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1 mentirilla
f.1 falsehood told in jest.2 white lie.* * *SF fib *, white lie* * *= white lie, fib, fibbing.Ex. Students were asked how often they had heard or had made statements of a ' white lie' nature within the previous week.Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.----* decir mentirillas = fib.* * *= white lie, fib, fibbing.Ex: Students were asked how often they had heard or had made statements of a ' white lie' nature within the previous week.
Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.* decir mentirillas = fib. -
2 mentirilla
• white lie -
3 camote
m.1 sweet potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 mess (informal) (complicación). (Mexican Spanish)meterse en un camote to get into a mess o pickle3 lover, sweetheart (informal) (novio). (Perú)* * *SM2) CAm, Cono Sur (Med) bump, swelling3) Cono Sur (=piedra) large stone4) Cono Sur (=persona) bore5) CAm [de pierna] calf6) CAm * (=molestia) nuisance, bother9) Cono Sur (=mentirilla) fib11) LAm** * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *A ( Bot)1 (Andes, Méx) (batata) sweet potatoponer a algn como camote ( Méx fam) (darle una paliza) to beat sb up ( colloq) (reprenderlo fuertemente) to give sb a telling off ( colloq), to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to tear into sb ( AmE colloq)tragar camote ( Méx arg) (callarse, aguantarse) to bite one's tongue; (estar distraído) to have one's head in the clouds2 ( Méx) (cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tubertiene un camote bárbaro con ese muchacho she's got a terrible crush on that boyF* * *
camote sustantivo masculino (Bot) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potato;◊ hacerse camote (Méx fam) to get in a muddle (colloq)
camote sustantivo masculino LAm
1 (batata) sweet potato
2 familiar (enamoramiento) crush
' camote' also found in these entries:
English:
sweet
* * *♦ nm1. Andes, CAm, Méx [batata] sweet potato3. Andes, CAm, Méx [bulbo] tuber, bulbPerúdonde camotes se asaron, cenizas quedaron love will never diemeterse en un camote to get into a mess o picklehacerse camote to get into a muddle;poner a alguien como camote to make mincemeat of sb;tragar camote [balbucir] to stammer;[andar con rodeos] to beat about the bush; [pagar consecuencias] to pay the price;ese bocón tendrá que tragar camote con sus palabras that bigmouth will have to pay for what he said♦ adjAndes Fam [enamorado] Méx Fam* * *m Andes, C.Am., Méxsweet potato* * *camote nm1) : root vegetable similar to the sweet potato2) -
4 coba
f.1 flattery (informal) (halago). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 adulation, apple sauce, soft soap, blarney.* * *1 familiar soft soap\dar coba a alguien familiar to soft-soap somebody* * *SF1) (=adulación) soft soap *, cajolerydar coba a algn — to suck up to sb, play up to sb
2) (=mentirilla) fib; (=truco) neat trick* * *femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a alguien — ( adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
* * *----* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* * *femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a alguien — ( adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
* * ** dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* * *(mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a algn (adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to sb ( colloq) (timar) ( Esp fam) to take sb for a ride ( colloq), to con ( colloq)* * *
coba sustantivo femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) lie;
' coba' also found in these entries:
English:
soft-soap
* * *coba nfEsp, Méx Fam [halago] flattery; [aplacar] to soft-soap sb* * *f:dar coba a alguien fam soft-soap s.o. fam -
5 milonga
f.1 popular song from Río de la Plata.2 gossip.* * *1 milonga, (Argentinian dance and song)* * *SF1) * (=mentirilla) fib *, tale2) (=baile) type of dance and music from the River Plate Region3) (=fiesta) party4) (=cotilleo) gossip* * *2) (RPl arg)a) ( fiesta) party, bash (colloq)b) ( mujer fácil) slut (colloq & pej)* * *2) (RPl arg)a) ( fiesta) party, bash (colloq)b) ( mujer fácil) slut (colloq & pej)* * *2(juerga): le gusta tanto la milonga he's a real party-goer, he loves going out on the town ( colloq)3 (mujer fácil) slut ( colloq pej)* * *
milonga sustantivo femenino
1 (Mús) a type of dance and music from the River Plate region
2 (RPl arg)
* * *milonga nf1. [baile] = popular dance from Argentina and Uruguay2. [canción] = popular song from Argentina and Uruguay;RPllorar la milonga: anda siempre llorando la milonga he's always moaning about something;¡no vengas a llorarme la milonga! don't come crying to me!salieron de milonga they went out on the town -
6 -illo
-illo, - illa( esp Esp): tiene un catarrillo/una tosecilla she has a slight cold/cough, she has a bit of a cold/cough¿no tendría una pesetilla? have you got an odd peseta?un examen facilillo a fairly easy examdile una mentirilla tell him a little (white) lie
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