ex: I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.* * *
agallas sustantivo femenino plural (fam) ( valor) guts (pl) (colloq);◊ con agallass gutsy (colloq);
hay que tener agallass it takes guts (colloq)
' agallas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agalla
English:
grit
- gut
- spunk
- guts
* * *agallas npl1. (de pez) gills2. (valor) guts -
13 corajudo
adj.1 angry, passionate, easily irritated.2 spirited; tough; bold; (Southern Cone) brave.3 courageous, ballsy.* * *► adjetivo1 (valiente) tough, brave2 (irritable) quick-tempered* * *ADJ1) (=irascible) quick-tempered2) (=valiente) brave, gutsy ** * *- da adjetivo brave* * *= courageous.Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.* * *- da adjetivo brave* * *= courageous.Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.
* * *corajudo -dabravehay que ser corajudo para meterse en un negocio tan arriesgado it takes (a lot of) guts to get involved in such a risky business ( colloq)* * *corajudo, -a adj[valiente] brave* * *adj L.Am.brave -
14 garra
f.1 claw.caer en las garras de alguien to fall into somebody's clutches2 ugly woman, hag, dog.3 strake, grouser.4 fastening claw, claw.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: garrar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: garrir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: garrar.* * *1 (de mamífero) paw, claw; (de ave) talon■ ¡quita tus sucias garras de aquí! get your dirty hands off that!1 (poder) clutches\caer en las garras de alguien figurado to fall into somebody's clutchesechar la garra a alguien figurado to lay one's hands on somebody* * *noun f.1) claw2) paw* * *SF1) (=pata) [de animal] claw; [de águila] talon; [de persona] * hand, paw *2) pl garras (=dominio) clutches3) (Téc) claw, hook; (Mec) clutch4) (=fuerza) bite; (Dep) sharpness, edge5) Méx * muscular strength6) Chile * strip of old leather8) And (=bolsa) leather bag* * *1)b) (pey) ( de persona) paw (colloq & pej)echarle la garra a algo — to grab o seize something
2) (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit; ( personalidad) personality3) garras femenino plural (poder, dominio) clutches (pl)caer/estar en las garras de alguien — to fall into/be in somebody's clutches
4) (Chi, Méx fam) ( ropa - vieja) rags (pl) (colloq); (- de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) (colloq)hacer garras algo/a alguien — (Méx fam) to tear something/somebody to shreds (colloq)
* * *= claw, grip, paw, talon.Ex. The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex. The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.Ex. Although rare, imperial eagles have been known to attack humans who come too close to their nests striking at them with their talons.----* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* garras = clutches.* rescatar Algo/Alguien de las garras de = rescue + Nombre + from the jaws of.* * *1)b) (pey) ( de persona) paw (colloq & pej)echarle la garra a algo — to grab o seize something
2) (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit; ( personalidad) personality3) garras femenino plural (poder, dominio) clutches (pl)caer/estar en las garras de alguien — to fall into/be in somebody's clutches
4) (Chi, Méx fam) ( ropa - vieja) rags (pl) (colloq); (- de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) (colloq)hacer garras algo/a alguien — (Méx fam) to tear something/somebody to shreds (colloq)
* * *= claw, grip, paw, talon.Ex: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.Ex: Although rare, imperial eagles have been known to attack humans who come too close to their nests striking at them with their talons.* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* garras = clutches.* rescatar Algo/Alguien de las garras de = rescue + Nombre + from the jaws of.* * *A1 (de un animal) claw; (de un águila) talonecharle la garra a algo to grab o seize sthB1 (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit2 (personalidad) personalitycaer/estar en las garras de algn to fall into/be in sb's clutchesD ( Méx fam) (ropa — vieja) rags (pl) ( colloq); (— de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) ( colloq)hacer garras algo to rip o tear sth to shreds* * *
garra sustantivo femenino
1 ( de animal) claw;
( de águila) talon
2 (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit;
( personalidad) personality
3
garra sustantivo femenino
1 Zool claw
(de buitre, águila) talon
2 fig (fuerza) force
tener garra, to be compelling
3 garras, (poder) cayó en sus garras, she fell into his clutches
' garra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuerza
- uña
English:
claw
- talon
- punch
- zip
* * *garra nf1. [de mamífero] claw;[de ave] talon, claw2. [de persona] paw, hand;¡quítame las garras de encima! get your paws o dirty hands off me!;caer en las garras de alguien to fall into sb's clutches;quedó atrapado en las garras de la droga he was trapped in the clutches of drug addiction;Famechar la garra a alguien to get o lay hold of sb[novela] to be gripping; [canción] to be catchy4. [coraje] gutsiness, fighting spirit;un ciclista con mucha garra a very gutsy cyclistRP la garra charrúa Uruguayan fighting spirit [inherited from the Charrúa, a nomadic indigenous people]* * *fcaer en las garras de alguien fig fall into s.o.’s clutches2:tener garra fam be compelling* * *garra nf1) : claw2) : hand, paw3) garras nfpl: claws, clutchescaer en las garras de alguien: to fall into someone's clutches* * *garra n1. (de animal) claw2. (de ave) talon -
15 tieso
adj.stiff, inflexible, rigid, tough.* * *► adjetivo1 (rígido) stiff, rigid2 (erguido) upright, erect3 (tenso) taut, tight5 figurado (en forma) in good shape► adverbio1 hard, strongly\dejar tieso,-a a alguien (pasmado) to leave somebody agape 2 (muerto) to do somebody in 3 (sin dinero) to leave somebody pennilessponer las orejas tiesas to prick up one's earsquedarse tieso,-a de frío figurado to be frozen stiff* * *(f. - tiesa)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=duro) stiff; (=rígido) rigid; (=erguido) erect; (=derecho) straight; (=tenso) taut2) (=sano) fit; (=vivo) sprightly; (=alegre) chirpy *3) (=poco amable) [en conducta] stiff; [en actitud] rigid4) (=orgulloso) proud; (=presumido) conceited, stuck-up *; (=pagado de sí mismo) smug5) (=terco) stubborn; (=firme) firm, confidentponerse tieso con algn — to stand one's ground, insist on one's rights; pey to be stubborn with sb
tenerlas tiesas con algn — to put up a firm resistance to sb, stand up for o.s.
