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121 mosca
f.1 fly.aflojar o soltar la mosca (figurative) to cough up, to fork outestar con o tener la mosca detrás de la oreja (informal) to be suspicious o distrustful¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal figurative) what's up with you?mosca muerta (informal figurative) slyboots, hypocritemosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2 money.* * *1 fly2 (barba) tuft\aflojar/soltar la mosca familiar to fork out money, cough upcaer como moscas to drop like fliesestar con la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspiciousno se oía una mosca you could have heard a pin droppor si las moscas just in case¿qué mosca te (le, etc) ha picado? familiar what's bugging you (him, etc)?mosca muerta figurado hypocrite* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=insecto) flypescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish
asarse las moscas —
- mandar a algn a capar moscas- ¿qué mosca te/le ha picado?mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly
mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly
mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides
mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly
mosca muerta — = mosquita
2) * (=pesado) pest3) † (=dinero) dough *4) † (=barba) small goatee beard5) pl moscas (=centellas) sparksmoscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters
6) Méx * (=parásito) sponger *2.ADJ INV Esp** * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.----* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *1 ( Esp fam) (preocupado) uneasy, edgy ( colloq); (enfadado) sore ( AmE colloq), mad ( AmE), cross ( BrE colloq)hay que estar mosca you have to be alert o ( colloq) keep on your toesA1 ( Zool) flyno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq)caer como moscas to go down o drop o fall like flieses incapaz de matar una mosca she wouldn't harm o hurt a flyestar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja to be wary, be on one's guardir de mosca ( Méx): atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? ( fam); what's got into o what's up with you/him? ( colloq), what's eating you/him? ( colloq)venir or acudir como moscas to swarm round like flies2 (para pescar) flyCompuestos:whitefly● mosca húmeda or mojadawet flydry fly● mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé( Med) tsetse, tsetse flyafloja la mosca cough up ( colloq)(Ur fam)* * *
mosca sustantivo femenino
fly;◊ no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop (colloq);
por si las moscas (fam) just in case (colloq)
mosca
I sustantivo femenino
1 (insecto) fly
2 fam fig (dinero) cash, dough
aflojar la mosca, to stump up
3 fam (recelo) estar con la mosca (detrás de la oreja), to smell a rat, to be suspicious
II adj (estar) (enfadado) annoyed
(inquieto) worried
(intrigado) suspicious
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¿qué mosca le ha picado?, what's biting him?
familiar por si las moscas, just in case
' mosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
- volar
- pescar
- peso
- por
English:
bite
- eat
- fly
- flyweight
- pin
- blue
- house
* * *♦ adj investoy mosca con su oferta, no me inspira confianza there's something fishy about his offer, I don't trust itestá mosca conmigo she's in a mood with me;está mosca porque se ha vuelto a estropear el ordenador he's in a mood because the computer's broken againpara ganar dinero hay que estar muy mosca if you want to make money you've got to be on the ball♦ nmf[en boxeo] flyweight♦ nf1. [insecto] flymosca escorpión scorpion fly;mosca de la fruta fruit fly;Fam Fig mosca muerta:con lo mosca muerta que parecía y el novio tan guapo que se ha buscado she's a dark horse, you'd never have thought she'd end up with a good-looking boyfriend like that;parece una mosca muerta he looks very innocent;mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2. [en pesca] flyestoy sin mosca I'm flat broke, Br I'm skint4. Compcazar moscas to twiddle one's thumbs;Famno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Fam¿qué mosca te ha picado? what's up with you?, who's rattled your cage?;Fampor si las moscas just in case;Méx Famviajar de mosca = to ride for free on a bus by clinging to the outside of it♦ interjVen Fam watch it!* * *f fly;mosca muerta fam hypocrite;estar mosca fam smell a rat fam ;tener la mosca detrás de la oreja fam smell a rat fam ;por si las moscas fam just to be on the safe side;¿qué mosca te ha picado? what’s biting you?;soltar oaflojar la mosca fam pay up, cough up fam ;caer omorir como moscas fig drop like flies;estar papando moscas fam be miles away fam ;no es capaz de matar una mosca he wouldn’t hurt a fly* * *mosca nf1) : fly2)mosca común : housefly* * * -
122 nariz
