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1 cabrón

adj.

1 mean, evil.

2 intelligent.

m.

1 billy goat, buck.

2 cuckold, man married to an unfaithful wife.

3 son of a bitch, sod, git, get.

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cabrón

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 tabú (hombre) bastard; (mujer) bitch

► nombre masculino cabrón

1 ZOOLOGÍA he-goat, billy-goat

2 tabú (que consiente el adulterio) cuckold

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cabrón

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA he-goat, billy-goat

2 tabú (que consiente el adulterio) cuckold

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cabrón, -ona ***
1.

SM (=cornudo) cuckold

2. SM / F

1)

¡cabrón! — you bastard! ***

es un cabrón — he's a bastard ***

el muy cabrón le robó el coche — the bastard stole his car ***

el tío cabrón ese — that bastard ***

2) LAm [de burdel] brothel keeper; And, Cono Sur (=chulo) pimp; CAm, Cono Sur (=traidor) traitor; And (=maricón) queer **, fag (EEUU) **

¡cabrón! — (=idiota) you stupid berk! **

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I
- brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg)

el muy cabrón/la muy cabrona — the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)
II
- brona masculino, femenino

1) (Esp, Méx vulg) (masculino) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg); (femenino) bitch (vulg)

2) cabrón masculino

a) (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckold

b) (Andes fam o vulg) ( proxeneta) pimp, ponce (BrE)

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= rotter, dickhead, scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, swine, pig, bastard.

Ex. When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.

Ex. Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex. I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.

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* ser un cabrón con = be rotten to.

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I
- brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg)

el muy cabrón/la muy cabrona — the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)
II
- brona masculino, femenino

1) (Esp, Méx vulg) (masculino) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg); (femenino) bitch (vulg)

2) cabrón masculino

a) (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckold

b) (Andes fam o vulg) ( proxeneta) pimp, ponce (BrE)

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= rotter, dickhead, scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, swine, pig, bastard.

Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.

Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex: I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.

* ser un cabrón con = be rotten to.

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cabrón¹ - brona

adjective

( Esp vulg: en algunas regiones fam): el muy cabrón the swine ( colloq), the bastard ( vulg), the son of a bitch ( AmE vulg)

cabrón² - brona

masculine, feminine

A ( Esp vulg: en algunas regiones fam) son of a bitch ( AmE vulg), bastard (sl), swine ( colloq)

B

cabrón masculine

1 ( vulg) (cornudo) cuckold

2 ( Andes fam o vulg) (proxeneta) pimp, ponce ( BrE colloq)

C

cabrona feminine (Bol, Chi fam o vulg) (de un prostíbulo) madam

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cabrón 1
◊ - brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg): el muy cabrón/la muy cabrona the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp, Méx vulg) (m) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg);

(f) bitch (vulg)
cabrón 2 sustantivo masculino (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckold;
( proxeneta) (Andes fam o vulg) pimp, ponce (BrE)
cabrón,-ona
I m Zool billy goat
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vulgar ofens (hombre) bastard
(mujer) bitch
' cabrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabrito
- cabrona
English:
cunt
- sod
- swine
- bastard

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cabrón, -ona

♦ adj

1. Vulg [como insulto]
¡qué cabrón eres! you bastard!;

mi profesor de inglés es muy cabrón my English teacher is a real bastard o US asshole

2. Méx muy Fam [difícil] Br bloody o US goddamn difficult;

el examen estuvo bien cabrón the exam was a bitch

♦ nm,f

1. Vulg [insulto] bastard, f bitch, US asshole;
Esp muy Fam
trabajó/estudió como un cabrón he worked/studied his Br arse o US ass off

2. Méx Fam [genio] whizz, ace;

es un cabrón para la física he's a whizz at physics

♦ nm

1. Vulg [cornudo] cuckold [neutro];

es un cabrón his wife's screwing around behind his back

2. [animal] billy-goat

3. Méx muy Fam [tío] guy;

¿adónde irá ese cabrón? where the hell is that guy going?

4. CAm, Méx muy Fam [como apelativo]
hola cabrón, ¿qué tal estás? how are you, you old bastard?

♦ a lo cabrón loc adv
Méx Fam by force;
entraron a la casa a lo cabrón they broke into the house

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cabrón

m vulg

bastard pop, son of a bitch pop

Spanish-English dictionary > cabrón
2 hijoputada

hijoputada

feminine

( vulg)

(hecho): ése me ha hecho muchas hijoputadas that bastard has done the dirty on me many times ( vulg)

(dicho): me dijo no sé cuántas hijoputadas he called me all sorts of names

Spanish-English dictionary > hijoputada
3 hijo

adj.

junior.

m.

son, boy, descendant, child.

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hijo

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (niño, niña) child; (chico) son; (chica) daughter

■ ¿dónde está mi hijo? where's my son?

■ tiene dos hijos y dos hijas he has two sons and two daughters

2 (aposición) junior

■ Juan Rodríguez, hijo Juan Rodríguez junior

► nombre masculino plural hijos

1 children

■ tiene cuatro hijos she has four children

2 (descendientes) descendants

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡hijo,-a de mi alma! familiar my dear child!

hijo,-a mío,-a (chico) my boy, my son, my child 2 (chica) my girl, my daughter, my child 3 (hombre, mujer) my dear

todo hijo de vecino familiar everyone, everyone else

hijo,-a adoptivo,-a (niño, niña) adopted child 2 (chico) adopted son 3 (chica) adopted daughter

hijo,-a de papá (chico) daddy's boy 2 (chica) daddy's girl

hijo,-a de puta tabú (hombre) son of a bitch 2 (mujer) fucking cow

hijo político / hija política son-in-law / daughter-in-law

hijo,-a único,-a (niño, niña) only child 2 (chico) only son 3 (chica) only daughter

un hijo de tal familiar a real so-and-so

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(f. - hija)

noun

1) son / daughter

2) child

•

- hijos

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hijo, -a
SMF
1) son/daughter

una pareja sin hijos — a childless couple

¿cuántos hijos tiene Amelia? — how many children does Amelia have?

¿cuántos hijos tiene a su cargo? — how many dependent children do you have?

Pedro Gutiérrez, hijo — Pedro Gutiérrez Junior

su novio le hizo un hijo — * her boyfriend got her pregnant

nombrar a algn hijo predilecto de la ciudad — to name sb a favourite son of the city

ser hijo único — to be an only child

el Hijo de Dios — the Son of God

- cada o todo hijo de vecino

- como todo hijo de vecino

- hacer a algn un hijo macho

- soy hijo de mis obras

hijo/a adoptivo/a — adopted child

hijo/a biológico/a — natural child, biological child

hijo de la chingada — Méx *** bastard ***, son of a bitch ***

hijo/a de leche — foster child

hijo/a de papá — rich kid *

hijo/a de puta — *** (=hombre) bastard ***, son of a bitch ***; (=mujer) bitch **, cow **

hijo/a natural — illegitimate child

hijo/a político/a — son-in-law/daughter-in-law

hijo pródigo — prodigal son

2) [de un pueblo, un país] son

es hijo de Madrid — he hails from Madrid, he is from Madrid

3) pl hijos (=descendientes)

todos somos hijos de Dios — we are all God's children

4) [uso vocativo]

¡hijo de mi alma! — my precious child!

¡ay hijo, qué pesado eres! — you're such a pain!

¡hijo(s)!, ¡híjole! — Méx * Christ! **, good God! *

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- ja masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente) (m) son; (f) daughter

mis hijos — ( sólo varones) my sons; ( varones y mujeres) my children

espera un hijo — she's expecting a baby

ese hijo de su madre! — (fam & euf) that son-of-a-gun! (colloq & euph)

M. Pérez, hijo — M. Pérez Junior

cualquier/todo hijo de vecino — (fam)

tendrá que esperar como cualquier hijo de vecino — she'll have to wait like everybody else

eso lo sabe todo hijo de vecino — everybody knows that

hijo de tigre sale pintado — (AmL fam) he's just like his father/mother

- hijo adoptivo -ja adoptiva

- hijo -ja de la guayaba or de la mañana or de su pelona

- hijo -ja de papá

- hijo -ja de puta or de la chingada

- hijo -ja natural

- hijo político -ja política

- hijo pródigo

- hijo único -ja única

2) (de pueblo, comunidad) (m) son; (f) daughter

3) ( apelativo)

hijo, por Dios! — ( hablándole a un niño) for heaven's sake, child!; ( hablándole a un adulto) for heaven's sake, Pedro (o Luis etc)!

4) (Méx fam) ( interjección) jeez! (AmE colloq), gosh (colloq)

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= Jr. (junior), son, offspring.

Ex. John D. Byrum, Jr. is presently the Chief of Descriptive Cataloging at the Library of Congress.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.

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* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* hija o hijo adoptado = adopted child, adoptee, adoptive child.

* hija o hijo adoptivo = adopted child, foster child, adoptive child.

* hija o hijo biológico = biological child.

* hijo adoptivo = stepchild [stepchildren, -pl.], foster son, adoptive son, adopted son.

* hijo biológico = biological son.

* hijo de militares = military brat.

* hijo de puta = rotter.

* hijo político = son-in-law.

* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* no tener hijos = be childless.

* tener hijos = father + children, have + children.

* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.

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- ja masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente) (m) son; (f) daughter

mis hijos — ( sólo varones) my sons; ( varones y mujeres) my children

espera un hijo — she's expecting a baby

ese hijo de su madre! — (fam & euf) that son-of-a-gun! (colloq & euph)

M. Pérez, hijo — M. Pérez Junior

cualquier/todo hijo de vecino — (fam)

tendrá que esperar como cualquier hijo de vecino — she'll have to wait like everybody else

eso lo sabe todo hijo de vecino — everybody knows that

hijo de tigre sale pintado — (AmL fam) he's just like his father/mother

- hijo adoptivo -ja adoptiva

- hijo -ja de la guayaba or de la mañana or de su pelona

- hijo -ja de papá

- hijo -ja de puta or de la chingada

- hijo -ja natural

- hijo político -ja política

- hijo pródigo

- hijo único -ja única

2) (de pueblo, comunidad) (m) son; (f) daughter

3) ( apelativo)

hijo, por Dios! — ( hablándole a un niño) for heaven's sake, child!; ( hablándole a un adulto) for heaven's sake, Pedro (o Luis etc)!

4) (Méx fam) ( interjección) jeez! (AmE colloq), gosh (colloq)

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= Jr. (junior), son, offspring.

Ex: John D. Byrum, Jr. is presently the Chief of Descriptive Cataloging at the Library of Congress.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* hija o hijo adoptado = adopted child, adoptee, adoptive child.

* hija o hijo adoptivo = adopted child, foster child, adoptive child.

* hija o hijo biológico = biological child.

* hijo adoptivo = stepchild [stepchildren, -pl.], foster son, adoptive son, adopted son.

* hijo biológico = biological son.

* hijo de militares = military brat.

* hijo de puta = rotter.

* hijo político = son-in-law.

* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* no tener hijos = be childless.

* tener hijos = father + children, have + children.

* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.

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hijo -ja

masculine, feminine

A (pariente) ( masculine) son; ( feminine) daughter

mis hijos (sólo varones) my sons; (varones y mujeres) my children

espera un hijo she's expecting a baby

ha tenido un hijo she's had a son

un matrimonio sin hijos a childless couple, a couple with no children

es digna hija de su padre she's her father's daughter all right!

¿viste lo que hizo el hijo de su madre? ( fam euf); did you see what that son-of-a-gun o ( BrE) that so-and-so did? ( colloq euph)

Manuel Pérez, hijo Manuel Pérez Junior

vicios hijos del ocio vices born of idleness

cualquier/todo hijo de vecino ( fam): va a tener que esperar como cualquier hijo de vecino she's going to have to wait like everybody else

eso lo sabe todo hijo de vecino everybody knows that

yo puedo entrar aquí, como cualquier hijo de vecino I've as much right as the next man o as anyone else to come in here

hijo de gato caza ratón ( Ven fam); he's just like his father/mother

hijo del diablo ( Ven fam); son-of-a-gun ( colloq)

hijo de tigre sale pintado ( AmL fam); he's just like his father/mother

ser hijo de vidriero ( RPl fam): salí, que no sos hijo de vidriero get out of the way, you're not invisible, you know ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● hijo adoptivo, hija adoptiva

masculine, feminine

( masculine) adopted son; ( feminine) adopted daughter

● hijo biológico, hija biológica

masculine, feminine

( masculine) biological son, natural son; ( feminine) biological daughter, natural daughter

● hijo de la chingada

( Méx vulg) hijo de puta

● hijo de la Gran Bretaña, hija de la Gran Bretaña

masculine, feminine

( fam euf) swine ( colloq), sod ( BrE sl)

● hijo de la guayaba, hija de la guayaba

( Méx fam euf) swine ( colloq), sod ( BrE sl)

● hijo de la mañana or de su pelona

( Méx fam euf) hijo de la guayaba

● Hijo del Hombre

masculine:

el Hijo del Hombre the Son of Man

● hijo de leche, hija de leche

masculine, feminine child fed by wet nurse

● hijo del maíz

( Méx fam euf) hijo de la guayaba

● hijo de papá, hija de papá

masculine, feminine rich kid ( colloq)

● hijo de puta, hija de puta

masculine, feminine

( vulg); ( masculine) bastard ( vulg), son of a bitch ( AmE sl); ( feminine) bitch ( vulg), cow ( BrE colloq pej)

● hijo ilegítimo, hija ilegítima

masculine, feminine

( masculine) illegitimate son; ( feminine) illegitimate daughter

● hijo legítimo, hija legítima

masculine, feminine

( masculine) legitimate son; ( feminine) legitimate daughter

● hijo natural, hija natural

masculine, feminine

( masculine) illegitimate son; ( feminine) illegitimate daughter

● hijo político, hija política

masculine, feminine

( masculine) son-in-law; ( feminine) daughter-in-law

● hijo pródigo

masculine prodigal son

● hijo único, hija única

masculine, feminine only child

B (de un pueblo, una comunidad) ( masculine) son; ( feminine) daughter

Compuesto:

hijo predilecto, hija predilecta

masculine, feminine freeman, freewoman

C

(como apelativo): ¡hijo, por Dios! (hablándole a un niño) for heaven's sake, child!; (hablándole a un adulto) for heaven's sake, Pedro ( o Luis etc)!

¡hijo de mi alma! ¡cómo te has mojado! oh darling, you're soaking wet!

