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1 hobbyhorse
tr['hɒbɪhɔːs]1 (toy) caballito de juguete2 figurative use (fixed idea) caballo de batallan.• caballito s.m.• caballo mecedor s.m.'hɑːbihɔːrs, 'hɒbihɔːs1) ( toy) caballito m ( palo con cabeza de caballo)2) ( favorite topic) caballo m de batalla['hɒbɪhɔːs]N1) (=toy) caballito m (de niño), caballo m mecedor2) (fig) (=preoccupation) caballo m de batalla, tema m preferido* * *['hɑːbihɔːrs, 'hɒbihɔːs]1) ( toy) caballito m ( palo con cabeza de caballo)2) ( favorite topic) caballo m de batalla -
2 hobbyhorse
s.1 caballito de juguete (toy); tema favorito (sentido figurado) (favorite subject)2 caballito de balancín, caballito para niño, caballito mecedor, caballo de balancín.3 tema preferido, caballo de batalla. -
3 caballito
caballito sustantivo masculino (— con palo) hobbyhorse; ver tb caballob)
caballito
I sustantivo masculino
1 Zool sea-horse
2 (de juguete con palo) hobby-horse (mecedor) rocking-horse
II mpl caballitos, (tiovivo) merry-go-round sing, US carousel sing ' caballito' also found in these entries: Spanish: diablo English: hobbyhorse - piggy-back - rocking horse - seahorse - dragon - rocking - sea -
4 batalla
Del verbo batallar: ( conjugate batallar) \ \
batalla es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: batalla batallar
batalla sustantivo femenino battle; batalla campal pitched battle; de batalla (fam) ‹zapatos/abrigo› everyday ( before n)
batallar ( conjugate batallar) verbo intransitivo batalla con algn/algo ( lidiar) to battle with sb/sthb) (Mil) to fight
batalla sustantivo femenino
1 battle (política, con uno mismo) struggle 2 batalla campal, pitched battle figurado fight, row: la reunión se convirtió en una verdadera batalla campal, the meeting turned into a real pitched battle Locuciones: dar la batalla, to fight
dar mucha batalla, to be a lot of trouble
de batalla, ordinary everyday: necesito comprarme un traje de batalla, I need to buy an ordinary everyday suit
batallar verbo intransitivo to fight, quarrel ' batalla' also found in these entries: Spanish: caballo - campal - campo - cruenta - cruento - fiera - fiero - ganarse - media - medio - perder - reñir - sarracina - librar - reñido English: arena - Armageddon - armistice - battle - battlefield - bitter - bitterness - bloody - day - decisive - fight - grim - hobbyhorse - lull - mock - pitched battle - site - spell - better -
5 caballo
caballo 1
caballo 2 sustantivo masculino 1a) (Equ, Zool) horse;montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse); caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse; caballo de carreras racehorse; a caballo entre … halfway between …; llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback ( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards) 2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback (a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed ' caballo' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - baya - bayo - casco - con - desbocarse - desbocada - desbocado - desmontar - domar - espantarse - espuela - freno - guiar - hostigar - montar - montada - montado - paseo - pata - reventar - reventarse - rienda - sofrenar - subirse - trenzado - trotar - trote - ventrera - zaina - zaino - a - amansar - andar - aparejo - apearse - arre - atar - baba - bajar - bien - bozal - brío - brioso - caballito - cabecear - cabriola - caer - castrar - cola English: bareback - battlefield - bay - bit - blinkers - bolt - break - buck - canter - carthorse - come off - control - croup - dappled - draught - fall off - flick - frisky - gallop up - gelding - get off - gift - gouge out - grey - groom - hack - harness - haul - hitch - hobbyhorse - hoof - horse - horseback - horsepower - hp - knight - mane - mount - nag - odds-on - paw - pony express - ponytail - prance - race - racehorse - rear - rein - respectively - ride -
6 favorito
favorito
◊ -ta adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femeninofavorite( conjugate favorite)
favorito,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino favourite, US favorite ' favorito' also found in these entries: Spanish: favorita - teutón - teutona - teutónica - teutónico English: book - bookmark - doze - evergreen - favourite - haunt - hobbyhorse - lobster - odds-on - our - pet - favorite -
7 juguete
juguete sustantivo masculino toy;
juguete sustantivo masculino
1 toy
tren de juguete toy train
2 figurado ser el juguete de alguien, to be sb's plaything: es un juguete en manos de su marido, she's a toy in her husband's hands ' juguete' also found in these entries: Spanish: caballito - cometa - desarmar - muñeca - muñeco - trompo - balero - boliche - chiche - cuerda - destrozar - didáctico - estropear - maltratar - matraca - molinillo - papagayo - papalote - peluche English: furry - hobbyhorse - kite - plaything - rattle - scooter - top - toy - woolly - wooly - clock - dummy - play - pull - train -
8 madera
madera sustantivo femenino ( material) wood; (para construcción, carpintería) lumber (esp AmE), timber (BrE);◊ madera blanda/dura softwood/hardwood;es de madera it's made of wood, it's wooden; mesa de madera wooden table; madera de pino pine (wood); tener madera de algo to have the makings of sth; tocar madera to knock (on) wood (AmE), touch wood (BrE)
madera sustantivo femenino wood
una puerta de madera, a wooden door (para construir) timber, US lumber Locuciones: tienes madera de artista, you have all the makings of an artist