f.1 nose.operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose jobsangraba por la nariz her nose was bleedingsonarse la nariz to blow one's nosenariz aguileña/chata/respingona hooked/snub/turned-up nose2 nostril (orificio).3 sense of smell (olfato).4 snout, muzzle, nose, lug.5 latch pin.* * *► nombre femenino (pl narices)1 ANATOMÍA nose► interjección ¡narices!1 familiar not on your life!\asomar las narices to nose about, nose arounddar en la nariz algo a alguien to get the feeling (that)...darle a alguien con la puerta en las narices to slam a door in somebody's facedarse de narices con algo/alguien to bump into something/somebodydejar a alguien con tantas narices / dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices to let somebody down¡de narices! familiar brilliant!en las narices de alguien right under somebody's noseestar hasta las narices de familiar to be fed up (to the back teeth) withhacer lo que le sale a uno de las narices familiar to do whatever one likes, do whatever one feels likemeter las narices en algo to poke one's nose into somethingno ver uno más allá de sus narices to see no further than the end of one's nosepasar algo por las narices a alguien to keep going on about something to somebody, harp on about something to somebodyromper las narices a alguien to smash somebody's face inromperse las narices to fall flat on one's facesalirle algo a uno de las narices to feel like doing something¡tiene narices (la cosa)! familiar it's a bit much!tocar las narices familiar to be a nuisance, be a pest■ ¡quieres dejar de tocarme las narices! will you get off my back!tocarse las narices familiar to do sod all¡tócate las narices! familiar (con asombro) would you believe it? 2 (con enfado) (isn't it) bloody marvellous!nariz aguileña aquiline nosenariz griega straight nosenariz respingona turned-up nose* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Anat) nosetengo la nariz tapada — I have a blocked nose, my nose is blocked
sangre 1), sonarsehablar con o por la nariz — to talk through one's nose
2)me da en la nariz que no está diciendo la verdad — I get the feeling o something tells me that she is not telling the truth
ya estamos otra vez con el ruidito ese de las narices — there's that damn * o bloody ** noise again
de narices Esp * —
me encuentro de narices — I feel fantastic o great
delante de o en las narices de algn * —
- estar hasta las narices de algo/algnse le hincharon las narices — he blew his top *, he hit the roof
eso me lo paso por las narices — * I couldn't care less * o I don't give two hoots * about that
por narices Esp * —
dijo que su hija no iba y por narices tuvo que ser así — she said that her daughter was not going and that was that
esto tiene que estar listo para el lunes por narices — this has to be ready by Monday no matter what
pasar o restregar por las narices * —
le gustaba pasar a su novia por las narices de su ex — he liked to show off his girlfriend in front of his ex
siempre nos están restregando por las narices que tienen mucho dinero — they're always rubbing our noses in the fact that they have a lot of money
tener narices Esp * —
¡tiene narices la cosa! — it's outrageous!
palmoen esa oficina se están todo el día tocando las narices — they sit around all day twiddling their thumbs in that office
3) Esp* [frases de sentido exclamativo]¡narices! — rubbish!, nonsense!
¿dónde narices están mis calcetines? — where on earth are my socks? *
¿qué días de fiesta ni que narices? ¡aquí todo el mundo trabaja! — holidays! what are you talking about? here everybody has to work!
4) (=olfato) nose, sense of smellperros de presa con muy buena nariz — gun dogs with a good nose o keen sense of smell
5) [del vino] nose* * *a) (Anat) nosehabla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang
darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)
darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)
darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)
en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose
estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)
hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)
meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)
no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose
por narices — (Esp fam)
ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)
romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)
tener narices — (Esp fam)
si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)
tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!
b) ( de avión) nose* * *= nose.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.----* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nariz chata = pug nose.* nariz respingada = pug nose.* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.* * *a) (Anat) nosehabla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang
darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)
darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)
darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)
en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose
estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)
hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)
meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)
no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose
por narices — (Esp fam)
ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)
romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)
tener narices — (Esp fam)
si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)
tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!