D

( Méx fam) (como interjección): ¡hijo! or ¡hijos! aún no funciona damn! it still isn't working ( colloq)

¡hijo! ¡es una víbora! jeez! ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody hell! it's a snake! (sl)

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hijo
◊ -ja sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 ( pariente) (m) son;
(f) daughter;
◊ mis hijos ( solo varones) my sons;

( varones y mujeres) my children;
◊ espera un hijo she's expecting a baby;

no tienen hijos they don't have any children;
hijo adoptivo/hija adoptiva adopted son/daughter;
hijo/hija de papá rich kid (colloq);
hijo/hija natural illegitimate son/daughter;
hijo político/hija política son-in-law/daughter-in-law;
hijo único/hija única only child;
M. Pérez, hijo M. Pérez Junior;
hijo de tigre sale pintado (AmL fam) he's just like his father/mother
2 ( apelativo):
◊ ¡hijo, por Dios! ( hablándole a un niño) for heaven's sake, child!;

( hablándole a un adulto) for heaven's sake, Pedro (o Luis etc)!
hijo sustantivo masculino
1 son, child
hijo adoptivo, adopted child
hijo natural, illegitimate child
pey hijo de papá, daddy's boy
hijo único, only child
vulgar hijo de puta, son of a bitch
2 pl hijos, offspring, children
' hijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- adoptiva
- adoptivo
- alma
- ansiedad
- concebir
- conllevar
- debilidad
- díscola
- díscolo
- esperar
- evolucionar
- gluten
- hija
- ilegítima
- ilegítimo
- inquina
- reconocer
- segundón
- segundona
- sexta
- sexto
- anhelar
- chico
- de
- decir
- el
- emplear
- encargo
- enorgullecer
- esperanza
- estudio
- guacho
- infante
- júnior
- legítimo
- mayor
- no
- por
- predilección
- propiedad
- puta
- separado
- trastornar
- único
- varón
English:
adopted
- after
- amount to
- and
- archery
- argue
- attention span
- baby-sit
- boy
- burst
- butt in
- child
- christen
- criticize
- cut off
- disown
- distracted
- dutiful
- exact
- frown
- gofer
- governess
- grade
- gratifying
- in-laws
- junior
- left-handed
- motivate
- only
- pass
- practice
- practise
- precedence
- puff up
- rub off
- send away
- son
- baby
- bastard
- bugger
- disapprove
- do
- off
- precious
- single
- suggest

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hijo, -a

♦ nm,f

1. [descendiente] son, f daughter;

Alfonso Sánchez, hijo Alfonso Sánchez Junior;

estar esperando un hijo to be expecting (a baby);

Comp
Fam
hacerle un hijo a alguien to get sb pregnant;

Comp
Fam
cualquier o [m5]todo hijo de vecino: nos gusta salir por la noche, como a cualquier o [m5] todo hijo de vecino like most people, we like going out in the evening;

cualquier o [m5] todo hijo de vecino tiene derecho a trabajar everyone, no matter who they are, has a right to work;

Comp
Fam Hum
ser hijo de cristalero o RP [m5]vidriero: échate a un lado, que no eres hijo de cristalero o RP [m5] vidriero you make better door than window!

Comp
hijo adoptivo adopted son;
hija adoptiva adopted daughter;

hijo bastardo bastard son;

hija bastarda bastard daughter;

hijo biológico biological son;

hija biológica biological daughter;
Méx Vulg hijo de la chingada fucking bastard, motherfucker; Méx Vulg hija de la chingada fucking bitch, motherfucker;
Hijo de Dios Son of God;
Méx Fam hijo de la guayaba pest;
Hijo del Hombre Son of Man;

hijo ilegítimo illegitimate son;

hija ilegítima illegitimate daughter;

hijo legítimo legitimate son;

hija legítima legitimate daughter;
Fam Euf hijo de su madre Br beggar, US s.o.b.;
hijo natural illegitimate son;

hija natural illegitimate daughter;
Fam Pey hijo de papá:
es un hijo de papá daddy does everything for him;

este bar está lleno de hijos de papá this bar is full of rich kids;
Vulg hijo de perra bastard; Vulg hija de perra bitch;
hijo político son-in-law;

hija política daughter-in-law;

hijo pródigo prodigal son;
Vulg hijo de puta fucking bastard, motherfucker; Vulg hija de puta fucking bitch, motherfucker; Vulg
¡será hijo de puta! he's a right fucking bastard!;
Méx Vulg hijo de la tiznada fucking bastard, motherfucker; Méx Vulg hija de la tiznada fucking bitch, motherfucker;
hijo único only son;

hija única only daughter

2. [natural] native

Comp
hijo predilecto = honorary title given by a city to a famous person born there or whose family comes from there
3. [como forma de dirigirse a alguien]
¡hijo, no te pongas así! don't be like that!;

¡pues hijo, podrías haber avisado! you could at least have told me, couldn't you?;

¡hijo, te lo he explicado ya veinte veces! for heaven's sake, I must have explained it to you at least twenty times!;

¡hija mía, qué bruta eres! God, you're stupid!;

¡hijo mío, haz caso a los consejos de los mayores! you should listen to the advice of your elders, son;

¡hijo, eres el colmo! you really are the limit!

4. [resultado] child;

los errores son hijos de la precipitación mistakes are what comes of being too hasty

♦ nm
[hijo o hija] child;
hijos children;

no han tenido ningún hijo they don't have any children

Comp
hijo adoptivo adopted child;
hijo bastardo bastard child;

hijo biológico biological child;

hijo ilegítimo illegitimate child;

hijo legítimo legitimate child;

hijo natural illegitimate child;

hijo no deseado unwanted child;

hijo único only child

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡hijos! wow!

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hijo

m

1 son;

como cada o

cualquier o

todo hijo de vecino like everybody else

2

:

hijos children pl

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hijo, -ja n

1) : son m, daughter f

2) hijos nmpl

: children, offspring

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hijo n

1. (sin especificar) child [pl. children]

no tienen hijos they haven't got any chidren

2. (varón) son

tenemos dos hijos y una hija we've got two sons and a daughter

hijo único only child

Spanish-English dictionary > hijo
4 madre

f.

1 mother.

es madre de tres niños she's a mother of three

Alicia va a ser madre Alicia's going to have a baby

madre adoptiva foster mother

madre de alquiler surrogate mother

madre biológica natural mother

la madre patria the motherland

madre política mother-in-law

madre soltera single mother

madre superiora (religion) mother superior

2 bed.

salirse de madre to burst its banks; (río) to go too far (figurative) (persona)

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madre

► nombre femenino

1 mother

■ es madre de seis hijos she's a mother of six

■ pronto será madre she'll soon be a mother

■ ha sido como una madre para mí she's been like a mother to me

2 (causa) root

■ la madre de todos los vicios the root of all evil

3 (monja) sister

4 (del río) bed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ahí está la madre del cordero familiar that's where the trouble lies

ciento y la madre familiar the world and his wife, US everyone and his brother

de puta madre tabú brilliant, fucking brilliant

¡la madre que te parió! tabú (hombre) you bastard! 2 (mujer) you bitch!

¡madre mía! familiar good heavens!

salirse de madre familiar (río) to burst its banks 2 (persona) to lose control

¡tu madre! tabú up yours!

futura madre mother-to-be

madre adoptiva adoptive mother

madre alquilada / madre de alquiler surrogate mother

madre de familia mother

madre de leche wet nurse

madre patria one's motherland

madre política mother-in-law

madre soltera single mother

madre superiora mother superior

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noun f.

mother

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1. SF

1) (=pariente) mother

ser madre — to be a mother

futura madre — mother-to-be

su señora madre — esp Méx your mother

sin madre — motherless

¡madre mía! — good heavens!

madre adoptiva — adoptive mother

madre biológica — biological mother

madre de alquiler — surrogate mother

madre de Dios — Mother of God

¡madre de Dios! — good heavens!

madre de familia — mother

madre genética — biological mother

madre nodriza — surrogate mother

la Madre Patria — the Mother Country, the Old Country

madre política — mother-in-law

madre soltera — single mother, unmarried mother

madre trabajadora — working mother

2) (Rel) [en convento] mother; [en asilo] matron

madre superiora — Mother Superior

3)

- como su madre lo echó al mundo o lo parió

- ni madre

- ciento y la madre

- ahí está la madre del cordero

- darle a algn en la madre

- mentarle la madre a algn

- ¡me cago en la madre que te parió!

no tener madre —

él no tiene madre — * he's a real swine *

esto no tiene madre — * this is the limit

- a toda madre

- ¡tu madre!
puto
4) (=origen) origin, cradle

5) [de río] bed

salirse de madre — [río] to burst its banks; [persona] to lose all self-control; [proceso] to go beyond its normal limits

- sacar de madre a algn

6) [de vino] dregs pl, sediment

7) (Agr) (=acequia) main channel, main irrigation ditch; (=alcantarilla) main sewer

8) [en juegos] home

9) (Anat) womb

10) And dead skin, scab

11) ** queer **, fag (EEUU) **

2. ADJ

1) (=de origen)

acequia madre — main channel

alcantarilla madre — main sewer

buque madre — mother ship

lengua madre — (Ling) parent language

2)

color madre — dominant colour

la cuestión madre — the chief problem, the central problem

3) LAm
*
una regañada madre — a real telling-off *, one hell of a telling-off **

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I
adjetivo invariable (Chi fam) great (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( pariente) mother

ser madre — to be a mother

ahí está la madre del cordero — that's the root of the problem

estar hasta la madre de algo — (Méx fam) to be fed up to the back teeth of something

madre de todos los vicios — mother of all vices

mentarle la madre a alguien — to insult somebody (by referring to his/her mother)

no tener madre — (Méx fam) to be shameless

ser un/una madre para algo — (Chi fam) to be brilliant at something

b) ( en exclamaciones)

madre mía! or mi madre! — (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!

la madre que te parió! — (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) you jerk! (colloq), you bastard! (sl)

tu madre! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg), up yours! (BrE sl)

chinga (a) tu madre! — (Méx vulg) screw o fuck you! (vulg)

me vale madres — (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit

c) (Relig) mother

la madre Soledad — Mother Soledad

- madre alquilada or de alquiler

- madre de familia

- Madre Patria

- madre política

- madre soltera

- madre superiora

2)

a) ( cauce)

el río se salió de madre — the river burst its banks

todo se salió de madre — everything got out of hand

b) (Esp) ( sedimento) lees (pl), sediment

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= mother, mama.

Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

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* amor de madre = mother love.

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* célula madre = stem cell.

* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.

* célula madre embrionaria = embryonic stem cell.

* célula madre hematopoyética = haematopoietic stem cell.

* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.

* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.

* madre adoptiva = foster mother, adoptive mother.

* madre biológica = biological mother.

* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.

* madre de nacimiento = birth mother.

* madre en período de lactancia = nursing mother.

* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.

* madre natural = birth mother.

* madre naturaleza, la = Mother Nature.

* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.

* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.

* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.

* madre patria = motherland.

* madre primeriza = new mother.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.

* madre soltera = unmarried mother, single mom, single mother.

* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.

* madre tierra, la = mother earth.

* madre trabajadora = working mother.

* placa madre = motherboard.

* planta madre = rootstock.

* roca madre = bedrock.

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I
adjetivo invariable (Chi fam) great (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( pariente) mother

ser madre — to be a mother

ahí está la madre del cordero — that's the root of the problem

estar hasta la madre de algo — (Méx fam) to be fed up to the back teeth of something

madre de todos los vicios — mother of all vices

mentarle la madre a alguien — to insult somebody (by referring to his/her mother)

no tener madre — (Méx fam) to be shameless

ser un/una madre para algo — (Chi fam) to be brilliant at something

b) ( en exclamaciones)

madre mía! or mi madre! — (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!

la madre que te parió! — (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) you jerk! (colloq), you bastard! (sl)

tu madre! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg), up yours! (BrE sl)

chinga (a) tu madre! — (Méx vulg) screw o fuck you! (vulg)

me vale madres — (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit

c) (Relig) mother

la madre Soledad — Mother Soledad

- madre alquilada or de alquiler

- madre de familia

- Madre Patria

- madre política

- madre soltera

- madre superiora

2)

a) ( cauce)

el río se salió de madre — the river burst its banks

todo se salió de madre — everything got out of hand

b) (Esp) ( sedimento) lees (pl), sediment

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= mother, mama.

Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

* amor de madre = mother love.

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* célula madre = stem cell.

* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.

* célula madre embrionaria = embryonic stem cell.

* célula madre hematopoyética = haematopoietic stem cell.

* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.

* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.

* madre adoptiva = foster mother, adoptive mother.

* madre biológica = biological mother.

* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.

* madre de nacimiento = birth mother.

* madre en período de lactancia = nursing mother.

* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.

* madre natural = birth mother.

* madre naturaleza, la = Mother Nature.

* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.

* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.

* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.

* madre patria = motherland.

* madre primeriza = new mother.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.

* madre soltera = unmarried mother, single mom, single mother.

* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.

* madre tierra, la = mother earth.

* madre trabajadora = working mother.

* placa madre = motherboard.

* planta madre = rootstock.

* roca madre = bedrock.

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madre¹

adj inv

( Chi fam) great ( colloq), terrific ( colloq)

madre²

feminine

A

1 (pariente) mother

madre de todos los vicios mother of all vices

ahí está or ésa es la madre del cordero that's the root of the problem, that's the crux of the matter

estar hasta la madre de algo ( Méx fam); to be fed up to the back teeth of sth

mentarle or ( Chi) sacarle la madre a algn to insult sb (by referring to his/her mother)

no tener madre ( Méx fam): ése no tiene madre he's shameless! ( colloq)

ser un/una madre para algo ( Chi fam); to be brilliant at sth, be a wizard o whiz at sth ( colloq)

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡madre mía! or ¡mi madre! (my) goodness!, good heavens!, heavens!

¡madre mía! ¡qué tarde se ha hecho! goodness! look how late it is!

