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1 perro callejero
m.street dog, mutt, stray dog, cur.* * *stray dog* * ** * *(n.) = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dogEx. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.* * ** * *(n.) = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dogEx: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.
Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.* * *stray -
2 canijo
adj.1 sickly, frail, stunted.2 stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, pig-headed.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar weak, puny* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *el hambre era canija I was incredibly hungry, I was ravenous ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
canijo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)
2 (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
canijo,-a adjetivo familiar puny, weak
' canijo' also found in these entries:
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canija
* * *canijo, -a♦ adj1. [pequeño] tiny;[enfermizo] sickly♦ nm,f[pequeño] shorty, small person; [enfermizo] sickly person* * *adj fampuny* * *canijo, -ja adjun examen muy canijo: a very tough exam -
3 gato callejero
m.alley cat.* * *(n.) = stray cat, alley catEx. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot.* * *(n.) = stray cat, alley catEx: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot. -
4 escuchimizado
adj.very thin.* * *1→ link=escuchimizarse escuchimizarse► adjetivo1 familiar puny, scrawny* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], nesh, gaunt.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], nesh, gaunt.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *escuchimizado -da* * *
escuchimizado,-a adj fam scrawny, puny: solamente había dos gatos escuchimizados en el jardín, there were just two scrawny cats in the garden
' escuchimizado' also found in these entries:
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escuchimizada
* * *♦ adjskinny, thin as a rake♦ nm,fskinny person* * *adj fampuny fam, scrawny fam -
5 escuálido
adj.squalid, filthy.* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) emaciated, extremely thin, skinny2 (sucio) squalid, filthy* * *ADJ1) (=delgado) skinny, scraggy2) (=sucio) squalid, filthy* * *- da adjetivo <persona/animal> skinny, scrawny* * *= grungy, emaciated, squalid, scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex. It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.Ex. The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *- da adjetivo <persona/animal> skinny, scrawny* * *= grungy, emaciated, squalid, scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *escuálido -daA ‹persona/animal› skinny, scrawnyB ‹lugar› squalid* * *
escuálido
escuálido,-a adjetivo emaciated
' escuálido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escuálida
English:
scraggy
- emaciated
- scrawny
* * *escuálido, -a adjemaciated* * *adj skinny, emaciated* * *escuálido, -da adj1) : skinny, scrawny2) inmundo: filthy, squalid -
6 flaco
adj.thin, lean, skinny, frail.* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) thin, skinny2 (débil) weak, frail1 (debilidad) weak point, weak spot; (vicio) bad habit————————1 (debilidad) weak point, weak spot; (vicio) bad habit* * *(f. - flaca)adj.1) thin, skinny2) feeble, weak* * *1. ADJ1) (=delgado) thin, skinny *años flacos — LAm lean years
ponerse flaco — LAm to get thin
su punto flaco — his weak point, his weakness
2.SM (=defecto) failing; (=punto débil) weakness, weak point* * *- ca adjetivoa) < persona> thin, skinny (colloq)b) (AmL) ( como apelativo cariñoso) skinny (colloq)c) ( insignificante) poor* * *= skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex. The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.----* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* punto flaco = blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *- ca adjetivoa) < persona> thin, skinny (colloq)b) (AmL) ( como apelativo cariñoso) skinny (colloq)c) ( insignificante) poor* * *= skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* punto flaco = blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *flaco -ca1 ‹persona› thin3 (insignificante) poor* * *
flaco◊ -ca adjetivo
thin, skinny (colloq)
flaco,-a adjetivo
1 (muy delgado) skinny
2 (débil) weak: tienes flaca memoria, you have a very bad memory
punto flaco, weak spot
' flaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flaca
- punto
- reseca
- reseco
- chupado
- delgado
English:
chink
- disservice
- lean
- point
- rake
- scrawny
- skinny
- thin
- weakness
- blind
- spindly
* * *flaco, -a♦ adj1. [delgado] thin;[esquelético] skinny2. [frágil] weak;su punto flaco es la ortografía his weak point is spelling3. [pobre]le haces un flaco servicio o [m5] favor mimándolo tanto you're not doing him any favours by spoiling him like that♦ nm,fAm Fam [como apelativo]¿cómo estás, flaca? hey, how are you doing?;¿qué auto tiene el flaco? what kind of car has the guy got?* * *I adj1 ( delgado) thin2 ( débil):punto flaco weak point;flaco de memoria forgetfulII m, flaca f thin person* * *flaco, -ca adj1) delgado: thin, skinny2) : feeble, weakuna excusa flaca: a feeble excuse* * *flaco adj2. (débil) weak -
7 loba
f.1 ridge between furrows.2 long gown worn by clergymen and students.3 she-wolf.4 whore, prostitute, hooker, street-walker.5 loba.* * *f., (m. - lobo)* * *SF1) (Zool) she-wolf2) (Agr) ridge (between furrows)* * *= she-wolf.Ex. Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.* * *= she-wolf.Ex: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.