b) ( de avión) nose* * *= nose.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nariz chata = pug nose.* nariz respingada = pug nose.* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.* * *1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) nosesonarse la nariz to blow one's nose¡suénate esas narices! ( fam); blow your nose!me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleedinghabla con or por la nariz he has a nasal voice o twangno te metas los dedos en la nariz or no te hurgues la nariz don't pick your noselo tenía delante de las narices or la nariz it was right under my nosedarle en las narices a algn ( Esp fam): me da en las narices que no le ha gustado I get the feeling she didn't like itdarse de narices con or contra algo ( fam): nos dimos de narices contra un árbol we crashed into o ( colloq) went smack into a treese dio de narices contra el suelo/la puerta he fell flat on his face/walked smack into the doorestoy harta de este teléfono de las narices I'm fed up with this damned phonees un problema de narices it's a really tricky problem ( colloq)en mis/sus propias narices ( fam): se lo quitó en sus propias narices she took it from right under his nose o from right in front of himse rió de ella en sus propias narices he laughed in her facehincharle las narices a algn ( Esp fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get up sb's nose ( BrE colloq)ni … ni narices ( Esp fam): aquí no quiero ni cuchicheos, ni bromas, ni narices ¡a trabajar! no whispering, no jokes, no nothing, get down to some work! ( colloq)no ve/no ven más allá de sus narices ( fam); he can't see further than the end of his nose/they can't see further than the ends of their nosespor narices ( Esp fam): tiene que estar en ese cajón por narices it just has to be in that drawer, I know it's in that drawer somewhere, it has to be o it must beahora te lo vas a comer, por narices now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do ( colloq), now you're jolly well going to eat it ( BrE colloq)refregarle algo a algn por las narices ( fam): no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices there's no need to keep rubbing it in o to keep rubbing my nose in it ( colloq)tener narices ( Esp fam): ¡si tendrá narices el tío! he has some nerve! ( AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! ( BrE colloq)¡tiene narices la cosa! it's ridiculous o outrageous!2 (de un avión) noseCompuestos:aquiline nose(aplanada) flat nose; (con la punta redondeada) snub noseGrecian profile● nariz respingona or respingadaturned-up nose* * *
nariz sustantivo femeninoa) (Anat) nose;
no te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose;
en mis/sus propias narices (fam) right under my/his nose;
estar hasta las narices de algo/algn (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb (colloq);
meter las narices or la nariz en algo (fam) to poke one's nose into sth (colloq)
nariz sustantivo femenino
1 (tb en pl narices) nose: tengo taponada la nariz, my nose is blocked
(sentido del olfato) tengo muy mala nariz, I have a poor sense of smell
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar en la nariz: me da en la nariz que..., I've got this feeling that...
darse de narices con alguien, to bump into someone
en mis/tus/sus (propias) narices, right under my/your/his very nose
familiar hinchar a alguien las narices, to get on sb's wick
familiar meter las narices en algo, to poke one's nose into sthg
familiar restregar algo a alguien por las narices, to rub it in
Nariz se utiliza para sustituir el término malsonante de algunas locuciones: No tengo más narices que aceptar. I have no option but to agree to.