¡la madre que te parió! or te trajo al mundo! (fam: en algunas regiones vulg); you jerk! ( colloq), you bastard! (sl)

¡tu madre! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg), up yours! ( BrE sl)

¡chinga (a) tu madre! ( Méx vulg); fuck off! ( vulg), screw o fuck you! ( vulg)

me vale madres ( Méx vulg); I don't give a damn ( colloq), I don't give a shit o fuck ( vulg)

ver tb puto¹ (↑ puto (1))

3 ( Relig) mother

la madre Soledad Mother Soledad

Compuestos:

● madre alquilada

surrogate mother

● madre biológica

biological mother

● madre de alquiler

surrogate mother

● madre de familia

mother

● madre de mil

( Méx) spider plant

● Madre Patria

( AmL): la Madre Patria Spain

● madre política

mother-in-law

● madre soltera

single o unmarried mother

● madre superiora

Mother Superior

● madre suplente

surrogate mother

B

1

(cauce): el río se salió de madre the river burst its banks

todo se salió de madre everything got out of hand

2 ( Esp) (sedimento) lees (pl), sediment

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madre sustantivo femenino
mother;
◊ ser madre to be a mother;

madre de familia mother;
madre política mother-in-law;
madre soltera single o unmarried mother;
madre superiora Mother Superior;
¡madre mía! or ¡mi madre! (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!;
me vale madres (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit;
salirse de madre [ río] to burst its banks;

[ situación] to get out of hand
madre
I sustantivo femenino
1 mother: fue madre a los veinte años, she was a mother at twenty
madre adoptiva, adoptive mother
madre soltera, unmarried mother
2 (origen) root, mother: la pereza es la madre de la pobreza, laziness is the origin of poverty
4 (de río) bed
II exclamación ¡madre mía, qué tarde es!, good heavens, it's really late!
♦ Locuciones: familiar la madre del cordero, the crux of the matter
salirse de madre: Pepe se salió de madre, Pepe went too far
el concierto se salió de madre, the concert turned wild
' madre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abismo
- ablandar
- abrazarse
- adoptiva
- adoptivo
- algo
- ánimo
- ascendiente
- calor
- ciento
- con
- cumplir
- desmejorada
- desmejorado
- desnaturalizar
- día
- disgustar
- ejemplo
- encargar
- entenderse
- envidiar
- estar
- estancada
- estancado
- franquicia
- hablar
- la
- malmeter
- marioneta
- martirizar
- mayor
- mentar
- negación
- origen
- padre
- preguntar
- profesar
- progenitor
- progenitora
- recado
- recordar
- reverenda
- reverendo
- solera
- soltera
- soltero
- tal
- tirar
English:
adjust
- after
- aloud
- apron
- assign
- belong
- best
- boy
- consent
- disappoint
- down-home
- exact
- fetch
- frown
- hip
- hit out
- infrequent
- its
- like
- likeness
- look
- miss
- mother
- mother-to-be
- overhear
- parent
- pretence
- pretense
- pride
- prone
- single parent
- surrogate mother
- talk
- uncle
- working mother
- doting
- fucking
- her
- his
- introduce
- my
- name
- our
- parenthood
- queen
- remember
- single
- surrogate
- their
- wish

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madre nf

1. [mujer] mother;

es madre de tres niños she's a mother of three;

Alicia va a ser madre Alicia's going to have a baby;
Fam
¡madre mía!, ¡mi madre! Jesus!, Christ!;
Fam
¡madre mía, cómo llueve! Jesus o Christ, it's pouring down!;
Fam
¡mi madre! ¿y ahora qué vamos a hacer? oh my God, what are we going to do now?

Comp
madre adoptiva foster mother;
madre de alquiler surrogate mother;

madre biológica natural mother;

la madre naturaleza Mother Nature;

la madre patria the motherland;
Am [España] Spain;
madre política mother-in-law;

madre soltera single mother;

la madre tierra earth mother

2. [hembra] mother;

la madre cuida de los cachorros the mother looks after the pups

3. [religiosa] mother;

la madre Teresa Mother Teresa

Comp
madre superiora mother superior
4. [origen] source;

la pobreza extrema es la madre de todos los males de la región extreme poverty is the source of all the region's problems

5. [cauce] bed;

salirse de madre [río] to burst its banks;
[persona] to go too far
6. Comp
Fam
eran ciento y la madre everybody and his dog o the world and his wife was there;
Fam
ser la madre del cordero to be at the very root of the problem;
Méx Fam
dar a alguien en la madre to kick sb's head in;
Méx Fam
de a madre: estoy aburrido de a madre I'm fed up to the back teeth;

su casa está sucia de a madre her house is a tip o pigsty;

me cae de a madre I hate his guts;
Méx Fam
echar madres to swear, Br to eff and blind;
Méx muy Fam
¡en la madre! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn!;
Méx Fam
estar hasta la madre [lleno] to be jam-packed;
Méx Fam
ir hecho madre to bomb along;
Fam
nombrar o [m5] mentar la madre a alguien = to insult someone by referring to their mother;
Méx Fam
ni madre: no oye ni madre she can't hear a damn thing;
Méx Fam
¡ni madres! no way!;
Am muy Fam
no tener madre to be a shameless bastard;
muy Fam
¡la madre que te parió! you bastard!;
Esp Fam
¡viva la madre que te parió! [en concierto, corrida de toros] we love you!;
Méx Fam
estar de poca madre to be great o fantastic;
Méx Fam
ser de poca madre to be great o fantastic;
Méx Fam
tener poca madre to be a swine;
Méx Fam
ser a toda madre to be a really great o nice person;
Fam
ser una madre para alguien to be like a mother to sb;
Fam
ser una madre haciendo algo Chile [bueno] to be a whizz at sth;
RP [malo] to be useless at sth; Méx muy Fam
me vale madre I couldn't give a damn o Br a toss

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madre

I f mother;

dar en la madre a alguien Méx fam hit s.o. where it hurts;

sacar a alguien de madre fam insult s.o. (by saying rude things about his/ her mother);

salirse de madre de un río burst its banks; fig fam get out of hand;

esa es la madre del cordero that’s the trouble, that’s the problem;

de puta madre vulg fucking fantastic vulg ;

¡madre mía! good heavens!;

¡me vale madre! Méx vulg I don’t give a fuck! vulg

II adj Méx, C.Am. fam

great fam, fantastic fam

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madre nf

1) : mother

2)

madre política : mother-in-law

3)

la Madre Patria : the mother country (said of Spain)

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madre n mother

es madre de tres hijos she's the mother of three children

Los niños normalmente dicen mum o mummy al dirigirse a su madre

¡madre mía! good heavens!

madre soltera single mother

Spanish-English dictionary > madre
5 joder

v.

1 to piss about or around (vulgar) (fastidiar).

¡no jodas! no shit!(incredulidad, sorpresa), well, bugger me! (British)

2 to fuck (copular). (peninsular Spanish)

3 to screw (up) (to ruin).

4 to mess about.

María jodió todo el día Mary messed about all day.

5 to annoy, to bother.

María jodió a Ricardo Mary Maryoyed Richard.

6 to make love, to shag, to screw, to fuck.

Lo único que hace es joder All he does is to fuck.

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joder

► verbo transitivo

1 tabú (copular) to fuck, screw

2 tabú (fastidiar) to pester, annoy, piss off

3 tabú (estropear) to fuck up

4 tabú (lastimar) to do in, bugger up

■ se jodió la rodilla he did his knee in

► interjección

1 tabú (con enfado, fastidio) damn it!, shit!, bloody hell!, fuck!; (con asombro) Christ!, Jesus!

■ ¡joder, qué frío hace! Christ, it's freezing!

► verbo pronominal joderse

1 tabú (aguantarse) to lump it, put up with it

2 tabú (echarse a perder) to get fucked up

3 tabú (estropearse) to go bust

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡hay que joderse! tabú tough shit!

¡la jodiste! tabú you screwed it up!

¡no me jodas! tabú (con asombro) bugger me!; fuck me! 2 (con fastidio) bugger off!; fuck off!

¡que se joda(n)! tabú bugger him/her/them!; fuck him/her/them!

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verb

1) to fuck

2) screw

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)

lo hace sólo por joder — he only does it to annoy

lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)

no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
2.
joder vt

1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)

3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)

joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)

ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
3.
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( fastidiarse)

y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)

hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!

b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)

c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)

se ha jodido el motor — the engine's had it (colloq)
II
interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)

lo hace sólo por joder — he only does it to annoy

lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)

no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
2.
joder vt

1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)

3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)

joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)

ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
3.
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( fastidiarse)

y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)

hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!

b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)

c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)

se ha jodido el motor — the engine's had it (colloq)
II
interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)

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joder¹ [E1 ]

vi

A ( vulg) (copular) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

(fastidiar): lo hace sólo por joder he only does it to annoy o to be annoying

deja or déjate de joder stop being such a pain in the ass ( AmE) o ( BrE) arse! (sl)

lo que me jode es tener que hacer el trabajo de ella what pisses me off is having to do her work (sl)

¡no (me) jodas! ( fam); you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)

¡no te jode! ( Esp fam): claro que no se lo di yo ¡no te jode! of course I didn't give it to him, what do you take me for? ( colloq)

ahora quiere que se lo devuelva ¡no te jode! can you believe it! now she wants me to give it back! ( colloq)

■ joder

vt

A ( vulg); to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 (molestar) to pester, bug ( colloq)

2 (engañar) to rip … off

te jodieron you were conned ( colloq) o (sl), ripped off

C (fam: en algunas regiones vulg); ‹televisor/reloj› to fuck up ( vulg), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹planes› to screw o fuck up ( vulg), to cock up ( BrE sl)

joder la ( fam); to screw up ( vulg), to cock things up ( BrE sl)

ahora sí que la hemos jodido now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), now we've really cocked things up! ( vulg), now we've really blown it! ( colloq)

■ joderse

v pron

(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1

(fastidiarse): y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, tough shit! ( vulg), and if you don't like it, that's tough! o that's just too bad! ( colloq)

ellos se enriquecen y nosotros nos jodemos they get rich and we can just go to hell ( colloq)

¡hay que joderse! can you believe it!

2 (dañar) ‹espalda› to do … in ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹hígado/estómago› to mess up ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl)

3 (estropearse) «planes» to get screwed up ( vulg), to be buggered up ( BrE sl)

se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it ( colloq), the engine's buggered o knackered ( BrE sl)

¡se jodió el invento! ( Esp); well that's really done it!, now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), that's really cocked things up! ( BrE sl)

joder²

interjection

( esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (expresando fastidio) for heaven's sake! ( colloq), for fuck's sake! ( vulg); (expresando asombro) good grief!, jeez ( AmE colloq), holy shit! ( vulg), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)

¡joder, qué frío hace! shit! it's cold! (sl), it's bloody freezing! ( BrE sl)

¡joder con …! (fam: en algunas regiones vulg): ¡joder con este frasco! no lo puedo abrir shit! I can't open this damned o ( BrE) bloody bottle! (sl)

¡joder con el tío éste! se cree que lo sabe todo can you believe this guy! he really thinks he knows it all ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
joder
joder algo
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
◊ lo hace solo por joder he only does it to annoy

verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) ( engañar) to rip … off (colloq)

3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);
◊ joderla (fam) to screw up (vulg)

joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( jorobarse):

◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)

b) ‹ espalda› to do … in (colloq);

‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
c) [ planes] to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg);

◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)

joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
' joder' also found in these entries:
English:
fuck

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joder Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.

♦ vt

1. [fastidiar]
joder a alguien to fuck sb about o around;

deja de joder al gato stop being such a bastard to the cat;

le encanta joder al personal he loves being a real bastard to people;

joder vivo a alguien to well and truly fuck sb

2. [disgustar] to piss off;

me jodió mucho que no vinieras I was really pissed off o US pissed that you didn't come;

no sabes cómo me jode o [m5] lo que me jode tener que madrugar you've no idea how much it pisses me off having to get up early

3. [estropear] [fiesta, planes, relación] to screw (up), Br to bugger;

el desgraciado ha jodido la economía del país the bastard has fucked up the country's economy o has made a fucking mess of the country's economy

4. [romper] [objeto, aparato] to screw, Br to bugger;

¡ya has jodido la tele! you've gone and fucked the TV now!

5. [lesionar] [espalda, pierna] to screw, Br to bugger

6. [traumatizar] to fuck up;

a mí donde me jodieron bien fue en el orfanato they well and truly fucked me up at the orphanage

7. Esp [quitar, sisar]
me jodieron 2 euros por entrar al museo they really screwed me at the museum, it cost 2 euros to get in

8. Esp [copular con] to fuck

9. Comp
Esp
¡anda y que te/le/ etc[m5]. jodan! fuck you/him/ etc;
Esp
joderla to screw o Br bugger everything up;
Esp
¡como nos pille, la hemos jodido! if he catches us, we're in the shit o we're up shit creek (without a paddle);
Esp
joder la marrana to screw o Br bugger everything up;

¡no me jodas! no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;

¿no me jodas que no te ha ayudado nadie? shit o Br bloody hell, didn't anybody help you?;
Esp
¡no te jode!, ahora nos viene con quejas shit o Br bloody hell, and now she's got the nerve to complain!;
Esp
claro que no me importaría ser millonario, ¡no te jode! would I like to be a millionaire? no shit! o Br too bloody right I would!;
Esp Hum
¡nos ha jodido mayo (con sus flores)!: dice que la empresa va bien, ¡nos ha jodido mayo con sus flores! he says the company is doing fine, he really must think we're a bunch of Br bloody o US goddamn morons!

♦ vi

1. [fastidiar]
¡deja ya de joder con el mando a distancia! stop pissing around with the remote control!;

¡cómo jode! it's a real bummer o bastard!;

¡cómo jode cuando te dicen esas cosas! it really pisses me off when they say things like that!;

¡no jodas! [incredulidad, sorpresa] no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;

¿no jodas que esto lo has hecho tú solo? shit o Br bloody hell, did you really do this all by yourself?;

lo hizo por joder he was just being a bastard;

son ganas de joder he's just doing it to be a bastard

2. Esp [copular] to fuck

3. Ven
que jode: [mucho] [m5]¡esta gente tiene plata que jode! those people are Br bloody o US goddamn loaded

♦ See also the pronominal verb joderse

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joder

I v/i vulg

screw vulg, fuck vulg

II v/t vulg

1 ( follar) screw vulg, fuck vulg

2 ( estropear) screw up vulg, fuck up vulg

3 L.Am. fam ( fastidiar) annoy, irritate;

¡joder! fuck! vulg ;

¡que se joda! vulg fuck him! vulg ;

me jode un montón vulg it really pisses me off pop ;

¡no me jodas! vulg don’t jerk me around! pop ;

¡no te jode! vulg would you damn well believe it! fam, would you fucking believe it! vulg

Spanish-English dictionary > joder
6 puta

intj.

fuck.

f.

whore (very informal).

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puta

► nombre femenino

1 tabú prostitute, whore

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de puta madre tabú great, brilliant, bloody fantastic

de puta pena tabú dreadful, bloody awful

ir de putas tabú to go whoring

ni puta idea tabú not a bloody clue

pasarlas putas tabú to go through hell

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femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)

ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)

hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)

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= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.

Ex. In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.

Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex. She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.

Ex. The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.

Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

Ex. She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.

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* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].

* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.

* hijo de puta = rotter.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

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femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)

ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)

hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)

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= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.

Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.

Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.

Ex: The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.

Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.

* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].

* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.

