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41 taco
m.1 plug (tarugo).2 wedge (cuña).3 swearword (informal) (palabrota). (peninsular Spanish)decir tacos to swear4 mess, muddle (informal) (confusión). (peninsular Spanish)armarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over something)5 cue.6 wad.7 cube.8 taco (cooking).9 heel. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)tacos altos high heels10 shoe heel.11 four-letter word.12 sprag.13 dowel.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tacar.* * *1 (tarugo) plug, stopper2 (para pared) plug, Rawlplug3 (bloc de notas) notepad, writing pad; (calendario) tear-off calendar4 (de entradas) book; (de billetes) wad5 (de billar) cue8 familiar (palabrota) swearword\armarse un taco / hacerse un taco to get all mixed upsoltar un taco / soltar tacos to swear* * *noun m.1) plug, stopper2) pad3) cue* * *SM1) (=pieza) [para tornillo] Rawlplug ®; (=tapón) plug, stopper; [de bota de fútbol] stud; [para fusil] wad, wadding; (=tarugo) wooden pegtaco de salida — (Dep) starting block
2) (Billar) cue3) [de papeles] [para escribir] pad; [de billetes, cupones] book; [de cheque] stub; (=calendario) desk calendar4) [de jamón, queso] cube5) Esp * (=palabrota) rude word, swearword6) Esp ** (=lío) messarmarse o hacerse un taco — to get into a mess, get mixed o muddled up
7) ** (=año) yearcumple cinco tacos — [en la cárcel] he's doing five years' bird **
8) (Mil) ( Hist) ramrod9) LAm (=tacón) heel10) Méx (Culin) taco, filled rolled tortilla; (=bocado) * snack, bite11) Chile (=trago) swig of wine *13) [aplicado a personas] Cono Sur (=chaparro) short stocky person; And * (=personaje) big shot *; CAm, Caribe, Méx fop, dandy* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *taco11 = wadge.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
taco22 = cleat.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* cortado en tacos = diced.* tacos de salida = starting blocks.taco33 = expletive.Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
* * *Afue una fiesta a todo taco it was a tremendous party ( colloq)pone la música a todo taco she puts the music on full blast2 (de billetes) book; (de folletos) wad3 ( Esp) (de queso, jamón) cubeCompuesto:starting blockB1 (en el billar) cueC2 (CS, Per) (tacón) heelzapatos de taco bajo or chato low-heeled o flat shoesde taco alto high-heeledno me/le llevó ni en los tacos ( Chi fam); she didn't take the slightest notice o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice of me/him ( colloq)Compuestos:● taco aguja or alfiler(CS) spike heel, stiletto (heel) ( BrE)( Arg) wedge heel( Chi) wedge heelD1 ( Coc) tacohacerse taco ( Méx); to wrap (oneself) uphacer taco a algn ( Méx); to wrap sb uphicieron taco al bebé con una cobija they wrapped o bundled the baby up in a blanketdarse taco ( Méx fam): se da mucho taco he really thinks he's it ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)Compuesto:soltó un taco she swore1 (confusión) mess ( colloq)ya tiene 40 tacos he's already 40, he's already passed the 40 mark o reached the big four-oh ( colloq)le cayeron 15 tacos he got 15 years ( colloq)I ( Chi)1 (embotellamiento) traffic jam2 (en un conducto, canal) blockage* * *
taco sustantivo masculino
1
( para tornillo) Rawl® (AmE), Rawplug® (BrE)
( de folletos) wad;
(de queso, jamón) (Esp) cube
2
3
◊ zapatos de taco alto/bajo high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4a) (Coc) taco
5 (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword;
6 (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam
taco sustantivo masculino
1 (de billetes, papeles) wad
(de entradas) book
2 Dep (de bota) stud, US cleat
3 (de billar) cue
4 (de tortilla, jamón, etc) cube
5 LAm (comida mejicana) taco
6 fam (jaleo, follón) hubbub, racket
7 familiar (palabra malsonante) swearword
8 familiar tacos, (años) tiene veinte tacos, he's twenty (years old)
♦ Locuciones: hacerse o armarse un taco, to get into a mess
' taco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
montón
- calendario
English:
book
- cue
- curse
- starting block
- stud
- block
- heel
- high
- stiletto
- swear
* * *taco nm1. [tarugo] plug;[para tornillo] = tubular plug for fixing screws, Br Rawlplug®; [en calzado deportivo] stud2. [cuña] wedgetacos de salida [en atletismo] starting block3. [montón] [de billetes de banco] wad;[de billetes de autobús, metro] book; [de hojas] pile, stack4. [de billar] cuejamón/queso (cortado) en tacos diced ham/cheesedecir tacos to sweararmarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over sth);armar el taco [triunfar] to bring the house downtiene un taco de dinero she's got loads of money, she's loaded10. [tortilla de maíz] taco;Méx Fama mí, mis tacos I mind my own business;Méx Famdarse taco to show off;Méx Famecharse un taco de ojo to get an eyeful;Méx Famhacerse taco to wrap up (warm);Méx Famhacer taco a alguien to wrap sb up;Méx Famponerle mucha crema a los tacos to exaggerate12. Andes, RP [tacón] heel;zapatos de taco alto high heels, high-heeled shoes;zapatos de taco bajo low-heeled shoestaco aguja stiletto heel;taco chino wedge heel;taco corrido wedge heel;taco tanque wedge heel* * *m1 fam ( palabrota) swearword;soltar odecir un taco swear, utter an oath2 L.Am.de zapato heel4 DEP stud5:armar un taco fam cause trouble* * *taco nm1) : wad, stopper, plug2) : pad (of paper)3) : cleat4) : heel (of a shoe)5) : cue (in billiards)6) : light snack, bite7) : taco* * *taco n1. (trozo de queso, jamón, etc) cube / piece¿te apetecen unos tacos de jamón? do you fancy some pieces of ham?2. (de botas) stud3. (cuña) wedgepuse un taco debajo de la mesa para que no se moviera I put a wedge under the table so that it didn't move4. (palabrota) swearword -