* * *
lobo,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Zool wolf 2 un lobo de mar, an old sea dog 3 hombre lobo, werewolf
♦ Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to realise something is wrong
como boca de lobo, pitch-dark
* * *f she-wolf -
8 pasear por
v.to walk by.Paseo al perro por las tiendas I walk the dog by the stores.* * *(v.) = ride around, walk (a)roundEx. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.* * *(v.) = ride around, walk (a)roundEx: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room. -
9 raquítico
adj.1 rickety, anorexic, rachitic.2 weak.3 stunted.4 paltry, measly.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA rachitic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rachitic person* * *ADJ1) (Med) rachitic2) [cantidad, sueldo] paltry, miserly3) [árbol] stunted* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *raquítico -ca1 ‹niño/animal› rickety, rachitic ( tech)2 ‹árbol› stunted* * *
raquítico
‹ árbol› stunted
raquítico,-a adjetivo
1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
4 Med rachitic
' raquítico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
raquítica
English:
stunted
* * *raquítico, -a♦ adj1. [canijo] scrawny2. [escaso] miserable3. Med rachitic♦ nm,fMed rickets sufferer* * *adj figrickety* * *raquítico, -ca adj1) : scrawny, weak2) : measly, skimpy -
10 ciudad eterna, la
(n.) = Eternal City, theEx. Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!. -
11 esquelético2
2 = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles. -
12 esquelético
adj.1 skeletal, raw-boned, rawboned, emaciated.2 skeletal, of the skeleton.* * *► adjetivo1 (del esqueleto) skeletal\estar esquelético,-a familiar to be skin and bones* * *ADJ skeletal, skinny ** * *- ca adjetivo skeletal* * *- ca adjetivo skeletal* * *esquelético11 = skeletal.Ex: The abstractor wants to construct a miniature surrogate of the document, written in his or her own words, a skeletal representation of the document.
* músculo esquelético = skeletal muscle.esquelético22 = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *esquelético -caskeletalestaba verdaderamente esquelético he was an absolute skeleton o he was terribly thin o he was positively skeletal¡no sigas adelgazando que estás esquelético! ( fam); don't go losing any more weight, you're all skin and bone now ( colloq)* * *
esquelético,-a adjetivo
1 Anat skeletal
2 fam (muy delgado) skinny
' esquelético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquelética
English:
scrawny
* * *esquelético, -a adj1. Anat skeletalestar esquelético to be extremely o painfully thin* * *adj skeletal* * *esquelético, -ca adj: emaciated, skeletal -
13 ciudad eterna
la ciudad eterna(n.) = Eternal City, theEx: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.