¡toquemos madera!, touch wood! ' madera' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelgazar - barnizar - caoba - carpintería - de - enmohecerse - esculpir - forjada I - forjado - grabada - grabado - haya - indicada - indicado - labrar - labrada - labrado - nogalina - nudo - nudosa - nudoso - palo - perforación - perforado - podrida - podrido - pulir - revestimiento - roble - sándalo - somier - tablón - talla - tallar - tarugo - teca - trabajar - traspasar - veta - viga - viruta - abierto - apolillado - apolillarse - astilla - astillarse - barda - barniz - blando - cepillar English: bend - board - bunk - carve - chip - chisel - crate - cut - drill - eat into - grain - hobbyhorse - knotty - laminated - length - lumber - nail - of - out of - ply - polish - polished - post - potential - pulp - score - scrape - seasoned - shape - shave - shaving - slab - sliver - splinter - split - stain - stained - stamp - timber - timber-yard - touch - vaulting-horse - walnut - warp - weather - wood - woodcarving - woodcut - wooden - woodwind -
9 tema
Del verbo temer: ( conjugate temer) \ \
tema es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: tema temer
tema sustantivo masculino (de conferencia, composición) topic; ( de examen) subject; (Art, Cin, Lit) subject; tema de conversación topic of conversation; cambiar de tema to change the subject
temer ( conjugate temer) verbo transitivo ‹castigo/reacción› to fear, dread; ‹ persona› to be afraid of; temo ofenderlo I'm afraid of offending him verbo intransitivo to be afraid; no temas don't be afraid temerse verbo pronominal me temo que tená razón I fear that he was right
tema sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro, una conversación) subject, topic: no cambies de tema, don't change the subject
2 (de una tesis, clase, conferencia) topic: no me preparé ese tema, I haven't studied that subject
nos dio una conferencia sobre el tema, he gave us a lecture on the topic
3 Mús theme Locuciones: familiar (cada uno a lo suyo) cada loco con su tema, each to his/her own
temer
I verbo transitivo
1 (sentir miedo, temor) to fear, be afraid: temo que lo haya oído, I'm afraid she heard it
sus hijos lo temen, his sons are afraid of him
2 (tener un presagio, presentir) temíamos que no viniera, we were afraid he wouldn't come
II verbo intransitivo to be afraid: temo por su vida, I'm afraid for his life ➣ Ver nota en afraid y fear
' tema' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordar - acotar - adentrarse - ahondar - apartarse - braga - capítulo - ceñirse - circunscribirse - concretar - desviarse - empaparse - en - enfoque - enjuiciar - enjundia - espinosa - espinoso - ilustrar - jota - liosa - lioso - materia - oscuras - palpitante - particular - poca - poco - rehuir - repasar - soslayo - trabajo - actualidad - apartar - apasionante - apasionar - cambiar - candente - ceñir - conflictivo - conocer - controvertido - cuanto - cuestión - dar - delicado - desarrollar - desviar - discusión - divagar English: about - affair - agenda - anyhow - bring forward - bring up - central - change - depart - dominant - enlarge - euthanasia - get off - get on to - get onto - go off - hobbyhorse - ignorance - issue - motif - point - stray - subject - switch - talking point - theme - topic - touch on - touchy - bearing - drop - get - go - matter - side - sore - talking - track - turn - whichever - wrong -
10 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.) caballito de madera, caballito mecedor2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) pasatiempo favorito; tema favorito
См. также в других словарях:
hobbyhorse — [häb′ē hôrs΄] n. 1. a) a figure of a horse attached to the waist of a person doing a morris dance so that the person seems to be riding it b) such a dancer 2. a child s toy consisting of a stick with a horse s head at one end: it is straddled in… … English World dictionary
Hobbyhorse — Hobby Hob by, Hobbyhorse Hob by*horse , n. [OE. hobin a nag, OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh. akin to E. hop to jump.] 1. A strong, active horse, of a middle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobbyhorse — Hobby Hob by, Hobbyhorse Hob by*horse , n. [OE. hobin a nag, OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh. akin to E. hop to jump.] 1. A strong, active horse, of a middle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobbyhorse — hob|by|horse [ˈhɔbiho:s US ˈha:biho:rs] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hobby small horse (14 19 centuries) (probably from Hobbin, a man s name, from Robin) + horse] 1.) a subject that someone has strong opinions about and that they talk about too… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hobbyhorse — noun 1 (C) a child s toy like a horse s head on a stick, which the child pretends to ride on 2 be on your hobbyhorse to talk for a long time about a subject you think is very interesting … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hobbyhorse — noun 1. a topic to which one constantly reverts don t get him started on his hobbyhorse • Hypernyms: ↑preoccupation 2. a child s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
hobbyhorse — noun Etymology: hobby small light horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, perhaps from Hobbin, nickname for Robert or Robin Date: circa 1553 1. a. a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance b. a dancer wearing this figure 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
hobbyhorse — /hob ee hawrs /, n. 1. a stick with a horse s head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children. 2. a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc. 3. a pet idea or project. [1550 60; HOBBY1 + HORSE] * * * … Universalium
hobbyhorse — Synonyms and related words: agate, avocation, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks, by line, checkerboard, chessboard, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll, doll carriage, gewgaw, gimcrack, golf club, hobby, jack in the box,… … Moby Thesaurus
hobbyhorse — see hobby horse … English dictionary
hobbyhorse — n. wooden rocking horse; pet idea or project … English contemporary dictionary