' nariz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afear
- aleta
- asomar
- caballete
- chata
- chato
- corva
- corvo
- dar
- empolvarse
- escarbar
- hurgarse
- moco
- orificio
- respingón
- respingona
- roma
- romo
- salir
- sonarse
- soplamocos
- sorber
- tabique
- ventana
- afilado
- aguileño
- arrugar
- chorrear
- despejar
- despellejar
- destapar
- grande
- hurgar
- limpiar
- moquillento
- mormado
- pañuelo
- pelado
- pelar
- picudo
- punta
- recto
- respingado
- sangrar
- sangre
- sonar
- tapar
- taponar
- torcido
English:
bleed
- blow
- bridge
- bung up
- dab
- end
- his
- hooked
- nasally
- nose
- nosebleed
- nostril
- on
- pick
- pointed
- poke
- prominent
- pug nose
- ridge
- runny
- sharp
- sniff
- snub-nosed
- stuffed-up
- twitch
- upturned
- wipe
- block
- drop
- itchy
- run
- sniffle
- snub
* * *♦ nf1. [órgano] nose;operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose job;sangraba por la nariz her nose was bleeding;sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose;taparse la nariz to hold one's nose;tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked;tener la nariz aguileña/griega to have a Roman nose/Grecian profile;tener la nariz chata/respingona to have a snub/turned-up nose2. [olfato] sense of smell3. Compdar a alguien en las narices con algo to rub sb's nose in sth;me da en la nariz que… I've got a feeling that…;el motorista se dio de narices contra el semáforo the motorcyclist went smack into the traffic lights;delante de mis narices: me insultó delante de mis narices he insulted me to my face;me han robado el bolso delante de mis narices they stole my Br handbag o US purse from right under my nose;Esp Famde las narices: ¡otra vez el teléfono de las narices! that damn telephone's ringing again!;Famde narices [estupendo] great, brilliant;he agarrado un resfriado de narices I've got a really nasty cold;llueve de narices it's raining like mad, it's chucking it down;lo pasamos de narices we had a great time;Famecharle narices: le eché narices y le pedí salir I plucked up my courage and asked her out;a esto de las carreras de motos hay que echarle narices you've got to be really brave to be a racing driver;en mis propias narices: me lo dijo/se reía de mí en mis propias narices she said it/she was laughing at me to my face;me lo robaron en mis propias narices they stole it from right under my nose;Famestar hasta las narices (de algo/alguien) to be fed up to the back teeth (with sth/sb);Esp Famme estás hinchando las narices you're beginning to get up my nose;Fammeter las narices en algo to poke o stick one's nose into sth;Famno hay más narices que hacerlo there's nothing for it but to do it;no ve más allá de sus narices she can't see past the end of her nose;RP Famser un nariz para arriba to be stuck-up o snooty;Esp Fampor narices: tenemos que ir por narices we have to go whether we like it or not;tuve que hacerlo por narices I had no choice but to do it;Famromper las narices a alguien to smash sb's face in;romperse las narices to fall flat on one's face;Famporque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;Esp Fam¡tiene narices (la cosa)! it's an absolute scandal!;Famtocarle las narices a alguien [fastidiar] to get up sb's nose;Famtocarse las narices [holgazanear] to sit around doing nothing♦ narices interjEsp Fam [ni hablar] no way!* * *f nose;¡narices! fam nonsense!;caerse de narices con fam bump into;estar hasta las narices de algo fam be sick of sth fam, be up to here with sth fam ;se le hincharon las narices fam he blew his top fam ;hincharle las narices a alguien fam get on s.o.’s nerves fam, Brtb get up s.o.’s nose fam ;meter las narices en algo fam stick one’s nose in sth fam ;nos restriegan por las narices su victoria they’re rubbing our noses in the fact that they won;no ve más allá de sus narices fig he can’t see further than the end of his nose;quedarse con un palmo de narices fam have the wind taken out of one’s sails fam* * *1) : nosesonar(se) la nariz: to blow one's nose2) : sense of smell* * *nariz n nosede narices fantastic / brilliant -
123 paliza
f.1 beating (golpes, derrota).2 hard grind (esfuerzo).3 drag (informal) (rollo).dar la paliza (a alguien) to go on and on (to somebody)* * *1 beating, thrashing\dar una paliza a alguien / pegar una paliza a alguien to beat somebody updar la paliza familiar to be a paindarse la paliza familiar to slog one's guts outser un paliza / ser un palizas familiar to be a pain, be a pain in the neck* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=tunda) beating, thrashingdar o propinar una paliza a algn — to give sb a beating, beat sb up *
los críticos le dieron una paliza a la novela — the critics panned o slated the novel *
2) * (=pesadez) bore3) * (Dep etc) drubbing, thrashingel Betis le dio una paliza al Barcelona — Betis gave Barcelona a real thrashing, Betis thrashed Barcelona
2.SMF INV * (=pesado) bore, pain ** * *1)a) ( zurra) hiding, beatingb) (fam) ( derrota) thrashing (colloq)al Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa — Danubio were hammered o thrashed at home (colloq)
2) (fam)a) ( esfuerzo)darse la paliza — (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
b) ( aburrimiento) drag (colloq)* * *= whitewash, whipping, spanking, beating.Ex. He got a whitewash for that.Ex. One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.Ex. A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.Ex. He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.----* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *1)a) ( zurra) hiding, beatingb) (fam) ( derrota) thrashing (colloq)al Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa — Danubio were hammered o thrashed at home (colloq)
2) (fam)a) ( esfuerzo)darse la paliza — (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
b) ( aburrimiento) drag (colloq)* * *= whitewash, whipping, spanking, beating.Ex: He got a whitewash for that.