42 trabucar
v.1 to mix up.2 to befuddle, to confuse.Ricardo trabuca a María Richard befuddles Mary.3 to mess up, to jumble, to mix up, to disarrange.El chico trabucó su habitación The kid messed up his room.* * *1 to jumble, mix up1 to get all mixed up* * *1.VT (=confundir) to confuse; (=desordenar) to mix up, mess up; [+ palabras, sonidos] to mix up, confuse2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to mix up, confuse2.trabucarse v pron to get one's words jumbled up o mixed up* * *1.verbo transitivo to mix up, confuse2.trabucarse v pron to get one's words jumbled up o mixed up* * *trabucar [A2 ]vtto mix up, confusese trabucó y tuvo que leerlo otra vez he got his words jumbled up o mixed up o muddled up and had to read it again* * *
trabucar verbo transitivo
1 to upset, overturn
2 (ideas) to confuse, disturb
3 (letras, sílabas, palabras) to mix up
* * *♦ vtto mix up* * *trabucar {72} vt: to confuse, to mix up -
43 churra
1 familiar fluke, good luck* * *ISF And, Cono Sur girlII* SF (=suerte) luck, jam *** * *churra nf1. CompFam Hummezclar churras con merinas to get two completely different things muddled up -
44 descompaginar
v.1 to disarrange, to disorganize, to mess up.2 to unsettle.* * *1 to mess up, upset* * *VT to disarrange, disorganize, mess up* * *descompaginar [A1 ]vt1 ‹planes/sistema› to upset2 ‹papeles›¿quién ha descompaginado el manuscrito? who's got the pages of the manuscript out of order?, who's muddled up the pages of the manuscript?1 «planes/sistema» to fall apartse descompaginó todo el sistema the whole system fell apart2 «papeles» to get out of order* * *2. [rutina] to disrupt;el nacimiento de su primer hijo les ha descompaginado los horarios the birth of their first child has played havoc with their timetable* * *v/t plan upset -
45 embrollarse
1 to get confused, get muddled* * *VPR to get into a muddle, get into a mess* * *vpr1. [asunto, situación] to get complicated o confused;[historia, explicación] to get confusing o involved; [teoría] to get confusing; [persona] to get mixed up o confused2. [hilo, ovillo, cuerda] to get tangled (up)* * *v/r1 get complicated;la situación se embrolla cada vez más the situation is getting more and more complicated2 de hilos get tangled up -
46 enfollonado *
ADJ (=confuso) muddled, confused -
47 enfollonarse *
VPR to get muddled, get confused -
48 enturbiarse
1 to get muddy, become cloudy2 figurado to get confused, get muddled* * *VPR1) [líquido] to get muddy, become cloudy2) (=complicarse) [asunto] to become obscured; [mente, persona] to get confused3) [relaciones] to be marred* * *
■enturbiarse verbo reflexivo to become cloudy
* * *vpr1. [líquido] to become cloudy;[aire] to become murky2. [acto, relación, situación] to be marred* * *vr -
49 hacerse una galleta
Cono Sur to get muddled -
50 ofuscarse
1 to get muddled■ de pronto se ofuscó y no pudo continuar con el examen his mind suddenly went blank and he couldn't go on with the exam* * *VPR* * *
ofuscarse ( conjugate ofuscarse) verbo pronominal
to get worked up
' ofuscarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cable
* * *vpr2. [turbarse] to become confused;después de equivocarse, se ofuscó y no sabía como seguir after making the mistake he got flustered and couldn't go on* * *vrofuscarse con : to be blinded by -
51 tupir
v.1 to pack tightly.2 to clog, to block up, to stop up.Los cabellos tupen la tubería The hairs clog the pipes.3 to weave closely.Ella tupe el estambre She weaves the yarn closely.4 to pack closely, to pack tightly.Ella tupe los fardos She packs the bundles closely.* * *1 (apretar) to pack tight, press down1 (comiento) to stuff oneself2 (ofuscarse) to get muddled up, get in a muddle* * *1. VT1) (=apretar) to pack tight, press down, compact2) LAm (=obstruir) to block, stop up, obstruct2.See:* * *
tupir verbo transitivo to pack tight or compact
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52 tupirse
1 (comiento) to stuff oneself2 (ofuscarse) to get muddled up, get in a muddle* * *VPR1) * (=comer mucho) to stuff oneself *2) LAm (=desconcertarse) to feel silly, get embarrassed -
53 embarullarse
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54 hacerse un lío
(uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up -
55 engalletar
engalletar [A1 ]vt1 (enredarse) to get muddled ( colloq), to get confused2 (congestionarse) to get snarled up ( colloq)el tráfico se engalletó después del choque there was a traffic jam o traffic became congested as a result of the crash* * *♦ vtFam to entangle, to get into a jam♦ See also the pronominal verb engalletars -
56 confundir con
• mistake with• mix up with• muddle through• muddled -
57 dormir mucho
• get moth-eaten• get muddled• get too far• get totally discouraged -
58 embarullado
• muddle up• muddled-headed -
59 embrollado
• complicated• Daedalian• intricate• muddle up• muddled-headed• tangle• tanglement -
60 enmarańado
• entangled• matted• muddle up• muddled-headed• tangle• tangled• tanglement• tango
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