* hijo de puta = rotter.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

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puta

feminine

A ( vulg pey) (prostituta) prostitute, whore ( colloq pej), hooker ( colloq)

ir de putas to go whoring ( colloq)

hijo (de) puta son of a bitch ( vulg), bastard ( vulg)

hace un frío de la gran puta shit, it's freezing! ( vulg), it's goddamn ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody cold! (sl)

venía de un humor de la gran puta ( RPl); he was in a foul mood ( colloq)

por lo que las putas pudiese ( Arg); just in case

casa

B ( vulg)

(uso expletivo): ¡la puta! (expresando — asombro) shit! (sl), wow! ( colloq), jeez! ( AmE colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl) (— fastidio) shit! (sl), damn! ( colloq)

mira que son lentos ¡la puta! they're so damned slow! ( colloq), they're so slow, damn them! ( colloq)

nos/les fue como las putas ( Col vulg); we/they had a really lousy time ( colloq), we/they had a bloody awful time ( BrE sl)

nos/les fue de putas ( Col vulg); we/they had an amazing time ( colloq)

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puta sustantivo femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq);
◊ hijo (de) puta son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)

puta f pey whore

' puta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hijo
English:
son
- whore
- bastard
- bugger
- hooker
- tart

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puta nf

1. muy Fam whore;

ir o [m5] irse de putas to go whoring;

Comp

¡me cago en la puta! [indica enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!;

Comp

pasarlas putas to have a really shit time;

Comp

ser más puta que las gallinas to be a real old tart o Br slag o Br slapper;

Comp
RP
de la gran puta: hace un frío de la gran puta it's Br bloody o US goddamn freezing;

se armó un lío de la gran puta it was Br bloody o US goddamn chaos

2. ver puto

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puta

f pop

whore;

ir(se) de putas pop go whoring

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puta nf

: whore, slut

Spanish-English dictionary > puta
7 puto

m.

male prostitute.

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puto

► adjetivo

1 tabú (miserable) bloody, fucking

■ no tengo ni un puto duro I haven't got any fucking money

► nombre masculino puto

1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy

2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker

————————

puto

► nombre masculino

1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy

2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)

la puta madre que te parió — you son of a bitch! (vulg)

de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic

jugó de puta madre — he was bloody brilliant (colloq)

2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)

no tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)

no te hacen ni puto caso — they don't take the slightest notice of you (colloq)

acabemos de una puta vez — let's get this damn thing finished (colloq)
II
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)

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= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.

Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.

Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.

Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)

la puta madre que te parió — you son of a bitch! (vulg)

de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic

jugó de puta madre — he was bloody brilliant (colloq)

2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)

no tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)

no te hacen ni puto caso — they don't take the slightest notice of you (colloq)

acabemos de una puta vez — let's get this damn thing finished (colloq)
II
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)

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= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.

Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.

Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.

Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.

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puto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 ( vulg); ‹mujer› loose ( pej)

es muy puta she screws around a lot ( vulg)

la puta madre que te parió you son of a bitch! ( vulg), you bastard! ( vulg), you asshole! ( vulg)

de puta madre ( Esp vulg); great ( colloq), fantastic

la fiesta estuvo de puta madre the party was great o fantastic

jugó de puta madre he played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)

2 ( vulg); ‹hombre› faggoty ( AmE colloq pej), poofy ( BrE colloq pej)

Compuestos:

● puta madre masculine

A ( Chi fam) hot chili pepper

B ( Chi vulg) son of a bitch ( vulg)

● puta parió

masculine ( RPl fam) hot chili pepper

B ( delante del n) ( vulg)

(uso expletivo): no tengo ni puta idea I don't have a goddamn ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody clue (sl)

no te hacen ni puto caso they don't take the damnedest bit of notice o the slightest notice of you ( colloq)

¡a ver si acabamos de una puta vez con este asunto! let's get this damn thing sorted out once and for all ( colloq)

¿qué ha pasado? ¡dímelo de una puta vez! what's happened? tell me, damn it! ( colloq)

C ( Esp vulg)

1

(difícil, malo): trabaja en unas condiciones bastante putas she works in pretty terrible o (sl) shitty conditions (sl)

2

(cabrón): fueron tan putos que volvieron y nos rayaron todo el coche the sons of bitches o the bastards came back and scratched all the paintwork on our car ( vulg)

puto²

masculine

A ( vulg pey)

1 (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy ( BrE colloq)

2 (homosexual) fag ( AmE colloq pej), poof ( BrE colloq pej)

B ( Esp vulg) (cabrón) son of a bitch ( vulg), bastard ( vulg)

C ( Chi vulg) (proxeneta) pimp

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puto, -a

♦ adj

1. Vulg [maldito] fucking;

vámonos de una puta vez let's just fucking well leave;

¡cállate de una puta vez! shut the fuck up!;

tiene la puta manía de poner la música a todo volumen she's got the fucking annoying habit of turning the music up full blast;

¡todos a la puta calle! get the fuck out of here all of you!;
Esp muy Fam
no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a Br bloody o US goddamn clue

2. muy Fam [difícil] Br bloody o US goddamn difficult

3. Chile muy Fam [promiscuo]
es muy puto he really screws around

4. Comp
muy Fam
de puta madre [estupendo] Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant;

me parece de puta madre that's Br bloody o US goddamn marvellous;

nos lo pasamos de puta madre we had a Br bloody o US goddamn marvellous time;
Vulg
¡me cago en su puta madre! [insultando a alguien] fucking bastard/bitch!;
[indicando enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!; Vulg
¡la puta madre que te parió! you fucking bastard/bitch!;
Vulg
de puta pena [muy mal] fucking terrible o awful;

esa tía me cae de puta pena I fucking hate that girl;
Vulg
en la puta vida: en la puta vida hice eso I never did that in my fucking life

♦ nm
muy Fam
1. [prostituto] rent boy

2. RP [homosexual] Br poof, US faggot

3. Chile [hombre promiscuo]
es un puta he really screws around

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puto

adj pop

goddamn fam, Br

bloody fam ;

de puta madre pop great fam, fantastic fam ;

las he pasado putas pop I’ve been to hell and back fam ;

no tener ni puta idea pop not have a damned clue fam

Spanish-English dictionary > puto
8 cerdo

m.

1 pig, hog, swine.

2 pork, pork meat.

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cerdo

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar peyorativo (persona sucia) pig, slob; (persona despreciable) pig, swine, bastard

► nombre masculino cerdo

1 (animal) pig

2 (carne) pork

————————

cerdo

► nombre masculino

1 (animal) pig

2 (carne) pork

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(f. - cerda)

noun

pig, hog

- carne de cerdo

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I
SM

1) (Zool) pig, hog (EEUU)

todos los políticos son unos cerdos — all politicians are bastards o swine *

- comer como un cerdo

- a todos los cerdos les llega su San Martín

cerdo ibérico — Iberian pig

cerdo marino — porpoise
cerda
2) (Culin) pork

carne de cerdo — pork
II cerdo, -a *
1. ADJ

1) (=sucio) filthy, dirty

2) (=malhablado)

no digas palabrotas, no seas tan cerdo — don't swear o curse, don't be so foul-mouthed o crude

3) (=maleducado)

no eructes en público, no seas cerdo — don't belch in public, don't be such a pig o don't be so gross!

4) (=canalla) rotten *

2. SM / F

1) (=sucio) slob *

¡mira cómo tienes la habitación! ¡eres un cerdo! — look at the state of your room! you're a real slob! o you're filthy! *

2) (=malhablado) foul-mouthed pig

3) (=maleducado)

es un cerdo, siempre habla con la boca llena — he's such a pig o so gross eating with his mouth full all the time *

4) (=canalla) swine *
cerda
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masculino

1) ( animal) pig, hog (AmE)

comer como un cerdo — ( comer mucho) to stuff oneself (colloq)

2) ( carne) pork

3) (fam) ( hombre - sucio) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)

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masculino

1) ( animal) pig, hog (AmE)

comer como un cerdo — ( comer mucho) to stuff oneself (colloq)

2) ( carne) pork

3) (fam) ( hombre - sucio) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)

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cerdo¹

¹ = pig, pork, porker, swine.

Nota: Tanto singular como plural.

Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.

Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.

Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

Ex: The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.

* barbacoa de cerdo = pig roast.

* caña de cerdo = pork loin.

* carne de cerdo = pigmeat.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* cerdo a la barbacoa = pig roast.

* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.

* cerdo macho = boar.

* cerdo vietnamita = pot-bellied pig.

* chillar como un cerdo = squeal like + a pig.

* chuleta de cerdo = chop, pork chop.

* codillo de cerdo = ham hock, pork hock.

* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.

* criadero de cerdos = piggery.

* criador de cerdos = pig farmer.

* granja de cerdos = piggery.

* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.

* lomo de cerdo = pork loin.

* manteca de cerdo = lard.

* piel de cerdo = pigskin.

* queso de cerdo = head cheese [headcheese].

* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.

cerdo²

² = glutton, pig.

Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a ' glutton and a drunkard'.

Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

cerdo³

³ = scumbag, swine.

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

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cerdo

masculine

A (animal) pig, hog ( AmE)

a cada cerdo le llega su San Martín everyone gets their comeuppance o their just deserts sooner or later

comer como un cerdo (comer mucho) to stuff oneself ( colloq) (comer sin modales) to eat like a pig

Compuesto:

cerdo hormiguero

aardvark

B (carne) pork

C ( fam) (hombre — sucio) slob ( colloq); (— despreciable) bastard (sl), swine ( colloq)

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cerdo sustantivo masculino
a) ( animal) pig, hog (AmE)

b) ( carne) pork

c) (fam) ( hombre — sucio) slob (colloq);

(— despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)
cerdo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool pig
2 (carne de cerdo) pork
3 fam pey (hombre sucio) pig, slob
(hombre despreciable) bastard
Recuerda que los anglohablantes emplean diferentes palabras cuando se refieren al animal y a su carne. Cerdo, nombre genérico, es pig; boar se aplica sólo al macho, sow sólo a la hembra y piglet a su cría. Su carne es pork.
' cerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carne
- carné
- chillar
- chillido
- cochina
- cochino
- corteza
- gruñir
- lechón
- magra
- magro
- mano
- manteca
- poder
- costilla
- hocico
- lomo
- matanza
English:
boar
- hog
- lard
- loin
- pig
- piglet
- pigskin
- plump
- pork
- pork chop
- sow
- swine
- baked beans

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cerdo, -a

♦ adj
Fam
1. [sucio] filthy

2. [malintencionado] mean

♦ nm,f

1. [animal] pig, f sow;

Comp
Fam
come como un cerdo [mucho] he pigs out, Br he pigs himself;
[sin modales] he eats like a pig;
Comp
Fam
estar como un cerdo [gordo] to be a fat pig;

Prov

a cada cerdo le llega su San Martín = everyone gets their come-uppance at some point

2. Fam [sucio] dirty o filthy pig

3. Fam [persona malintencionada] pig, swine

♦ nm
[carne] pork
* * *

cerdo

m hog, Br

pig; fig fam

persona pig fam

* * *

cerdo nm

1) : pig, hog

2)

carne de cerdo : pork

* * *

cerdo n

1. (animal, persona) pig

¡eres un cerdo! you're a pig!

2. (carne) pork

no como cerdo I don't eat pork

Spanish-English dictionary > cerdo
9 maricón

m.

gay, nance, homosexual, male homosexual.

* * *

maricón

► nombre masculino

1 familiar peyorativo (homosexual) poofter, poof, queer

2 familiar (indeseable) bastard

* * *
I
- cona adjetivo (fam & pey)

a) ( homosexual) queer (colloq & pej), bent (sl & pej)

b) ( como insulto)

el muy maricón — the bastard o (AmE) the son of a bitch (vulg)

la muy maricona — the bitch (vulg)

c) (AmL) ( cobarde) wimp (colloq)
II
masculino (fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

* * *

= queer, fag, faggot, gay, poofter, poof, homo.

Ex. Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/ queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.

Ex. Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', ' fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.

Ex. Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and ' faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.

Ex. There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.

Ex. Homophobic terms like ' poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.

Ex. Men who think bags make them look like poofs obviously need to become a bit more secure in their own sexuality.

Ex. If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.

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* ¡maricón el último! = the devil take the hindmost.

* * *
I
- cona adjetivo (fam & pey)

a) ( homosexual) queer (colloq & pej), bent (sl & pej)

b) ( como insulto)

el muy maricón — the bastard o (AmE) the son of a bitch (vulg)

la muy maricona — the bitch (vulg)

c) (AmL) ( cobarde) wimp (colloq)
II
masculino (fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

* * *

= queer, fag, faggot, gay, poofter, poof, homo.

Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/ queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.

Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', ' fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.

Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and ' faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.

Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.

Ex: Homophobic terms like ' poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.

Ex: Men who think bags make them look like poofs obviously need to become a bit more secure in their own sexuality.

Ex: If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.

* ¡maricón el último! = the devil take the hindmost.

* * *

maricón¹ - cona

adjective

( fam pey)

1 (homosexual) queer ( colloq pej), bent ( sl pej)

2 (como insulto) ( masculine) bastard ( vulg), son of a bitch ( AmE sl); ( feminine) bitch ( vulg)

3 ( AmL) (cobarde) wimpish ( colloq), wimpy ( colloq)

maricón²

masculine

( fam pey)

fag ( AmE colloq pej), poof ( BrE colloq pej)

* * *

maricón 1
◊ - cona adjetivo (fam &

pey)
a) ( homosexual) queer (colloq & pej), bent (sl & pej)

b) ( como insulto):

◊ el muy maricón the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg);

la muy maricona the bitch (vulg)
c) (AmL) ( cobarde) wimpy (colloq), wimpish (colloq)

maricón 2 sustantivo masculino (fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)
' maricón' also found in these entries:
English:
queer
- fag

* * *

maricón, -ona muy Fam

♦ adj

1. [homosexual] Br poofy, US faggy;

venga, subamos corriendo, ¡maricón el último! the last person to the top's a sissy!

2. [como insulto] [cobarde] wimpish;
[mala persona]
¡qué tío más maricón! what a bastard!

♦ nm,f
[como insulto] [cobarde] wimp; [mala persona] bastard
♦ nm
[homosexual] Br poof, US fag
Comp
muy Fam maricón de playa [fanfarrón] braggart, loud-mouth
* * *

maricón

m pop

fag pop, Br

poof pop

Spanish-English dictionary > maricón
10 leche

f.

milk.

leche de coco coconut milk

leche condensada condensed milk

leche descremada o desnatada skimmed milk

leche entera full cream milk, whole milk

leche esterilizada/homogeneizada sterilized/homogenized milk

leche merengada = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamon

leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk

leche en polvo powdered milk

leche semidesnatada semi-skimmed milk (British), two percent milk (United States)

leche UHT UHT milk

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lechar.

* * *

leche

► nombre femenino

1 milk

2 familiar (golpe) knock; (accidente) crash

■ te voy a dar una leche como no te estés quieto I'll wallop you if you don't keep still

■ se pegó una leche bajando las escaleras she crashed down the stairs

■ no corras tanto que nos vamos a dar una leche don't drive so fast, we're going to crash

3 tabú (fastidio) drag, bastard, bummer

■ vaya una leche tener que levantarse tan temprano what a bastard having to get up so early

4 familiar (suerte) luck

■ ¡qué mala leche, mira que perder el avión! what rotten luck, fancy missing the plane!