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.Ex: He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *A1 (zurra) hiding, beatingcomo se entere te va a dar or pegar una paliza if he finds out he'll clobber you o thrash you o give you a hidingle robaron la cartera y le dieron una paliza they stole his wallet and beat him up o ( AmE) beat up on himal Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa Danubio were hammered o thrashed o given a thrashing at home ( colloq)B ( fam)1(esfuerzo agotador): fue una paliza de viaje the journey was a real killer¡menuda paliza tener que ir hasta allá! what a trek to have to go all the way over there! ( colloq)2 (pesadez, aburrimiento) drag ( colloq)darse la paliza ( fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq);«pareja» to be all over each other ( colloq)C* * *
paliza sustantivo femenino
1
los matones le pegaron una paliza the thugs beat him up
2 (fam)a) ( esfuerzo):
darse la paliza (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
paliza
I sustantivo femenino
1 (tunda, somanta) beating: aquellos bárbaros le dieron una paliza, those thugs beat him up
2 (derrota) beating: ¡menuda paliza le dio ayer el Elche al Betis!, Betis got a real thrashing by Elche the other day
3 (esfuerzo físico o mental) slog: nos dimos una paliza limpiando la librería, that was a real chore having to clean the book case
me he dado una paliza que no me tengo, I've really pushed myself to the limits
4 (tostón, rollo) drag, pain: no me des la paliza, stop being such a pain in the neck!
II mf fam bore, pain (in the neck), pest: ¡qué paliza(s) era el camarero!, that waiter was a real pain
' paliza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
leña
- soberana
- soberano
- solfeo
- tundir
- tute
- pegar
English:
battering
- beat
- beat up
- beating
- do over
- good
- hammer
- hammering
- hiding
- rough up
- thrash
- thrashing
- whipping
- whitewash
- belt
- pummel
- wallop
- whip
* * *♦ nf1. [golpes] beating;le dieron una paliza they beat him up2. [derrota] thrashing;¡menuda paliza recibió el equipo! the team got completely thrashed!el viaje hasta la capital es una auténtica paliza the journey to the capital is a real killer;nos dimos una paliza tremenda para acabar a tiempo we slogged our guts out to finish in timedar la paliza (a alguien) to go on (at sb);lleva semanas dándome la paliza con que tenemos que ir a esquiar he's being going on at me o pestering me for weeks saying we've got to go skiing♦ nmf invEsp Famser un paliza(s) to be a pain in the neck* * *I f1 ( azotaina) beating2 ( derrota) thrashing fam, drubbing fam3 fam ( pesadez) drag fam ;dar la paliza a alguien fam pester s.o. famII m/f famdrag* * *paliza nf: beating, pummelingdarle una paliza a: to beat, to thrash* * *paliza n1. (zurra) beating / thrashing2. (trabajo cansado) pain3. (persona pesada) pain / bore¡vaya paliza de tío! what a bore that guy is!¡no me des la paliza! don't be such a pain! -
124 verruga
f.wart.* * *1 wart* * *SF1) (en cara, espalda) wart; (en manos, pies) verruca2) (Bot) wart3) (=latoso) pest, nuisance4) * (=defecto) fault* * *a) (Med) (en la mano, cara) wart; ( en los pies) verrucab) (Bot) wart* * *= wart.Ex. Another key physical aspect of male warthogs is the presence of warts on their face.* * *a) (Med) (en la mano, cara) wart; ( en los pies) verrucab) (Bot) wart* * *= wart.Ex: Another key physical aspect of male warthogs is the presence of warts on their face.