* * *:la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City -
14 perro
m.dog, canine.* * *► adjetivo1 rotten1 ZOOLOGÍA dog\'Cuidado con el perro' "Beware of the dog"a otro perro con ese hueso pull the other oneatar los perros con longaniza familiar to have money to burncoger una perra familiar to have a tantrumllevar una vida de perros familiar to lead a dog's lifellevarse como el perro y el gato familiar to fight like cat and dogno valer ni tres perras gordas familiar not to be worth a pennyser perro viejo familiar to be long in the toothperro caliente hot dogperro callejero stray dogperro de caza hunting dogperro de compañía pet dogperro de muestra pointerperro de rastro tracker dogperro faldero lapdogperro pastor sheepdogperro perdiguero gundogperro policía police dogperro rastrero tracker dog————————1 ZOOLOGÍA dog* * *(f. - perra)noun* * *1. SM1) (Zool) dogperro antiexplosivos, perro buscadrogas — sniffer dog
perro de agua — CAm coypu
perro de trineo — husky, sled dog
perro lobo — alsatian, German shepherd
perro rastreador, perro rastrero — tracker dog
perro salchicha — * sausage dog *, dachshund
2)atar perros con longaniza —
estaba de un humor de perros — he was in a foul o stinking mood
tiempo de perros — foul o dirty weather
¿qué perro te/le mordió? — Caribe * what's up with you/him? *
- vida de perro3) (Culin)4) * pey (=holgazán) lazy sod ***5) * pey (=persona despreciable) swine **6) And (=modorra) drowsiness7) Cono Sur clothes peg, clothes pin (EEUU)2.ADJ * rotten *¡qué perra suerte la mía! — what rotten luck I have! *
¡qué perra vida! — life's a bitch! *
* * *I- rra adjetivoa) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)b) < persona> nastyII- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool) doga otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)
atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)
como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)
me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)
como un perro — (fam)
de perros — (fam) foul
hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible
echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)
es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name
estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck
hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)
no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world
perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves
ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger
ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)
perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite
2) ( persona) tyrant* * *= dog.Ex. The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.----* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.* collar de perro = dog collar.* comida para perros = dog food.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.* criador de perros = dog breeder.* día de perros = bad hair day.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.* perro de trineo = sled dog.* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.* perro guardián = guard dog.* perro guía = guide dog.* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.* perro lazarillo = guide dog.* perro mapache = raccoon dog.* perro mestizo = mongrel.* perro ovejero = sheepdog.* perro pastor = sheepdog.* perro peligroso = vicious dog.* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.* perro policía = police dog.* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* perro raposero = foxhound.* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.* perro zorrero = foxhound.* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* * *I- rra adjetivoa) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)b) < persona> nastyII- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool) doga otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)
atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)
como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)
me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)
como un perro — (fam)
de perros — (fam) foul
hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible
echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)
es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name
estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck
hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)
no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world
perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves
ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger
ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)
perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite
2) ( persona) tyrant* * *= dog.Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.* collar de perro = dog collar.* comida para perros = dog food.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.* criador de perros = dog breeder.* día de perros = bad hair day.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.* perro de trineo = sled dog.* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.* perro guardián = guard dog.* perro guía = guide dog.* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.* perro lazarillo = guide dog.* perro mapache = raccoon dog.* perro mestizo = mongrel.* perro ovejero = sheepdog.* perro pastor = sheepdog.* perro peligroso = vicious dog.* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.* perro policía = police dog.* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* perro raposero = foxhound.* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.* perro zorrero = foxhound.* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* * *¡qué perra suerte! what rotten o lousy luck!Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool) dog[ S ] ¡cuidado con el perro! beware of the dogcomo perro en cancha de bochas ( RPl fam hum): andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas to be like a fish out of waterme tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long ( colloq)me dejó tirado como un perro she abandoned me, as if I were a stray dogmurió como un perro, en la miseria he died in abject poverty, like a doghace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible o terribleestá de un humor de perros he's in a foul moodecharle los perros a algn ( fam) (para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on sb; (recibir muy mal) to give sb a hostile reception ( colloq)es el mismo perro con diferente collar nothing has really changed, it's the same people ( o regime etc) under a different namellevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cat and dogme/nos/les fue como a los perros en misa I/we/they had a terrible time of it ( colloq)no tener ni perro que le ladre ( fam); to be all alone in the worldser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the mangerser perro viejo to be a wily o shrewd old bird ( colloq)tratar a algn como a un perro to treat sb like dirta perro flaco todo son pulgas it never rains but it poursmuerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack the root cause of itpor un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron give a dog a bad nameperro que ladra no muerde or ( Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor his/her bark's worse than his/her biteCompuestos:Afghan (hound)mastiff● perro or perrito caliente( Coc) hot dogstray dog, straypoodlewater doggundogpet dog● perro or perrito de faldas● perro or perrillo de las praderasprairie dogpoodlepointerbulldoghusky● perro or perrito falderoguard dogguide dogguide doghoundGerman shepherd, Alsatian ( BrE)spitzmastiffsheepdogbasset houndsheepdog● perro pequinés or pekinésPekinesegundogseguir a algn como perro perdiguero to pursue sb relentlesslyspaniel(para seguir una huella) tracker dog; (para buscar drogas) sniffer dogdachshund, sausage dog ( colloq)B (persona) tyrantCompuesto:D2 (ficha) counter* * *
perro
perro callejero stray (dog);
perro de compañía pet dog;
perro guardián guard dog;
perro guía or lazarillo guide dog;
perro pastor sheepdog;
perrito caliente (Coc) hot dog;
perrito faldero lapdog;
perro policía German shepherd, Alsatian (BrE);
perro rastreador ( para seguir una huella) tracker dog;
( para buscar drogas) sniffer dog;
de perros (fam) foul;
hace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible;
está de un humor de perros he's in a foul mood;
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
■ adjetivo (fam)
perro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino dog
perro callejero, stray dog
perro de compañía, pet dog
perro guía, guide dog
perro faldero, (animal) lapdog
(persona) flatterer
II adjetivo
1 (una persona) swine
2 (una vida, etc) wretched
♦ Locuciones: atar los perros con longaniza, to have money to burn
llevarse como el perro y el gato, to fight like cat and dog
tiempo de perros, awful weather
' perro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonada
- abandonado
- acariciar
- alerta
- ama
- amo
- caca
- cachorra
- cachorro
- callejera
- callejero
- caseta
- colear
- comer
- correa
- crespa
- crespo
- cruzarse
- cuidada
- cuidado
- dálmata
- danés
- danesa
- despegarse
- diente
- encerrar
- extranjis
- fiel
- guardián
- guardiana
- guía
- interdependencia
- lazarillo
- mano
- mimosa
- mimoso
- moribunda
- moribundo
- pastor
- pastora
- pecado
- pequinés
- pequinesa
- perdida
- perdido
- perra
- rastreador
- rastreadora
- raza
English:
A
- abandoned
- alarm
- Alsatian
- asleep
- back off
- bark
- bay
- beg
- beware
- big
- boxer
- chase away
- chew up
- collar
- dachshund
- Dalmatian
- destroy
- dislodge
- dog
- dog collar
- doghouse
- drench
- exercise
- exhaustion
- ferocious
- for
- gone
- growl
- guard dog
- guide dog
- hound
- howl
- husky
- lead
- let in
- loose
- manger
- mangy
- mess
- mistreat
- mongrel
- muzzle
- neuter
- nowhere
- of
- own
- pat
- pet
- pointer