■ ¡qué leche tienes hijo! you jammy bugger!

5 tabú (semen) spunk, US scum

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda leche familiar at full belt, flat out

de la leche argot bloody, bleeding, frigging

estar de mala leche familiar to be in a foul mood

más blanco,-a que la leche as white as a sheet

ser la leche tabú to be bloody incredible

tener mala leche familiar (mal carácter) to have a foul temper 2 (malicia - hombre) to be a bastard 3 (- mujer) to be a bitch

leche condensada condensed milk

leche descremada skimmed milk

leche desnatada skimmed milk

leche entera whole milk

leche en polvo powdered milk

leche frita dessert made of fried milk and flour batter

leche materna mother's milk

leche merengada iced drink made from milk, egg whites and sugar, flavoured with cinnamon

* * *

noun f.

milk

* * *

SF

1) [de mamífero] milk

se ha cortado la leche — the milk has gone off

café con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk

chocolate con leche — milk chocolate

- estar con o tener la leche en los labios

leche completa — full-cream milk, whole milk

leche condensada — condensed milk

leche de larga duración, leche de larga vida — long-life milk

leche del día — fresh milk

leche descremada, leche desnatada — skimmed milk

leche en polvo — powdered milk

leche entera — full-cream milk, whole milk

leche evaporada — evaporated milk

leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried

leche homogeneizada — homogenized milk

leche materna — mother's milk

leche maternizada — formula (milk)

leche merengada — milkshake flavoured with cinnamon

leche pasteurizada — pasteurised milk

leche semidesnatada — semi-skimmed milk

leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk

leche UHT — long-life milk, UHT milk

2) (Bot) milk, milky juice; Bol rubber; Caribe rubber tree

leche de coco — coconut milk

3) (=loción)

leche corporal — body lotion

leche hidratante — moisturizer, moisturizing lotion

leche limpiadora — cleanser, cleansing milk

4) *** (=semen) cum ***, spunk ***

5) ** (=golpe)

darse una leche — to come a cropper *

se ha dado una leche con la moto — he came a cropper on his motorbike *

¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *

se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *

6)

ser la leche ** (=el colmo) —

cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **

nunca se acuerdan de llamar, ¡son la leche! — they never think to call, they're unbelievable!

7) ** [como interjección]

¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***

¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!

8) ** [con valor enfático]

• de la leche — ** bloody **

hace un calor de la leche — it's bloody hot

¡este tráfico de la leche me tiene frita! — I'm fed up with this bloody traffic!

• ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **

• qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **

¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *

9) [indicando velocidad]

- ir a toda leche

- salió echando o cagando leches

10)

• mala leche — ** bad blood, ill-feeling

aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here

un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *

estar de mala leche — to be in a shitty mood **

poner a algn de mala leche — to piss sb off ***

tener mala leche — to be a nasty piece of work *

11) ** (=lío)

tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *

12) esp LAm (=suerte) good luck

¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!

* * *

femenino

1) (de madre, de vaca) milk

más blanco que la leche — as white as a sheet

- leche condensada

- leche descremada or desnatada

- leche en polvo

- leche entera

2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion

- leche humectante de pepinos

- leche limpiadora

3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)

4) (Esp vulg)

a) ( mal humor)

tiene una leche... — he's got a foul temper; ver tb malo I

b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)

no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)

5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck

estar con or de leche — to be lucky

* * *

= milk.

Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.

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* cartón de leche = milk carton.

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* leche condensada = condensed milk.

* leche del día = fresh milk.

* leche de paloma = crop milk.

* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.

* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.

* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].

* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].

* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.

* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.

* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.

* leche entera = whole milk.

* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.

* leche materna = breast milk.

* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.

* leche uperizada = UHT milk.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.

* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].

* reparto de leche = milk round.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.

* * *

femenino

1) (de madre, de vaca) milk

más blanco que la leche — as white as a sheet

- leche condensada

- leche descremada or desnatada

- leche en polvo

- leche entera

2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion

- leche humectante de pepinos

- leche limpiadora

3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)

4) (Esp vulg)

a) ( mal humor)

tiene una leche... — he's got a foul temper; ver tb malo I

b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)

no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)

5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck

estar con or de leche — to be lucky

* * *

= milk.

Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.

* cartón de leche = milk carton.

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* leche condensada = condensed milk.

* leche del día = fresh milk.

* leche de paloma = crop milk.

* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.

* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.

* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].

* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].

* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.

* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.

* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.

* leche entera = whole milk.

* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.

* leche materna = breast milk.

* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.

* leche uperizada = UHT milk.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.

* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].

* reparto de leche = milk round.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.

* * *

leche

feminine

A (de la madre, de una vaca) milk

leche materna mother's milk

leche de vaca/cabra cow's/goat's milk

la leche se ha cortado the milk has gone off

más blanco que la leche as white as a sheet

¡me cago en la leche! ( vulg) (expresando enfado) shit! ( vulg), damn it! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) son of a bitch! ( AmE sl), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)

oler a leche (Col, Ven fam); to be wet behind the ears

ser una leche hervida ( RPl fam); to have a very short fuse ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● leche chocoleatada or chocolatada

chocolate milk

● leche condensada

condensed milk

● leche de magnesia

milk of magnesia

● leche desnatada or descremada

skim milk ( AmE), skimmed milk ( BrE)

● leche de soya or ( Esp) soja

soy milk ( AmE), soya milk ( BrE)

● leche en polvo

powdered milk

● leche entera

whole milk, full-cream milk

● leche esterilizada

sterilized milk

● leche frita

dessert made from milk and flour fried in egg

● leche homogeneizada

homogenized milk

● leche malteada

( Col) malted milk

● leche merengada

type of ice cream made with egg whites, cinnamon and sugar

● leche pasteurizada

pasteurized milk

B

1 ( Bot) milky sap, latex

2 (en cosmética) milk, lotion

Compuestos:

● leche bronceadora

tanning lotion o milk

● leche de almendras/pepinos

almond/cucumber lotion

● leche hidratante

moisturizing lotion, moisturizer

● leche limpiadora

cleansing milk

C ( vulg) (semen) cum ( vulg), spunk ( BrE vulg)

D ( Esp arg)

1

(golpe): nos vamos a dar una leche we're going to crash

se liaron a leches they beat the hell out of each other (sl)

te voy a dar una leche you're going to get it ( colloq), I'm going to thump you ( colloq)

2

(velocidad): iba a toda leche I was going flat out ( colloq)

3 ( como interj):

¡la leche! good grief! ( colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)

4

de la leche ( arg): hace un frío de la leche it's goddamn freezing ( AmE), it's bloody freezing ( BrE colloq)

estoy harta de ese pesado de la leche I'm fed up with that boring old fart (sl)

5

(colmo): ese tío es la leche that guy is the pits o the end ( colloq)

se han vuelto a equivocar, son la leche they've got it wrong again, they're the pits o ( BrE) they're bloody useless ( colloq)

E ( Esp vulg)

1

(mal humor): tiene una leche … he's so bad-tempered, he's got a foul temper

ver tb malo¹ adj Sense III. (↑ malo (1))

2

(expresando fastidio, mal humor): ¿qué leches pintas tú en este asunto? what the hell has this got to do with you? ( colloq)

pídele que te lo devuelva ¡qué leches! ask her to damn well give it back to you ( colloq)

no seas pesado, leche don't be so goddamn annoying ( AmE), don't be so bloody annoying ( BrE sl)

F ( Andes fam) (suerte) luck

ganó a la lotería ¡qué leche tiene! she won the draw, what a lucky o ( BrE) jammy devil! ( colloq)

estar con or de leche to be lucky, to be jammy ( BrE colloq)

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leche sustantivo femenino
1 (de madre, de vaca) milk;
leche descremada or (Esp) desnatada skim milk (AmE), skimmed milk (BrE);
◊ leche en polvo powdered milk;

leche entera whole milk, full-cream milk
2 ( en cosmética) milk, lotion
3 (Esp vulg) ( mal humor):
◊ tiene una leche … he's got a foul temper;

hacer algo con mala leche to do sth deliberately o to be nasty;
tener mala leche to be bad-tempered
4 (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck;
estar con or de leche to be lucky
leche sustantivo femenino
1 milk
leche descremada o desnatada, skim o skimmed milk
leche entera, full-fat milk, US whole milk
2 Cosm milk, cream
leche corporal, body milk
leche hidratante, moisturizer
3 Anat dientes de leche, milk teeth, US baby teeth
4 familiar mala leche, nastiness
5 vulgar (golpe) bump
darse una leche, to bump o to come a cropper
' leche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bautizar
- bronceador
- bronceadora
- café
- cagarse
- calentar
- chocolate
- colar
- colador
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuajar
- de
- derramar
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- desnatada
- desnatado
- diente
- grumo
- hervir
- infinitamente
- manteca
- mojar
- nata
- polvo
- producir
- suero
- uperisada
- uperisado
- uperizada
- uperizado
- agriarse
- aguado
- aguar
- alimento
- ama
- arroz
- azucarar
- batido
- bueno
- cantina
- cartón
- cortar
- crema
- dulce
- estropear
- hervidor
- lactancia
English:
attested milk
- bad
- boil over
- buttermilk
- carton
- chocolate
- cleansing lotion
- clot
- coffee
- container
- cream
- curdle
- dried
- evaporated milk
- for
- fridge
- intolerance
- milk
- milk chocolate
- milk tooth
- milk-white
- milky
- mix
- much
- nonfat
- off
- powdered
- pudding
- put
- remember
- rice pudding
- semi-skimmed
- skim
- skin
- sour
- turn
- white
- black
- bottle
- cleanser
- condensed
- creamer
- dark
- dash
- drink
- float
- fudge
- half
- none
- plain

* * *

leche nf

1. [de mujer, hembra] milk;

leche de cabra/vaca goat's/cow's milk

Comp
leche condensada condensed milk;
leche descremada skimmed milk;

leche desnatada skimmed milk;

leche entera whole milk, Br full-cream milk;

leche esterilizada sterilized milk;

leche evaporada evaporated milk;

leche frita = sweet made from milk and flour fried in batter and cut into cubes;

leche homogeneizada homogenized milk;
Am leche instantánea powdered milk;
leche malteada malted milk;

leche materna mother's milk;

leche maternizada Br baby milk, US formula;

leche merengada = drink made from milk, beaten egg whites, sugar and cinnamon;

leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk;

leche en polvo powdered milk;

leche semidesnatada Br semi-skimmed milk, US two percent milk;

leche de soja soya milk;

leche UHT UHT milk;

leche uperisada UHT milk

2. [de planta] milk, milky sap

Comp
leche de almendras almond milk;
leche de coco coconut milk

3. [loción] leche bronceadora sun lotion;

leche hidratante moisturizing lotion;

leche limpiadora cleansing milk;

leche de magnesia milk of magnesia

4. Esp muy Fam [golpe]
darse o [m5] meterse una leche to come a cropper;

se dio o [m5] metió una leche con el coche he was in a car smash, US he was in a car wreck

5. Esp muy Fam [bofetada]
dar o [m5] pegar una leche a alguien to belt o clobber sb;

como no te calles te voy a dar una leche if you don't shut up I'm going to sock you one;

nos liamos a leches we beat the crap out of each other

6. muy Fam [semen] come

7. muy Fam [humor]
estar de mala leche to be in a Br bloody o US goddamn awful mood;

tener mala leche [mala intención] to be a mean o complete bastard

8. esp Am muy Fam [suerte] luck;

tener buena leche to be Br bloody o US goddamn lucky, Br to be a jammy bastard

9. Comp
Esp muy Fam
echando leches like a bat out of hell, flat out;

correr/trabajar a toda leche [muy rápido] to run/work like hell;

¡esto es la leche! [el colmo] this is the absolute Br bloody o US goddamn limit!;

eres la leche, ¿por qué no me avisaste antes? you're Br bloody o US goddamn unbelievable, why didn't you tell me before?;

su nuevo disco es la leche [muy bueno] her new record is Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant;
[muy malo] her new record sucks, Br her new record is crap;
¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? when/what/why the hell…?;

¡una leche! no way!;

¡me cago en la leche! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;

ya te he dicho que no, ¡leche! Br Jesus bloody Christ, haven't I already said no?, US I've already said no, goddamn it!;

prepara unas paellas de la leche Br she cooks a bloody mean paella, US she sure as hell cooks a mean paella;

hace un frío de la leche it's Br bloody o US goddamn freezing

* * *

leche

f milk;

es la leche pop ( bueno) he’s/it’s the best; ( malo) he’s/it’s the pits fam ;

estar de mala leche pop be in a foul mood;

tener mala leche pop be out to make trouble;

tener leche L.Am. fam be lucky

* * *

leche nf

1) : milk

leche en polvo: powdered milk

leche de magnesia: milk of magnesia

2) : milky sap

* * *

leche n milk

se nos ha acabado la leche we've run out of milk

leche desnatada skimmed milk

leche en polvo powdered milk

leche entera whole milk

leche semidesnatada semi skimmed milk

Spanish-English dictionary > leche
11 hijoputa

f. & m.

fucking bastard, motherfucker.

* * *

hijoputa

► nombre masculino

1 tabú bastard, motherfucker

* * *

= scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.].

Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

* * *

= scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.].

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

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hijoputa

masculine

( vulg)

bastard ( vulg), son of a bitch ( AmE sl)

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hijoputa nmf
Vulg fucking bastard, motherfucker

Spanish-English dictionary > hijoputa
12 cabronazo

m.

1 bastard.

2 fucker.

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cabronazo

► nombre masculino

1 tabú bastard, fucker

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= scumbag.

Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

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= scumbag.

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

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cabronazo nm

1. Vulg [persona] bastard

2. Méx Fam [golpe] punch, thump;

dar un cabronazo a alguien to punch sb

Spanish-English dictionary > cabronazo
13 canalla

adj.

rotten, wicked, mean.

f. & m.

1 swine, dog.

2 knave, despicable person, scoundrel, scum.

3 mob, rabble, canaille, doggery.

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canalla

► nombre femenino

1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble

► nombre masculino

1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter

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noun mf.

swine, rat

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masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)

b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

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= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.

Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

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* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

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masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)

b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

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= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.

Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

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canalla¹

adjective

( fam); rotten ( colloq), mean ( colloq)

el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash

canalla²

masculine and feminine

1 ( fam) (bribón, granuja) swine ( colloq), bastard (sl)

2

canalla feminine ( pey) (chusma): la canalla the rabble o riffraff

la canalla periodística the press mob ( pej)

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canalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
canalla pey
I mf swine, rotter
II sustantivo femenino riffraff, mob
' canalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miserable
- sinvergüenza
English:
heel
- rat
- scoundrel
- swine
- unmitigated

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canalla

♦ adj

1 [miserable] beastly;
[bribón] roguish
2 [barriobajero] low-life

3 [estado] rogue

♦ nmf
[persona] swine, dog
♦ nf

la canalla the rabble, the riffraff

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canalla

I m/f swine fam, rat fam

II f riff-raff

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canalla adj, fam : low, rotten

canalla nmf, fam : bastard, swine

Spanish-English dictionary > canalla
14 jodido

adj.

busted, shagged.

intj.

darn it, doggone.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: joder.

