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1 fighting
fighting n combatestr['faɪtɪŋ]1 peleas nombre femenino plural1 de combate, militar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in with a fighting chance / have a fighting chance tener posibilidades de ganarfighting spirit combatividad nombre femeninoadj.• de pelea adj.• guerrero, -a adj.• peleador adj.n.• combate s.m.• lucha s.f.
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adjective (before n)['faɪtɪŋ]fighting chance: to be in with o have a fighting chance tener* posibilidades de ganar; to give somebody a fighting chance darle* a alguien una oportunidad; fighting fit (colloq) en plana forma; fighting strength ( Mil) capacidad f ofensiva; fighting talk (BrE colloq): that's fighting talk! — así se habla!
1.street 2.2.ADJthis treatment at least gives her a fighting chance — este tratamiento le da al menos una posibilidad
3.ADV4.CPDfighting bull N — toro m de lidia
fighting cock N — gallo m de pelea
fighting dog N — perro m de pelea
fighting force N — fuerza f de combate
fighting line N — frente m de combate
fighting man N — guerrero m, soldado m
fighting spirit N — espíritu m de lucha, combatividad f
fighting strength N — número m de soldados (listos para el combate)
fighting talk N —
the Prime Minister's fighting talk at the Rome summit — las declaraciones de tono beligerante que hizo el Primer Ministro en la cumbre de Roma
this is typical fighting talk from the defending champion — esta es una típica bravuconada del actual campeón
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adjective (before n)fighting chance: to be in with o have a fighting chance tener* posibilidades de ganar; to give somebody a fighting chance darle* a alguien una oportunidad; fighting fit (colloq) en plana forma; fighting strength ( Mil) capacidad f ofensiva; fighting talk (BrE colloq): that's fighting talk! — así se habla!
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2 parar
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( detenerse) to stop; ir/venir a parar to end up; fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison; ¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?; ¡a dónde iremos a parar! I don't know what the world's coming to 2 ( cesar) to stop; ha estado lloviendo sin parar it hasn't stopped raining; no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute; no para en casa she's never at home; parar DE + INF to stop -ing; paró de llover it stopped raining 3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike verbo transitivo 1 ‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off ‹ golpe› to block, ward off 2 (AmL) pararse verbo pronominal 1 ( detenerse) [coche/motor] to stall; 2 se paró en una silla she stood on a chair; ¿te puedes parar de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands? ( en los lados) to stick out
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs ' parar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atajar - caer - callar - casa - cesar - cuestión - dejarse - erradicación - ir - tirón - tren - contener - detener - parado - seco English: away - break - call - call at - catch - come to - directly - draw - end up - field - go - go on - halt - harp on - jaw - jerk - land up - nonstop - pull - pull in - pull over - pull up - save - screech - short - stop - straight - talk away - talk on - way - cock - dead - flag - knock - land - next - parry - prick - quit - rattle - stall - stand - steadily - stretch - through - up - world -
3 turkey
'tə:ki1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) pavo2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) pavoturkey n pavotr['tɜːkɪ]1 Turquían.• Turquía s.f.'tɜːrki, 'tɜːkinoun Turquía f['tɜːkɪ]1. N(pl turkey or turkeys)1) (=bird) pavo m, guajolote m (Mex), jolote m (CAm), chompipe m (CAm)- talk turkeycold2) (esp US) (Cine, Theat) * (=flop) fiasco * m, fracaso m3) (US) ** (=person) patoso(-a) m / f, pato m mareado *2.CPDturkey buzzard N — (US) buitre m, zopilote m (CAm, Mex), aura f (Carib), gallinazo m (Col, And), zamuro m (Ven)
turkey cock N — (lit, fig) pavo m
turkey shoot * N (US) —
to be (like) a turkey shoot — (fig) ser coser y cantar *, ser pan comido *
* * *['tɜːrki, 'tɜːki]noun Turquía f -
4 camelo
Del verbo camelar: ( conjugate camelar) \ \
camelo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cameló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: camelar camelo
camelo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie
camelar vtr fam (convencer, conquistar) to win over: no intentes camelarme porque no pienso comprártelo, you can't talk me into buying it
a ver si le camelo para que participe en el negocio, let's see if I can convince him to let me come in on the business
camelo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (estafa) hoax
2 (mentira) cock-and-bull story ' camelo' also found in these entries: Spanish: camelar English: con
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