* * *perro, -a♦ adjFam1. [asqueroso, desgraciado] lousy;¡qué vida más perra! life's a bitch!;llevan una vida muy perra they have a lousy life;RP Famen la perra vida: en la perra vida le dije eso I never said that to him2. [perezoso] bone idle;¡mira que eres perro! you lazy so-and-so!♦ nm1. [animal] dog;comida para perros dog food;la caseta del perro the dog kennel;¡cuidado con el perro! [en letrero] beware of the dog;sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;allí no atan los perros con longaniza the streets there aren't paved with gold;Famde perros [tiempo, humor] lousy;hace un día de perros the weather's foul today, it's lousy weather today;RP Famestar como perro en cancha de bochas to be completely lost;Famecharle los perros a alguien [reprender] to have a go at sb;ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the manger;RP Famestá meado por los perros he's jinxed;el mismo perro con distinto collar: el nuevo régimen no es más que el mismo perro con distinto collar the new regime may have a different name but nothing has really changed;Fam¡a otro perro con ese hueso! Br pull the other one!, US tell it to the marines!;tratar a alguien como a un perro to treat sb like a dog;ser perro viejo to be an old hand;muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia it's best to deal with problems at their source;a perro flaco todo son pulgas the worse off you are, the more bad things seem to happen to you;perro ladrador, poco mordedor, RP [m5] perro que ladra no muerde his/her bark is worse than his/her biteperro callejero stray (dog);perro de caza hunting dog;perro cobrador retriever;perro de compañía pet dog;perro esquimal husky;perro faldero [perrito] lapdog;Fig [persona] lackey;perro guardián guard dog, watchdog;perro de lanas poodle;perro lobo Alsatian, German shepherd;RP perro ovejero sheepdog;perro pastor sheepdog;perro policía police dog;perro de las praderas [roedor] prairie dog;perro rastreador tracker dog;perro de raza pedigree dog;perro salchicha sausage dog;perro de Terranova Newfoundland;perro vagabundo stray dog* * *m dog;hace un tiempo de perros fam the weather is lousy fam ;llevarse como el perro y el gato fig fight like cat and dog;pull the other one (it’s got bells on)! fam ;perro ladrador poco mordedor his bark is worse than his bite* * *1) : dog, bitch f2)perro caliente : hot dog3)perro salchicha : dachsund4)perro faldero : lapdog5)perro cobrador : retriever* * *perro n dog -
15 gato
m.1 cat, mog.2 jack, lifting jack.3 servant, maid, house-servant.4 pound sign, pound symbol, hash mark, hash sign.* * *1 cat, tomcat2 (de coche) jack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino gato,-a1 familiar person from Madrid, inhabitant of Madrid\buscarle tres/cinco pies al gato familiar to split hairs, complicate thingsdar gato por liebre familiar to take somebody in, con somebodyhay gato encerrado familiar there's something fishy going onllevar el gato al agua / llevarse el gato al agua familiar to pull it off, succeedser cuatro gatos familiar to be a handful of peopleser gato viejo familiar to be an old handgato de algalia civet catgato de Angora Angora catgato montés wildcat, US bobcatgato siamés Siamese cat————————1 cat, tomcat2 (de coche) jack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - gata)noun1) cat2) jack* * *I gato, -a1. SM / F1) (Zool) [gen] cat; [especificando el sexo] tomcat/she-cat"El gato con botas" — "Puss in Boots"
te han dado gato por liebre — you've been had o conned *, you've been done *
cuatro gatos —
no había más que cuatro gatos — there was hardly anyone o a soul there
este programa solo lo ven cuatro gatos — hardly anyone watches this programme, this programme is only watched by a handful of people
defenderse 2), pie 1)gato callejero — stray cat, alley cat ( esp EEUU)
3) Méx * (=criado) servant2. SM1) (Téc) [de coche] jack; (=torno) clamp, vice, vise (EEUU); (=grapa) grab, drag (EEUU); Méx [de arma] trigger2) * (=ladrón) sneak thief, petty thief3) (=baile) a popular Argentinian folk dance4) † [para el dinero] money bag5) CAm (=músculo) muscle6) Méx (=propina) tip7) Cono Sur (=bolsa de agua) hot-water bottlegata IISM And open-air market, market place* * *I- ta masculino, femenino1) (Zool) catcuatro gatos — (fam) a handful of people
defenderse como gato panza arriba — (fam) to defend oneself fiercely
estar para el gato — (Chi fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
le dieron gato por liebre — he was conned o had! (colloq)
llevarse el gato al agua — (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( criado) (m) servant; (f) maidII1) (Auto) jack2) (Mús) folk dance from the River Plate area3) (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)4) (Méx) ( signo) hash sign* * *I- ta masculino, femenino1) (Zool) catcuatro gatos — (fam) a handful of people
defenderse como gato panza arriba — (fam) to defend oneself fiercely
estar para el gato — (Chi fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
le dieron gato por liebre — he was conned o had! (colloq)
llevarse el gato al agua — (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( criado) (m) servant; (f) maidII1) (Auto) jack2) (Mús) folk dance from the River Plate area3) (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)4) (Méx) ( signo) hash sign* * *gato11 = cat.Ex: Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and ( cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
* a gatas = on all fours.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* gato callejero = stray cat, alley cat.* gato de roca = meerkat.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy, once bitten, twice shy.* gato montés = wildcat.* gato salvaje = feral cat.* gato siamés = Siamese cat.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.gato22 = car jack.Ex: All of the 13 people killed in accidents involving car jacks were males aged between 30 and 89.