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jodido

► participio pasado

1→ link=joder joder

► adjetivo

1 tabú (enfermo) in a bad way; (cansado) knackered, fucked

2 tabú (maldito, molesto) bloody, fucking, sodding

3 tabú (estropeado, roto) bust, fucked up, buggered

4 tabú (difícil) fucking difficult

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- da adjetivo

1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)

b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)

c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)

2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)

b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)

c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)

d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)

3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp

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= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.

Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.

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* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

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- da adjetivo

1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)

b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)

c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)

2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)

b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)

c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)

d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)

3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp

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= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.

Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

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jodido -da

adjective

A (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 [ SER] (difícil) ‹trabajo› tricky, tough ( colloq)

es jodido criar los hijos solo bringing kids up on your own is really hard

es un tipo muy jodido de tratar he's a very difficult guy to deal with ( colloq), he's a son-of-a-bitch to deal with ( AmE sl), he's an awkward sod ( BrE sl)

2 ( delante del n) (maldito) fucking ( vulg), damn ( colloq), goddamn ( AmE colloq), bloody ( BrE sl), sodding ( BrE sl)

3 [ SER] ( AmL) (exigente) demanding, tough ( colloq)

B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 [ ESTAR] (estropeado) ‹ascensor/radio› bust ( colloq), buggered ( BrE sl)

2 [ ESTAR] (enfermo) in a bad way ( colloq)

3 [ ESTAR] (deprimido) down ( colloq)

anda muy jodido he's really down (in the dumps) ( colloq)

C [ SER] ( Col fam) (astuto) sharp

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Del verbo joder: ( conjugate joder)

jodido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
joder
jodido
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
◊ lo hace solo por jodido he only does it to annoy

verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) ( engañar) to rip … off (colloq)

3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);
◊ jodidola (fam) to screw up (vulg)

joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( jorobarse):

◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)

b) ‹ espalda› to do … in (colloq);

‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
c) [ planes] to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg);

◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)

joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
jodido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) [ser] ( difícil) ‹ trabajo› tricky, tough (colloq);

‹ persona› difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)
b) ( delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)

c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)

2 [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( estropeado) ‹ascensor/radio› bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)

b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)

c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)

3 [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
jodido,-a adj vulgar
1 (estropeado, roto) bust, buggered
2 (deprimido) down
' jodido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jodida
- joder

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jodido, -a Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.

♦ adj

1. [físicamente, anímicamente]
tengo la rodilla jodida I've screwed o Br buggered my knee;

el orfanato lo dejó jodido de por vida the orphanage really fucked him up for life

2. [estropeado]
la radio está jodida the Br bloody o US goddamn radio's bust o Br knackered

3. [difícil]
es muy jodido levantarse a las seis getting up at six is a real bastard;

con ese profesor está muy jodido aprobar it's fucking difficult getting a pass off that teacher

4. [maldito]
el muy jodido me ha quitado la novia the bastard's stolen my girlfriend;

ha ganado la lotería, la muy jodida she's won the lottery, the lucky bitch

5. [persona]
es un tipo muy jodido Br he's a really nasty piece of work, US he's a real piece of work

♦ nm,f

1. [maldito]
el jodido de tu hermano that Br bloody o US goddamn brother of yours

2. RP [perjudicado] screwed;

los jodidos son siempre los mismos it's always the same people who end up getting screwed

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jodido

adj vulg

persona, máquina etc fucked vulg ; situación fucked up vulg

Spanish-English dictionary > jodido
15 Dios

m.

God, Jehovah, Lord, Creator.

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dios

► nombre masculino

1 god

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡a Dios gracias! thank God!

a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves

a la buena de Dios at random, any old how

¡alabado sea Dios! God be praised!

armar la de Dios es Cristo familiar to raise hell, make an almighty racket

costar algo Dios y ayuda to be very difficult, be a real hassle

¡Dios dirá! we shall see!

Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together

¡Dios le bendiga! God bless you!

¡Dios me libre! God forbid!

Dios mediante God willing

¡Dios mío! my God!, good heavens!

¡Dios nos coja confesados! God help us!

hacer algo como Dios manda to do something properly

ni Dios familiar not a soul

¡por Dios! for goodness sake!, for God's sake!

que Dios me perdone, pero... God forgive me, but...

todo Dios familiar everybody

¡vaya con Dios! farewell!, God be with you!

¡vaya por Dios! good heavens!

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noun m.

God

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SM

1) (Rel) God

el Dios de los judíos — the Jewish God, the God of the Jews

Dios Hijo — God the Son

Dios Padre — God the Father
bendición 2), temor
2) [en exclamaciones]

¡Dios! — [con sorpresa] God!; [con fastidio] for God's sake!

¡Dios mío!, ¡Dios santo! — my God!, good God!

¡alabado sea Dios! — praise be to God!

¡Dios te bendiga!, ¡Dios te lo pague! — God bless you!

¡que Dios nos coja confesados! — God help us!

¡con Dios!, ¡vaya usted con Dios! — (may) God be with you! ††, Godspeed! ††

¡plegue a Dios! — please God!

¡válgame Dios! — good God!

¡vive Dios! — by God!

• ¡Dios me libre! — God forbid!, Heaven forbid!

¡líbreme Dios de que...! — God o Heaven forbid that I...!

¡líbreme Dios de ese sufrimiento! — Heaven forbid that I should suffer so!

• ¡ por Dios! — for heaven's sake!

-¿puedo fumar? -¡claro, por Dios! — "may I smoke?" - "of course! o please do!"

una limosnita ¡por (el amor de) Dios! — a few pennies, for the love of God!

• ¡Dios quiera que no llueva mañana! — let's hope it doesn't rain tomorrow

¡no lo quiera Dios! — God forbid!

-ojalá te cures pronto -¡Dios quiera! — "let's hope you get better soon!" - "I hope so too!"

• ¡ vaya por Dios! — [con compasión] oh dear!; [con fastidio] oh blast! *
bendito
3)

- armar la de Dios es Cristo

- a la buena de Dios

- ¡me cago en Dios!

costar Dios y ayuda —

costó Dios y ayuda convencerlo — it was a real job to persuade him

dejado de la mano de Dios —

una casa dejada de la mano de Dios — a godforsaken house

estos pueblos están dejados de la mano de Dios — these villages have been abandoned to their fate

estás dejado de la mano de Dios — there's no hope for you

- Dios dirá

- sin encomendarse a Dios ni al diablo

- estar de Dios

estaba de Dios que pasara — it was God's will that it happened

- como Dios me dio a entender

- a Dios gracias

- como que hay un Dios

como que hay Dios que... — you can bet (your bottom dollar) that...

- como Dios manda

¡siéntate como Dios manda! — sit properly!

a ver si te echas una novia como Dios manda — it's time you got yourself a proper girlfriend

- Dios mediante

Dios mediante nos veremos en mayo otra vez — God willing, we'll see each other again in May

- como Dios lo echó o trajo al mundo

- un sitio donde Dios pasó de largo

- que Dios me perdone, pero...

- poner a Dios por testigo

pongo a Dios por testigo que no sabía la verdad — as God is my witness o I swear by almighty God, I did not know the truth

- ponerse a bien con Dios

- si Dios quiere

hasta mañana si Dios quiere — good night, God bless!

que sea lo que Dios quiera —

he decidido hacerlo, y que sea lo que Dios quiera — I've decided to do it, and worry about it later

- sabe Dios

sabe Dios dónde estará — God knows where he is

solo Dios sabe lo que he sufrido — God alone knows what I've suffered

- lo vino Dios a ver

- que venga Dios y lo vea

- Dios aprieta pero no ahoga o ahorca

- a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando

- Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes

- Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
clamar 2., madrugar 1., 1)
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diosa masculino, femenino

1) (Mit) (m) god; (f) goddess

2) Dios masculino (Relig) God

el Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes — the Christian/Muslim God

Dios Todopoderoso — Almighty God, God Almighty

Dios Padre — God the Father

gracias a Dios or a Dios gracias — thank God o heaven

si Dios quiere — God willing

Dios mediante — God willing

sólo Dios sabe lo que me costó — you've no idea how difficult it was

Dios dirá — we'll just have to wait and see

Dios te oiga! — I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!

te lo juro por Dios — I swear to God

por (el) amor de Dios! — for God's sake o for heaven's sake!

que Dios se lo pague — God bless you

ve con Dios — God be with you

que Dios te bendiga — God bless you

que Dios lo tenga en su gloria — God o the Lord rest his soul

Dios me libre! — God o heaven forbid!

sabe Dios! — God knows!

alabado or bendito sea Dios! — (Relig) praise God o the Lord!

bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! — (fam) good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! (colloq)

vaya por Dios! — oh dear!

válgame Dios! — oh my God!, good God!

por Dios! — for God's o heaven's sake!

Dios mío! or Dios santo! — ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; ( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!

armar la de Dios es Cristo — (fam) to cause an almighty row (colloq)

como Dios manda: cómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper car; pórtate como Dios manda behave properly; como Dios me/lo trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit; como que hay (un) Dios (CS) you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq); costar Dios y (su) ayuda (fam) to take a lot of work; hacer algo a la buena de Dios to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; menos pregunta Dios y perdona (AmL) don't ask so many questions; ni Dios (fam) nobody; esto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensible; todo Dios (fam) absolutely everybody; Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or (RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try us; Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together; a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves; Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair world; al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm; tener a Dios agarrado por las chivas — (Ven fam) to have the upper hand

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= God, deity.

Ex. The article ' God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.

Ex. Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.

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* ¡por dios! = by jingo!.

* ¡vaya por Dios! = oh dear!.

* actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.

* adorar un dios = worship + deity.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.

* ¡Ay Dios! = Heavens!.

* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.

* creerse Dios = play + God.

* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* diosa = goddess [goddesses, -pl.].

* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!, God bless him!.

* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* Dios mediante = God willing.

* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.

* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* gracias a Dios = thank goodness.

* inspirados por Dios, los = divinely ordained, the.

* olvidado de Dios = God-forsaken.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por dios! = for crying out loud!, goodness gracious, golly.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* quiera Dios que = God willing.

* regalo de dios = godsend.

* ¡Santo Dios! = goodness gracious.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* temeroso de Dios = God-fearing.

* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.

* ¡válgame Dios! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

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diosa masculino, femenino

1) (Mit) (m) god; (f) goddess

2) Dios masculino (Relig) God

el Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes — the Christian/Muslim God

Dios Todopoderoso — Almighty God, God Almighty

Dios Padre — God the Father

gracias a Dios or a Dios gracias — thank God o heaven

si Dios quiere — God willing

Dios mediante — God willing

sólo Dios sabe lo que me costó — you've no idea how difficult it was

Dios dirá — we'll just have to wait and see

Dios te oiga! — I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!

te lo juro por Dios — I swear to God

por (el) amor de Dios! — for God's sake o for heaven's sake!

que Dios se lo pague — God bless you

ve con Dios — God be with you

que Dios te bendiga — God bless you

que Dios lo tenga en su gloria — God o the Lord rest his soul

Dios me libre! — God o heaven forbid!

sabe Dios! — God knows!

alabado or bendito sea Dios! — (Relig) praise God o the Lord!

bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! — (fam) good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! (colloq)

vaya por Dios! — oh dear!

válgame Dios! — oh my God!, good God!

por Dios! — for God's o heaven's sake!

Dios mío! or Dios santo! — ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; ( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!

armar la de Dios es Cristo — (fam) to cause an almighty row (colloq)

como Dios manda: cómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper car; pórtate como Dios manda behave properly; como Dios me/lo trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit; como que hay (un) Dios (CS) you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq); costar Dios y (su) ayuda (fam) to take a lot of work; hacer algo a la buena de Dios to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; menos pregunta Dios y perdona (AmL) don't ask so many questions; ni Dios (fam) nobody; esto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensible; todo Dios (fam) absolutely everybody; Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or (RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try us; Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together; a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves; Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair world; al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm; tener a Dios agarrado por las chivas — (Ven fam) to have the upper hand

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= God, deity.

Ex: The article ' God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.

Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.

* ¡por dios! = by jingo!.

* ¡vaya por Dios! = oh dear!.

* actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.

* adorar un dios = worship + deity.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.

* ¡Ay Dios! = Heavens!.

* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.

* creerse Dios = play + God.

* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* diosa = goddess [goddesses, -pl.].

* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!, God bless him!.

* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* Dios mediante = God willing.

* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.

* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* gracias a Dios = thank goodness.

* inspirados por Dios, los = divinely ordained, the.

* olvidado de Dios = God-forsaken.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por dios! = for crying out loud!, goodness gracious, golly.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* quiera Dios que = God willing.

* regalo de dios = godsend.

* ¡Santo Dios! = goodness gracious.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* temeroso de Dios = God-fearing.

* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.

* ¡válgame Dios! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

* * *

dios diosa

masculine, feminine

A ( Mit) ( masculine) god; ( feminine) goddess

los dioses del Olimpo the gods of Mount Olympus

canta como los dioses she sings like an angel, she sings divinely

B

Dios masculine ( Relig) God masculine

el Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes the Christian/Muslim God

Dios Todopoderoso Almighty God, God Almighty

Dios Padre God the Father

gracias a Dios or a Dios gracias thank God o heaven

gracias a Dios no pasó nada nothing happened, thank God o heaven

si Dios quiere God willing

Dios mediante God willing

quiera Dios que no sea grave let's hope (to God) it isn't serious

sólo Dios sabe lo que me costó you've no idea how difficult it was

¿lo conseguirá? — no sé, Dios dirá will he make it? — I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see

estoy seguro que todo saldrá bien — ¡Dios te oiga! I'm sure everything will turn out fine — oh, I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!

te lo juro por Dios I swear to God

por (el) amor de Dios: ¡termínalo de una vez, por (el) amor de Dios! get it finished, for God's sake o for heaven's sake!

¡una limosnita, por el amor de Dios! can you spare some change, for pity's sake?

Dios proveerá God o the Lord will provide

que Dios se lo pague God bless you

ve con Dios God be with you

que Dios te bendiga God bless you

que Dios lo tenga en su gloria God o the Lord rest his soul

¡Dios me libre! God o heaven forbid!

¡Dios nos libre de esa desgracia! heaven preserve us from such a misfortune!

si se entera tu padre ¡Dios te libre! God o heaven o the Lord help you if your father finds out!