6) * (=sin dinero) (flat) broke *2.ADV strongly, energetically, hard* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.----* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *A1 (rígido) stiffcon las orejas tiesas with ears pricked upB ‹persona›1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiffdejar a algn tieso ( fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in ( colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sbquedarse tieso ( fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death ( colloq), to get frozen stiff ( colloq)* * *
tieso◊ -sa adjetivo
1
‹ carne› tough
2 ‹ persona› ( erguido) upright, erect;
( orgulloso) stiff;◊ quedarse tieso (fam) ( helarse) to get frozen stiff (colloq)
tieso,-a adjetivo
1 (erguido) upright, erect
2 (rígido) stiff
3 fam (serio) stiff
4 (orgulloso) proud
♦ Locuciones: fam fig quedarse tieso (sorprenderse) to be amazed/stunned
(morir) to die
' tieso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiesa
English:
stiff
- tight
* * *tieso, -a adj1. [rígido] stiff;quedarse tieso [de frío] to be frozen stiff;me quedé tieso del susto I was scared stiff;tiene las orejas tiesas his ears are pricked;muy Famse le puso tiesa he got a hard-on2. [erguido] erectiba muy tiesa con su vestido nuevo she was parading around in her new dressdejar tieso a alguien to bump sb off;quedarse tieso to croak* * *adj stiff, rigid;quedarse tieso fig be astonished;estar tieso fig fam be dead* * *tieso, -sa adj1) : stiff, rigid2) : upright, erect* * * -
16 ñeque
adj.strong, vigorous.* * *masculino (Chi fam) strength, staminale faltó ñeque — he didn't have the strength o the stamina
ponerle ñeque a algo — (Chi fam) to put a lot into something
tener ñeque — (Chi fam) to have guts (colloq)
* * *masculino (Chi fam) strength, staminale faltó ñeque — he didn't have the strength o the stamina
ponerle ñeque a algo — (Chi fam) to put a lot into something
tener ñeque — (Chi fam) to have guts (colloq)
* * *strength, staminale faltó ñeque he didn't have the strength o the stamina, he didn't have what it takes ( colloq)una competencia de mucho ñeque a really grueling competition* * *
ñeque m LAm strength
* * *♦ adjCAm, Andes strong, vigorous♦ nm1. CAm, Andes [fuerza] strength, vigour2. CAm, Méx [bofetada] slap, blowsi queremos que este proyecto resulte, tenemos que ponerle ñeque if we want this project to amount to anything we'll have to give it all we've got* * *m S.Am.strength;de ñeque fam gutsy fam ;tener mucho ñeque fam have a lot of guts fam -
17 pelotudo
pelotudo, -a **1. ADJ1) (=valiente) tough, gutsy3) CAm * [salsa] lumpy2.SM / F LAm bloody fool **, jerk (EEUU) ** * *I- da adjetivo (AmS vulg)II- da masculino, femenino (AmS vulg) jerk (sl)* * *I- da adjetivo (AmS vulg)II- da masculino, femenino (AmS vulg) jerk (sl)* * *masculine, feminine* * *
pelotudo◊ -da adjetivo (AmS vulg): ¡qué pelotudo! what a jerk! (sl)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmS vulg) jerk (sl)
* * *♦ adj1. [estúpido] damn stupid2. [grande] massive;tengo que leer un libro pelotudo para la próxima clase I've got this really massive book to read for the next class;se compraron una casa pelotuda they bought a massive house♦ nm,fjerk -
18 guapa
adj.1 stout, courageous, valiant, bold (valiente), enterprising, good, clever.2 spruce, neat, elegant (elegante), ostentatious, vain.3 gay, sprightly, fond of courting women.4 good-looking, handsome (man).Va de guapo por la vida, he goes through life with every confidence in his good looks. ¡Hombre, qué guapo estás how smart you're lookingf.glamour girl.* * *f., (m. - guapo)* * *
guapo,-a
I adjetivo
1 good-looking, US cute
(mujer) beautiful, pretty
(hombre) handsome: hoy estás muy guapa, you look very nice today
iba muy guapa, she looked smart
2 (interesante, estupendo) great
II sustantivo masculino
1 (gallito, valiente) a ver quién es el guapo que se lo dice, let's see who has the guts to tell him
2 LAm (matón) bully
' guapa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- gloria
- guapo
- guayaba
- guayabo
- más
- no
- verdad
English:
all
- good-looking
- however
- may
- good
* * *I adj2 S.Am.gutsyII m handsome ogood-looking man -
19 agallas
• boldness• braveness• gristly• grits• gutless wonder• gutsy• valor• valour
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