* gato del coche = car jack.* gato hidráulico = hydraulic jack.* levantar con gato = jack up.* * *masculine, feminineA ( Zool) cataquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on herecuatro gatos ( fam); a handful of peopleen el pueblo no quedan más que cuatro gatos there's hardly a soul o there's only a handful of people left in the villageen la clase de árabe sólo somos cuatro gatos there are only half a dozen of us in my Arabic classdefenderse como gato panza arriba or ( Chi) de espaldas ( fam); to defend oneself fiercely o tooth and nailjugar al gato y al ratón to play cat and mouselavarse como los gatos to make do with a lick and a promise ( colloq)te dieron or ( Chi) pasaron or (Col, Ven) metieron gato por liebre you were conned o had! ( colloq), you were done in! ( AmE colloq), you were done! ( BrE colloq)el gato escaldado del agua fría huye once bitten twice shygato con guantes no caza ratones I/you can't do it with these/those gloves oncuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones when the cat's away the mice will playCompuestos:el gato con botas Puss in Bootscivet, civet catAngora catwild catPersian catSiamese catgato2A ( Auto) jack* * *
gato 1◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) cat;
gato montés wild cat;
aquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on here;
le dieron gato por liebre he was conned o had! (colloq);
llevarse el gato al agua (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
gato 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Auto) jack
2 (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)
3 (Méx) ( signo) hash sign
gato sustantivo masculino
1 Zool cat
gato montés, wild cat
gato siamés, Siamese
El gato con botas, Puss in Boots
2 Auto Téc jack
3 familiar man from Madrid
♦ Locuciones: familiar buscarle tres pies al gato, to complicate things unnecessarily
aquí hay gato encerrado, there's something fishy going on
dar gato por liebre, to take sb in, to trick sb
al final nos llevamos el gato al agua, we pulled it off in the end
cuatro gatos, a handful of people
' gato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- cachorra
- cachorro
- cascabel
- enroscarse
- haber
- hidráulica
- hidráulico
- liebre
- linda
- lindo
- llevarse
- mano
- perra
- perro
- rebuscar
- siamés
- siamesa
- sigilo
- subirse
- acariciar
- bigote
- castrar
- comer
- cucho
- enroscar
- extraviado
- macho
- mamar
- me
- pata
- pelo
- rozar
- sacrificar
- uña
- zarpazo
English:
atop
- bark
- bitten
- cat
- claw
- comfortably
- console
- disorient
- disorientate
- fur
- jack
- jack up
- look down
- neuter
- outside
- pass
- poised
- pounce
- provide for
- rat
- respectively
- retract
- Siamese cat
- split
- spring
- stray
- tabby
- thank
- tomcat
- tortoiseshell
- whisker
- bite
- catch
- foot
- in
- Siamese
- sleep
- tom
- wild
* * *gato, -a♦ nm,f1. [animal] cat;Famdar gato por liebre a alguien to swindle o cheat sb;Famaquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on here;Famllevarse el gato al agua to pull it off;Famcuatro gatos, RP [m5]cuatro gatos locos: sólo había cuatro gatos there was hardly a soul there;Espnos apuntamos cuatro gatos hardly anyone signed up for it;Famdefenderse/resistir como gato panza arriba to defend oneself/resist tooth and nail;Famtener más vidas que un gato to have nine lives;Famcuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones when the cat's away the mice will play;gato escaldado (del agua fría huye) once bitten twice shygato de algalia civet;gato de Angora Angora cat;el gato con botas Puss in Boots;gato montés wildcat;gato persa Persian cat;gato siamés Siamese cat♦ nm1. Aut jack2. [danza] = Argentine folk dance* * *m1 ZO cat;aquí hay gato encerrado fam there’s something fishy going on here fam ;cuatro gatos a handful of people;dar gato por liebre a alguien fam con s.o. fam ;llevarse el gato al agua fig fam pull it off fam ;gato escaldado del agua fría huye once bitten, twice shy;de noche todos los gatos son pardos all cats look gray in the dark;lavarse a lo gato fig have a quick wash, have a cat lick2 AUTO jacknoughts and crosses sg* * *gato, -ta n: catgato nm: jack (for an automobile)* * *gato n1. (animal) cat2. (para el coche) jack
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