¡sabe Dios lo que habrá estado haciendo! God (alone) knows what she's been up to!

¡alabado or bendito sea Dios! ( Relig) praise God o the Lord!

¡bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! ( fam); good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! ( colloq)

¡alabado sea Dios! otra vez será it wasn't God's will o it wasn't meant to be, maybe next time

¡vaya por Dios! oh dear!

¡válgame Dios! oh my God!, good God!

¡ay, Dios! oh dear!

¡por Dios! for God's o heaven's sake!

¡Dios mío! or ¡Dios santo! (expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; (expresando sorpresa) God!, good God!

¡Dios! ¡cómo me gustaría estar allí! God! how I'd love to be there!

a la buena de Dios: hizo el trabajo a la buena de Dios he did the job any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how

salieron de viaje a la buena de Dios they set off without making any plans

abandonó a sus hijos a la buena de Dios she just abandoned her children

armar la de Dios es Cristo ( fam): armó la de Dios (es Cristo) con lo que dijo she caused a tremendous fuss o an almighty row with what she said ( colloq)

como Dios manda: una secretaria como Dios manda a real secretary

cómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper car

pórtate como Dios manda behave properly

como Dios me/lo echó or trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit, stark naked ( colloq)

como que hay (un) Dios (CS); as sure as eggs is eggs ( colloq), you can bet your bottom dollar ( colloq)

costar Dios y su ayuda ( fam); to take a lot of work

estar de Dios to be God's will

estaba de Dios que pasara it was meant to happen o meant to be, it was God's will (that it should happen)

estar de Dios y de la ley ( Méx fam); to be tremendous o magnificent

menos pregunta Dios y perdona ( AmL); don't ask so many questions

necesitar Dios y su ayuda ( fam); to need a lot of help

ni Dios ( fam); nobody

esto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensible

que Dios nos coja confesados ( Esp); God o the Lord help us!

¡que venga Dios y lo vea! I'll eat my hat!

si eso es verdad que venga Dios y lo vea if that's true, I'll eat my hat!

todo Dios ( fam); absolutely everybody

Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or ( RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try us

Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together

a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando (no basta con la plegaria) God helps those who help themselves; (el comportamiento debería ajustarse a las creencias) practice* what you preach

Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair world

al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm

tener a Dios agarrado por las chivas ( Ven fam); to have the upper hand

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dios,
◊ diosa sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (Mit) (m) god;
(f) goddess
2
◊ Dios sustantivo masculino (Relig) God;

el Ddios de los musulmanes the Muslim God;
gracias a Ddios thank God o heaven;
si Ddios quiere God willing;
te lo juro por Ddios I swear to God;
¡por (el) amor de Ddios! for God's sake o for heaven's sake!;
que Ddios te bendiga God bless you;
¡Ddios me libre! God o heaven forbid!;
¡sabe Ddios! God knows!;
¡vaya por Ddios! oh dear!;
¡por Ddios! for God's o heaven's sake!;
¡Ddios mío! or ¡Ddios santo! ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!;

( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!;
◊ como Ddios manda: un coche como Ddios manda a real o a proper car;

pórtate como Ddios manda behave properly;
hacer algo a la buena de Ddios to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
dios sustantivo masculino
1 god
2 Excl ¡Dios!, good God! ¡Dios mío!, Oh my God!
si Dios quiere, God willing
♦ Locuciones: hacer algo como Dios manda, to do sthg properly
familiar ni dios, not a soul
familiar todo dios, everybody
' dios' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armarse
- bendición
- berenjenal
- coger
- dejada
- dejado
- estar
- gracias
- hablar
- proveer
- temor
- alma
- amor
- amparar
- bendecir
- bendito
- dotar
- gracia
- hijo
- sobre
English:
bedlam
- believe in
- bird
- father
- god
- godforsaken
- good
- goodness
- gosh
- grace
- gracious
- heaven
- hell
- lord
- serve
- thank
- willing
- word
- bless
- Christ
- proper
- sake
- thankfully
- would

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dios, -osa

♦ nm,f

god, f goddess;

Baco es el dios del vino Bacchus is the god of wine;

la diosa del amor the goddess of love;

los dioses del Olimpo the gods of (Mount) Olympus

Comp
dios griego Greek god;
dios romano Roman god

♦ nm

1.
Dios [ser sobrenatural] God;

el Dios de los cristianos the Christian God;

Comp
Fam
a la buena de Dios any old how;

hace las cosas a la buena de Dios he does things any old how;

no sabía cocinar, e hizo el guiso a la buena de Dios he didn't know how to cook, so he trusted to luck when making the stew;

Comp
Fam
se armó la de Dios es Cristo all hell broke loose;

Comp
Fam
como Dios: lo pasamos como Dios we had a high old time;

en esta oficina vivimos como Dios we've got it made in this office;

tu vecina está como Dios your neighbour's gorgeous;

la paella estaba como Dios the paella was sublime;

Comp
Fam
como Dios manda [apropiado] proper;
[apropiadamente] properly;
una novela como Dios manda a proper novel;

hacer algo como Dios manda to do sth properly;

Comp
Fam
como Dios me/te/etc. [m5] trajo al mundo in my/your/ etc birthday suit, without a stitch on;

Comp
Fam
costar Dios y ayuda: nos costó Dios y ayuda subir el piano hasta el quinto piso we had a heck o hell of a job getting the piano up to the fifth floor;

Comp

dejado de la mano de Dios godforsaken;

Comp

jurar algo por Dios: ¡te lo juro por Dios! I swear to God!;

me juró por Dios que no había sido él he swore to God that he hadn't done it;

Comp
Fam
ni Dios: no vino ni Dios not a soul came;

esto no lo arregla ni Dios no way will anyone ever fix this;

tu letra es muy mala, no hay (ni) Dios que la entienda your handwriting's terrible, you can't expect anyone to be able to read it;

Comp

poner a Dios por testigo: ¡pongo a Dios por testigo que yo no lo hice! may God be my witness, I didn't do it!;

Comp

sin encomendarse (ni) a Dios ni al diablo throwing caution to the winds;

Comp
Fam
todo Dios all the world and his wife;

vino todo Dios the world and his wife were there;

a todo Dios le encantó la comida absolutely everybody loved the food;

Comp

a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves;

Prov

Dios aprieta pero no ahoga God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb;

Prov

Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together

2. [en exclamaciones, invocaciones]
¡a Dios gracias! thank heavens!;

¡a Dios gracias no pasó nada! nothing happened, thank heavens!;

¡alabado sea Dios! [al rezar] praise be (to God)!;
[indica fastidio, sorpresa, alivio] thank God!;
¡alabado sea Dios!, ¡otra factura! heavens above, another bill!;

¡alabado sea Dios!, ¡por fin ha llegado el pedido! thank heavens, the order has finally arrived!;

¡anda con Dios! God be with you!;

¡bendito sea Dios! [al rezar] praise be (to God)!;

¡bendito sea Dios!, ¡otra carrera en la media! heavens above, another ladder in my tights!;

¡bendito sea Dios!, ¡no les ha pasado nada! thank heavens, they're all right!;
Vulg
¡me cago en Dios! for fuck's sake!;

Dios dirá it's in the lap of the gods;

¡gracias a Dios! thank heavens!;

¡gracias a Dios que has venido! thank heavens you've come!;

¡Dios lo quiera! let's hope so!;

Dios mediante God willing;

¡Dios mío! good God!, (oh) my God!;

¡Dios no lo quiera! heaven forbid!;

Dios sabe God (alone) knows;

sabe Dios God (alone) knows;

¡Dios santo! (oh) my God!;

¡Dios santo!, ¿qué vamos a hacer ahora? oh my God! what are we going to do now?;

¡santo Dios! (oh) my God!;

si Dios quiere God willing;

¡por Dios! for God's sake!;

¡(que) Dios me/nos/ etc[m5]. ampare! heaven help me/us/ etc!;

(que) Dios le/te bendiga God bless you;
Esp
¡(que) Dios nos coja confesados! heaven help us!;

¡(que) Dios le/te oiga! let's hope so!;

(que) Dios se/te lo pague God bless you;

(que) Dios me perdone: (que) Dios me perdone, pero es una mala persona forgive me for saying this, but he's not a very nice person;

(que) Dios me perdone, pero es un cabrón pardon my French, but he's a bastard;

que sea lo que Dios quiera what will be will be;

¡válgame Dios! good heavens!;

¡vaya con Dios! may God be with you;

¡vaya por Dios! for heaven's sake!, honestly!;

¡ve con Dios! God be with you!

♦ interj
Fam God!;
¡Dios!, ¡qué aburrimiento! God, how boring!;

¡Dios!, ¡qué hambre tengo! God, I'm hungry!

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Dios

m God;

¡Dios mío! my God!;

¡por Dios! for God’s sake!;

Dios mediante God willing;

si Dios quiere God willing;

¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!;

¡válgame Dios! good God!;

¡vaya por Dios! oh dear!;

sabe Dios lo que dijo God knows what he said;

hazlo como Dios manda do it properly;

a la buena de Dios any old how;

costar Dios y ayuda be very difficult;

vivir como Dios fam live like a king;

armar la de Dios fam raise hell fam

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Dios nm

: God

* * *

dios n god

Spanish-English dictionary > Dios
16 cacho

adj.

bent, chub.

m.

1 piece, bit (informal) (pedazo).

2 horn. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Venezuelan Spanish)

3 small piece.

4 European chub, Leuciscus cephalus.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cachar.

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cacho

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bit, piece

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡cacho de bestia/animal! you beast!

ser un cacho de pan to be an angel, be a dear

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noun m.

piece

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I
SM

1) * (=miga) crumb; (=trozo) bit, small piece

¡cacho de gloria! — my precious!

¡cacho de ladrón! — you thief!

es un cacho de pan — * he's really kind, he's got a heart of gold

a cachos — bit by bit

caerse a cachos — to fall apart, be falling to pieces

2) LAm (=cuerno) horn; Cono Sur [para beber] cup (made of horn)

3) And, Cono Sur (=dados) dice, set of dice; (=cubilete) dice cup

jugar al cacho — to play dice

4) Cono Sur [de plátanos] bunch

5) Cono Sur (=géneros) unsaleable o unsold goods pl ; (=objeto) useless thing

6) LAm (=chiste) funny story, joke; (=broma) prank, practical joke; Caribe (=mofa) mockery, derision

7) Caribe ** (=marijuana) joint **, spliff **

8) Caribe *** (=pene) prick ***

9) Cono Sur (=problema) problem; (=apuro) jam *, tricky situation

10)

- ¡cachos para arriba!

- echar cacho a algn

- empinar el cacho

- estar fuera de cacho

- pegar los cachos a algn

- raspar el cacho a algn
II
SM (=pez) [de río] chub; [de mar] (red) surmullet

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) ( pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice; ( cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) ( para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) ( escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) ( cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) ( de bananas) hand

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* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) ( pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice; ( cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) ( para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) ( escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) ( cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) ( de bananas) hand

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* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

* * *

cacho

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (pedazo) bit

¿me das un cachito de queso? can I have a little bit of cheese?

me perdí un cacho del programa I missed some of o a bit of the program

se te van a caer los dientes a cachos your teeth will all start dropping out

ser un cacho de pan ( Esp fam); to be a big softie ( colloq)

2

( Esp fam) ( como adj inv): ¡qué cacho chuleta te estás comiendo! that's some o one hell of a chop you're eating! ( colloq)

¡lo vas a romper, cacho bruto! you'll break it, you great oaf! ( colloq)

B

1 ( AmS) (cuerno) horn

¡fuera cacho! ( Ven fam): se acabó la discusión, y ¡fuera cacho! the discussion's over, and I don't want to hear another word! o and that's final!

pararse en los cachos ( Chi fam); to get annoyed

poner ( Per) or ( Ven) montar cachos a algn ( fam); to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq)

recibir en los cachos a algn ( Chi fam): llegó tarde y la mujer lo recibió en los cachos he arrived late and his wife gave him a real earful ( colloq)

tener algo de un cacho ( Col fam): ya lo tengo de un cacho it's nearly done, I've nearly finished it, I'm almost there o ( AmE) through ( colloq)

2 ( Andes) (juego) poker dice; (cubilete) shaker

saber a cacho ( Col): jugaron hasta que les supo a cacho they played until they were sick of it

3 ( Chi) (para beber) drinking horn

C ( RPl) (de bananas) hand

D (Ec) (escarabajo) beetle

E (Col, Ven arg) (cigarrillo de marihuana) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

F

( Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta): esta mesita es un cacho, no hay dónde ponerla this table's a real nuisance, there's nowhere to put it

me quedé con el cacho I got stuck with the damned thing ( colloq)

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Del verbo cachar: ( conjugate cachar)

cacho es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cachó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cachar
cacho
cachar ( conjugate cachar) verbo transitivo
a) (AmL fam) ‹ pelota› to catch;

‹ persona›:
◊ la caché del brazo I caught o grabbed her by the arm

b) (AmL fam) (sorprender, pillar) to catch

c) (RPl fam) ( gastar una broma) to kid (colloq)

d) (Andes fam) ( enterarse) to get (colloq)

cacho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) ( pedazo) bit
2
a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice;

( cubilete) shaker
cacho 1
I sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (pedazo) bit, piece
2 LAm (rato) while
II adjetivo inv ¡qué cacho casa tiene!, what a big house he's got!
♦ Locuciones: ser un cacho de pan, to be very kind
cacho 2 sustantivo masculino LAm (cuerno) horn
' cacho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachito
English:
chunk
- bunch
- horn
- shaker

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cacho¹ nm

1. Fam [pedazo] piece, bit;

el plato se rompió en tres cachos the plate broke into three bits;

sólo vi el cacho final del partido I only saw the end of the game;

Comp

ser un cacho de pan to have a heart of gold

2. Esp Fam [como intensificador]
¡cacho tonto! you idiot!;
Vulg
¡cacho cabrón! you bastard!;

me di un cacho tortazo increíble I gave myself one hell of a thump

cacho² nm

1. Andes, Ven [asta] horn;

Comp
CAm, Ven Fam
montarle cachos a alguien to be unfaithful to sb;
[a un hombre] to cuckold sb
2. Col, Ven Fam [de drogas] joint

3. Andes [cubilete] dice cup

4. Andes, Guat, Ven [cuento] story;

no me vengan a contar cachos, que sé lo que pasó don't start telling me stories, I know what happened

5. Andes, Guat, Ven [burla] joke;

le hicieron un cacho a Raúl y lo hicieron enojar mucho they played a joke on Raúl and he got really angry

6. RP cacho de banana [racimo] hand o large bunch of bananas

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cacho

m

1 fam

bit

2 Rpl ( cuerno) horn

3 Ven, Col fam (marijuana) joint fam

4

:

jugar al cacho Bol, Pe play dice

5

:

ponerle cachos a alguien cheat on s.o.