* * *2 ( Bot) wart* * *
verruga sustantivo femenino
( en los pies) verrucab) (Bot) wart
verruga sustantivo femenino wart
' verruga' also found in these entries:
English:
wart
- verruca
* * *verruga nf1. [en pies, manos] verruca, wart;[en cara] wart2. [en planta] wart* * ** * *verruga nf: wart* * *verruga n wart -
125 cachimba
f.pipe.* * *1 pipe* * *1. SF1) (=pipa) pipe2) CAm (=cartucho) empty cartridge4) Cuba ** (=prostituta) tart **, slut **5)- fregar la cachimba a algn2.ADJ * fantastic *, great *cachimbo* * ** * ** * *A (pipa) pipefumar en cachimba to smoke a pipeB (Ur) (pozo) wellfregar la cachimba ( Chi fam): friega la cachimba con eso de que quiere un auto he's always going on about how he wants a car ( colloq)le fregó la cachimba hasta que lo consiguió he pestered her until he got itdéjate de fregar la cachimba stop being such a pest ( colloq)* * *
cachimba sustantivo femenino
pipe;
cachimba sustantivo masculino pipe
* * *cachimba nf1. [pipa] pipe2. RP [pozo] well* * *f pipe -
126 cargante
adj.1 annoying (informal).2 tiresome, burdensome, boring, insufferable.f. & m.annoying person, pest, pain in the neck.* * *► adjetivo* * *a) (CS fam) ( antipático) unpleasant, horrible (colloq)b) (Esp fam) cargoso* * *a) (CS fam) ( antipático) unpleasant, horrible (colloq)b) (Esp fam) cargoso* * ** * *
cargante adjetivo
b) (Esp fam) annoying
' cargante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- aburrido
- atorrante
English:
bothersome
* * *cargante adjFam annoying* * *adj famannoying* * *cargante adj boring / annoying -
127 cargoso
adj.annoying, aggravating, irritating, tiresome.f. & m.annoying person, pain in the neck, pest.* * *- sa adjetivo (CS, Per fam) annoying* * *- sa adjetivo (CS, Per fam) annoying* * *cargoso -sa(CS, Per fam) annoyingno seas cargoso don't be so annoying, don't be such a pain (in the neck) ( colloq)* * *
cargoso◊ -sa adjetivo (CS, Per fam) annoying
' cargoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espeso
* * *cargoso, -a adjCSur annoying -
128 conejo
m.rabbit, coney, cony.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\ser una coneja familiar to breed like a rabbitconejo de Indias guinea pig————————* * *(f. - coneja)noun* * *1. SM1) (Zool) rabbitconejo casero — [gen] tame rabbit; (=mascota) pet rabbit
conejo de monte, conejo silvestre — wild rabbit
2) (Anat) *** (=órgano sexual) pussy ***3) CAm (=detective) detective, sleuth *andar de conejo — LAm to be (operating) under cover
4) (Mil) recruit *, squaddie *2.* * *- ja masculino, femenino (Zool) rabbithacer conejo — (Col fam) to run off without paying, do a runner (BrE colloq)
* * *- ja masculino, femenino (Zool) rabbithacer conejo — (Col fam) to run off without paying, do a runner (BrE colloq)
* * *conejo11 = rabbit.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* conejo de Noruega = lemming.* conejo de Pascua = Easter rabbit.* conejo de Pascua, el = Easter bunny, the.conejo22 = pussy, puss.Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.* * *conejo -jamasculine, feminineA ( Zool) rabbitun abrigo de (piel de) conejo a coney coatlos cazaron como conejos they were caught like rats in a trapCompuesto:Angora rabbitB* * *
conejo◊ -ja sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) rabbit
conejo sustantivo masculino Zool rabbit
' conejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
congénere
- tamaña
- tamaño
- cacería
- pelo
English:
bucktooth
- doe
- free
- furry
- lop-eared
- lucky
- outwit
- rabbit
- so
- swoop
- buck
* * *conejo, -a♦ nm,frabbit, f doe;muy Fam Famreproducirse como conejos to breed like rabbitsconejo de angora angora rabbit;conejo a la cazadora [plato] = rabbit cooked in olive oil with chopped onion, garlic and parsley♦ nmEsp muy Fam [vulva] pussy, US beaver* * *m rabbit* * *conejo, -ja n: rabbit* * *conejo n rabbit
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