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1 to keep someone trotting
to keep someone trottingmanter alguém em movimento ou trabalhando. -
2 trot
[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) trotar2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) trote- trotter* * *[trɔt] n 1 trote. 2 passo rápido e constante. • vt+vi 1 trotar, andar a trote, fazer trotar. 2 fig correr, andar depressa. at full trot em trote rápido. on the trot all day o dia inteiro em pé, em atividade. the trots coll diarréia. to go for a trot a) dar uma volta, fazer um passeio. b) coll desentorpecer as pernas. to keep someone trotting manter alguém em movimento ou trabalhando. to trot along ir correndo. to trot away/off sair em trote, sair às pressas. to trot someone off his legs dominar alguém, cansar alguém. to trot out coll mostrar, demonstrar, alegar habilmente. -
3 trot
trot 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.)2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) trav, småløping- trottertravIsubst. \/trɒt\/1) trav2) lunting, traving, trasking3) småløping, jogging4) (spesielt austr., hverdagslig) hell, flaks5) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) smårolling, tassat a steady trot i jevnt trav i jevn fartfall into a trot falle i travgo for a trot gå\/ta seg en (trenings)turhave the trots ( slang) ha diarékeep someone on the trot ( hverdagslig) holde noen beskjeftiget, holde noen i ånde, holde noen sysselsatton the trot (britisk, hverdagslig) på radon the trot ( hverdagslig) være på farten, være i gang være travel( slang) være på rømmen ha diaréput a horse to the trot sette en hest i travIIverb \/trɒt\/1) ( om firbeinte dyr) trave, gå i trav2) ri i trav, la trave, sette i trav3) lunte, trave, traske4) jogge, småløpetrot along trave i vei stikke (i vei), komme seg av gårde• you trot along!trot out slå over i trav ride frem (med), la paradere, vise frem( hverdagslig) komme med, briljere med, skryte av( hverdagslig) komme med, legge frem, diske opp medtrot someone off one's legs ( hverdagslig) dra på noen, traske rundt med noen til de er utslittetrot someone round trave rundt med noen, vise noen rundt -
4 cojear
v.1 to limp (person).Ricardo cojea cuando mendiga Richard limps when he goes begging.2 to wobble (forniture).3 to be faulty (argumento).4 to falter, to totter.Su decisión cojeó al verla His decision faltered upon seeing her.* * *1 (persona) to limp, hobble2 (muebles) to wobble\cojear del mismo pie familiar to have the same faults* * *verb* * *VI1) [persona] (=estar cojo) to limp, hobble (along); (=ser cojo) to be lamecojea de la pierna izquierda — [temporalmente] she's limping on her left leg; [permanentemente] she's lame in her left leg, she has a limp in her left leg
2) [mueble] to wobble, be wobbly* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lameentró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in
b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short* * *= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).Ex. Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.Ex. Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.Ex. He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lameentró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in
b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short* * *= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.
Ex: Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.Ex: He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.* * *cojear [A1 ]viA1«persona/animal»: cojea del pie derecho (ahora) she's limping on her right foot; (permanentemente) she's lame in her right legentró cojeando he limped o hobbled in2 «silla/mesa» to wobble, rockB ( fam)«explicación/definición»: así la explicación cojea as it stands, the explanation falls short o doesn't stand up o is lacking* * *
cojear ( conjugate cojear) verbo intransitivo
( permanentemente) to be lame;◊ entró cojeando he limped o hobbled in
cojear verbo intransitivo
1 (caminar defectuosamente) to limp, hobble
2 (bailar un mueble) to wobble
♦ Locuciones: familiar cojear del mismo pie, to have the same faults
familiar saber de qué pie cojea (alguien), to know someone's weak spots
' cojear' also found in these entries:
English:
hobble
- lame
- limp
* * *cojear vi1. [persona, animal] [ser cojo] to be lame;[temporalmente] to limp;cojea desde el accidente she's had a limp since the accident;el perro cojea de una pata the dog is lame in one leg;saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weak points;los dos cojean del mismo pie they both have the same problem2. [mueble] to wobble3. [razonamiento, frase] to be faulty;su teoría cojea en varios puntos his theory has several weak points* * *v/i1 de persona limp, hobble* * *cojear vi1) : to limp2) : to wobble, to rock3)cojear del mismo pie : to be two of a kind* * *cojear vb1. (persona por lesión) to limp2. (mueble) to be wobbly
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