6 Rpl

de bananas bunch

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cacho nm, fam : piece, bit

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cacho n piece

Spanish-English dictionary > cacho
17 chulo

adj.

1 nice, neat.

2 good-looking.

3 bragging, braggart.

4 not fashionable.

5 festive, jaunty.

m.

1 pimp.

2 braggart, brag, flashy harry, flashy type.

3 free-rider.

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chulo

► adjetivo

1 familiar (descarado) cocky, cheeky

2 familiar (vistoso) showy, flashy

3 familiar (bonito) nice, pretty

■ ¡qué vestido tan chulo! what a nice dress!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar (presuntuoso) show-off, swank

2 familiar (castizo) working-class person from Madrid

► nombre masculino chulo

1 familiar (proxeneta) pimp

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ponerse chulo,-a familiar to get cocky, get cheeky

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chulo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (proxeneta) pimp

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1. ADJ *

1) (=arrogante) cocky *

vino uno muy chulo y me insultó — this guy comes up to me all cocky o bold as brass and insulted me *

una mujer se abanicaba, muy chula ella, en la ventana — a woman was fanning herself in the window, bold as brass o as brazen as you like

ponerse chulo: se puso en plan chulo — he got all cocky *

no te pongas chulo conmigo — don't get cocky with me *

2) (=bonito)

¡qué vestido más chulo! — what a lovely dress!

¡qué chulo me ha quedado el dibujo! — my drawing looks great!

chica, estás chulísima — LAm you look gorgeous

2.

ADV CAm, Méx * well

jugar chulo — to play well

3.

SMF ( Hist) typical working-class person from Madrid

4. SM

1) * (tb: chulo putas) pimp

2) Col * (=buitre) vulture, buzzard (EEUU)

3) (Taur) bullfighter's assistant

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I
- la adjetivo

1) (fam) ( bonito)

a) (Esp, Méx) <vestido/casa> neat (AmE colloq), lovely (BrE)

qué chulas flores te regalaron! — (Méx) what nice flowers they gave you!

b) (Méx) < hombre> good-looking, cute (esp AmE); < mujer> pretty, cute (esp AmE)

¿por qué llora, chula? — why are you crying, sweetheart o love?

2) (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)

no te me pongas chulo — don't get nervy o cocky with me (colloq)

3) (Esp) (satisfecho, garboso)

qué chula va! — doesn't she look pretty!

4) (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)
II
- la masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
III
masculino (Esp fam)

1) ( proxeneta) tb

chulo de putas — pimp

2) (Col) (Zool) black vulture

3) (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)

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I
- la adjetivo

1) (fam) ( bonito)

a) (Esp, Méx) <vestido/casa> neat (AmE colloq), lovely (BrE)

qué chulas flores te regalaron! — (Méx) what nice flowers they gave you!

b) (Méx) < hombre> good-looking, cute (esp AmE); < mujer> pretty, cute (esp AmE)

¿por qué llora, chula? — why are you crying, sweetheart o love?

2) (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)

no te me pongas chulo — don't get nervy o cocky with me (colloq)

3) (Esp) (satisfecho, garboso)

qué chula va! — doesn't she look pretty!

4) (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)
II
- la masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
III
masculino (Esp fam)

1) ( proxeneta) tb

chulo de putas — pimp

2) (Col) (Zool) black vulture

3) (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)

* * *

chulo¹

¹ = pimp, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], thug, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, show-off, showboat, hot dog, ruffian, hoodlum, supercilious.

Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.

Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.

Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.

Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.

Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

chulo²

² = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.], swish.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.

Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.

Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* ser chulo = be cool.

* * *

chulo¹ -la

adjective

A ( fam) (bonito)

1 (Esp, Méx) ‹vestido/casa› neat ( AmE colloq), lovely ( BrE)

tiene una casa más chula … she has a gorgeous house!, she has a neat o lovely house!

¡qué chulas flores te regalaron! ( Méx); what nice flowers they gave you!

2 ( Méx) ‹hombre› good-looking, cute ( esp AmE); ‹mujer› pretty, cute ( esp AmE)

mira qué niño tan chulo what a lovely-looking o cute o sweet little boy

¿por qué llora, chula? why are you crying, sweetheart o love?

B ( Esp fam) (bravucón) nervy ( AmE colloq), smart ( AmE colloq), mouthy ( AmE colloq), cocky ( BrE colloq), cheeky ( BrE colloq)

no te me pongas chulo don't get nervy o cocky with me ( colloq)

C

( Esp) (satisfecho, garboso): ¡mira qué chula va con su vestido nuevo! doesn't she look pretty parading around in her new dress!

D ( Chi fam) (de mal gusto) tacky ( colloq)

chulo² -la

masculine, feminine

A (madrileño castizo) traditional working-class figure from certain areas of Madrid

B ( Esp fam) (bravucón) flashy type, flash harry ( BrE colloq)

chulo³

masculine

( Esp fam)

A (proxeneta) tb

chulo de putas pimp

B ( Col) ( Zool) black vulture

C ( Col) (marca, signo) check mark ( AmE), tick ( BrE)

* * *

chulo 1
◊ -la adjetivo

1 (fam) ( bonito)
a) (Esp, Méx) ‹vestido/casa› neat (AmE colloq), lovely (BrE)

b) (Méx) ‹ hombre› good-looking, cute (esp AmE);

‹ mujer› pretty, cute (esp AmE)
2 (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)
3 (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
chulo 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
1 ( proxeneta) pimp
2 (Col) (Zool) black vulture
3 (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)
chulo,-a familiar
I m,f (presuntuoso) show-off
(insolente) cocky: tu primo me pareció un chulo, your cousin's a bit of a show-off
II adjetivo
1 (insolente, fanfarrón) se puso muy chulo con nosotros, he got all cocky with us
2 (bonito) smashing: familiar llevas un collar muy chulo, that's a great necklace you've got on
III sustantivo masculino (proxeneta) pimp
' chulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- rufián
English:
cocky
- in-your-face
- neat

* * *

chulo, -a

♦ adj

1. Esp [descarado] cocky;

ponerse chulo to get cocky

2. Esp, Méx Fam [bonito] cool, Br top, US neat;

se ha comprado una moto muy chula she's bought a really cool o Br top o US neat bike;

esta es la canción más chula del disco this is the coolest song on the record;

lo más chulo del verano es que los días son más largos the coolest thing about summer is that the days are longer;

Comp
Fam
ir más chulo que un ocho to have one's glad rags on

3. Esp Fam [lesionado]
tengo la pata chula I've done my leg in

♦ nm,f
Esp
1. [descarado] cocky person;
Vulg
es un chulo de mierda he's a cocky little bastard

2. [madrileño] = lower-class native of 18th-19th century Madrid

♦ nm
Esp [proxeneta] pimp
* * *

chulo
fam
I adj

1 fantastic fam, great fam

2 Méx ( guapo) attractive

3 ( presuntuoso) cocky fam ;

ponerse chulo get cocky

II m pimp

* * *

chulo, -la adj

1) fam : cute, pretty

2) Spain fam : cocky, arrogant

chulo nm, Spain : pimp

* * *

chulo adj

1. (presumido) cocky [comp. cockier; superl. cockiest]

2. (bonito) smart

Spanish-English dictionary > chulo
18 barbecho

m.

1 land set aside.

tierras en barbecho fallow land

2 fallow land, bastard fallow, fallow.

3 piece of land plowed but not yet seeded.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: barbechar.

* * *

barbecho

► nombre masculino

1 fallow land

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar en barbecho to leave fallow

* * *

SM

1) (=terreno) fallow, fallow land

estar en barbecho — (Agr) to be left fallow; (fig) to be in preparation

- firmar como en un barbecho

2) (=tierra arada) ploughed land ready for sowing

3) (=preparación) preparation for sowing

* * *

masculino

a) ( estado)

dejar la tierra en barbecho — to leave the land fallow

estar en barbecho — (CS) to be in preparation

el proyecto está en barbecho — the project is in gestation o is taking shape

b) ( campo) field that is left fallow

* * *

= fallow.

Ex. Crop productivity depends on the efficient use of rainfall and available water stored in the soil during fallow.

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* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground.

* car en barbecho = fall on + fallow ground.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* * *

masculino

a) ( estado)

dejar la tierra en barbecho — to leave the land fallow

estar en barbecho — (CS) to be in preparation

el proyecto está en barbecho — the project is in gestation o is taking shape

b) ( campo) field that is left fallow

* * *

= fallow.

Ex: Crop productivity depends on the efficient use of rainfall and available water stored in the soil during fallow.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground.

* car en barbecho = fall on + fallow ground.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* * *

barbecho

masculine

1

(estado): dejaron la tierra en barbecho the land was left fallow

ese trabajo está en barbecho that job's been put on the back burner

2 (campo) field that is left fallow

* * *

Del verbo barbechar: ( conjugate barbechar)

barbecho es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

barbechó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

barbecho sustantivo masculino ( estado):
◊ dejar la tierra en barbecho to leave the land fallow;

estar en barbecho (CS) to be in preparation
barbecho sustantivo masculino fallow land: dejar en barbecho, to lie fallow

' barbecho' also found in these entries:
English:
fallow

* * *

barbecho nm
Agr
1. [sistema] land set-aside;

tierras en barbecho fallow land;

dejar un campo en barbecho to set aside a field

2. [campo] fallow field

* * *

barbecho

m AGR fallow land;

estar de barbecho be lying fallow

* * *

barbecho nm

: fallow land

dejar en barbecho: to leave fallow

Spanish-English dictionary > barbecho
19 parir

v.

1 to give birth to.

Ella parió gemelos She gave birth to twins.

2 to give birth.

poner algo/a alguien a parir (informal) to slag something/somebody off (peninsular SpanishBr), to badmouth something/somebody (United States)

Ella parió ayer She brought forth a child yesterday.

3 to foal, to give birth to an equine, to give birth to a horse.

La yegua parda parió The brown mare foaled.

4 to whelp, to give birth to a mammal, to bring forth a whelp.

La gata parió The cat whelped.

5 to calve, to give birth to a calf.

La vaca parió The cow calved.

6 to farrow, to give birth to a pig, to give birth to a litter of pigs.

La chancha parió The pig farrowed.

* * *

parir

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar to give birth to

2 figurado (producir) to produce

► verbo intransitivo

1 to give birth

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

parirla familiar to cock it up

poner a alguien a parir familiar to slag somebody off

* * *

verb

to give birth, bear

* * *

1.

VI [mujer] to give birth, have a baby; [yegua] to foal; [vaca] to calve; [cerda] to farrow; [perra] to pup

- éramos pocos y parió la abuela

- poner a parir a algn

2. VT

1) (=dar a luz) [mujer] to give birth to, have, bear frm; [animal] to have

¡la madre que te parió! — *** you bastard! ***

2) (=producir) to produce

ha parido una magnífica novela — he has produced a brilliant novel

3)

parirla — ** to drop a clanger **

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo mujer to give birth; vaca to calve; yegua/burra to foal; oveja to lamb

poner a parir a alguien — (vulg) ( insultar) to bad mouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
2.
parir vt

a) mujer to give birth to, have

lo conozco como si lo hubiera parido — (fam) I know him inside out (colloq)

la madre que te parió! — (vulg) you son of a bitch! (vulg)

b) mamíferos to have, bear (frml)

* * *

= farrow, birth, give + birth to.

Ex. Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.

Ex. This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.

Ex. By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

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* parir cervatillos = fawn.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo mujer to give birth; vaca to calve; yegua/burra to foal; oveja to lamb

poner a parir a alguien — (vulg) ( insultar) to bad mouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
2.
parir vt

a) mujer to give birth to, have

lo conozco como si lo hubiera parido — (fam) I know him inside out (colloq)

la madre que te parió! — (vulg) you son of a bitch! (vulg)

b) mamíferos to have, bear (frml)

* * *

= farrow, birth, give + birth to.

Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.

Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.

Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

* parir cervatillos = fawn.

* * *

parir [I1 ]

vi

1 «mujer» to give birth, have a baby

poner a parir a algn ( vulg) (sacar de quicio) to piss sb off ( vulg) (insultar) to badmouth sb ( AmE colloq), to chew sb's ass out ( AmE sl), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)

2 «vaca» to calve; «yegua/burra» to foal; «oveja» to lamb

■ parir

vt

1 «mujer» to give birth to, have, bear ( frml)

lo conozco como si lo hubiera parido ( fam); I know him inside out ( colloq), I can read him like a book ( colloq)

¡la (puta) madre que te parió! ( vulg); you son of a bitch! ( vulg)

2 «mamíferos» to have, bear ( frml)

* * *

parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
a) [ mujer] to give birth to, have

b) [ mamíferos] to have, bear (frml)

parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' parir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumbrar
- luz
English:
birth

* * *

parir

♦ vi

1. [mujer] to give birth, to have a baby;

Comp
Esp Fam
poner algo/a alguien a parir Br to slag sth/sb off, US to badmouth sth/sb

2. [yegua] to foal;
[vaca] to calve; [oveja] to lamb
♦ vt

1. [mujer] to give birth to, to bear;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
¡la madre que lo parió! son of a bitch!;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
¡viva la madre que te parió! [en concierto, corrida de toros] we love you!

2. [animal] to bear, to have

* * *

parir

I v/i give birth

II v/t give birth to;

poner a alguien a parir fig fam tear s.o. to pieces fam

* * *

parir vi

: to give birth

parir vt

: to give birth to, to bear

* * *

parir vb to give birth

Spanish-English dictionary > parir
20 putada

putada

► nombre femenino

1 tabú (mala pasada) dirty trick, rotten trick; (mala suerte) rotten luck

■ me han hecho una putada gordísima they've really done the dirty on me

■ ¡qué putada, ya han cerado! oh bugger, it's closed already!

* * *

femenino (vulg)

hacerle una putada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

qué putada! hemos perdido el tren — damn o shit! we've missed the train (sl)

* * *

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* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.

* * *

femenino (vulg)

hacerle una putada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

qué putada! hemos perdido el tren — damn o shit! we've missed the train (sl)

* * *

* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.

* * *

putada

feminine

( vulg)

no nos hagas esa putada you can't play a dirty trick like that on us ( colloq), you can't do the dirty on us like that ( BrE colloq)

¡qué putada! hemos perdido el tren damn o shit! we've missed the train (sl)

* * *

putada sustantivo femenino (vulg):
◊ hacerle una putada a algn to play a dirty trick on sb (colloq)

* * *

putada nf
muy Fam
es una putada tener que madrugar todos los días it's a pain in the Br arse o US ass having to get up so early every day;

hacerle una putada a alguien to be a mean bastard to sb;

¡qué putada! what a Br bugger o US real bitch!

* * *

putada

f pop

dirty trick;

¡qué putada! shit! pop

Spanish-English dictionary > putada

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