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1 arrullar
v.1 to lull to sleep.La nana arrulló al bebé The nanny lulled the baby.2 to court, to woo, to coo.El chico arrullaba a su linda vecina The boy courted his pretty neighbor.* * *1 (ave) to coo2 (adormecer) to lull1 figurado (acariciarse) to bill and coo* * *1.VT [+ niño] to lull to sleep, sing to sleep; [+ amante] to say sweet nothings to2.VI to coo3.See:* * *1. 2.* * *= coo.Ex. A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed.* * *1. 2.* * *= coo.Ex: A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed.
* * *arrullar [A1 ]vt1 ( fam) (cortejar) to whisper sweet nothings to2 (adormecer) to lull … to sleeparrullaba al niño con una nana he sang the baby to sleep with a lullabyse durmió arrullado por el sonido del agua he fell asleep, lulled by the sound of the water■ arrullarvi«paloma» to coo* * *
arrullar verbo transitivo to lull asleep
' arrullar' also found in these entries:
English:
coo
- lull
- nurse
* * *♦ vt1. [para dormir] to lull to sleep;arrullaron al niño para que se durmiera they sang the child to sleep2. [palomas] to coo at o to* * *I v/t ( adormecar) to lull to sleep* * *arrullar vt: to lull to sleeparrullar vi: to coo -
2 zurear
v.1 to bill and coo (paloma).2 to coo.* * *1 (palomas) to coo* * *VI to coo* * *= coo.Ex. A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed.* * *= coo.Ex: A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed.
* * *zurear vito coo* * *v/i coo -
3 arrullarse
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4 pavo
m.1 turkey, turkey cock, large gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, Meleagris gallopavo.2 turkey, turkey meat.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (ave - macho) turkey; (- hembra) turkey hen2 familiar (antiguamente) five-peseta coin\estar en la edad del pavo to be at that silly agepelar la pava familiar to courtsubírsele el pavo a alguien familiar to go red, blushpava real peahenpavo real peacock————————2 familiar (antiguamente) five-peseta coin* * *(f. - pava)noun* * *1. SM1) (Orn) turkeytener un pavo encima —
esta niña tiene un pavo encima que no se aclara — it looks like she'll never grow out of being a giggling teenager
subírsele el pavo a algn —
2) Esp * (=tonto) silly thing, idiot3) ** (=moneda) five-peseta coin4) * (=primo) sucker **5) Chile * (=polizón) stowaway6) And (=cometa) large kite8) Caribe * (=reprimenda) telling-off *10) ** (=síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey *2.ADJ * silly¡no seas pavo! — don't be silly!
* * *I- va adjetivoa) (fam) (tonto, bobo) silly, dumb (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( ingenuo) naive (colloq)II- va masculino, femenino1) (Coc, Zool) turkeycomer pavo — (Col fam) to be a wallflower (colloq)
de pavo — (Chi, Per fam) <viajar/entrar> without paying
pelar la pava — (Esp fam) to bill and coo
se le sube/subió el pavo — (Esp fam) he blushes/blushed
2) (fam) ( persona tonta) dummy (colloq), dope (colloq)3) pavo masculinoa) (Esp fam) ( moneda) five peseta coinb) (Chi) ( volantín) large kite* * *= turkey.Ex. The section on livestock includes a separate unit on wild turkeys.----* pavo real = peacock.* * *I- va adjetivoa) (fam) (tonto, bobo) silly, dumb (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( ingenuo) naive (colloq)II- va masculino, femenino1) (Coc, Zool) turkeycomer pavo — (Col fam) to be a wallflower (colloq)
de pavo — (Chi, Per fam) <viajar/entrar> without paying
pelar la pava — (Esp fam) to bill and coo
se le sube/subió el pavo — (Esp fam) he blushes/blushed
2) (fam) ( persona tonta) dummy (colloq), dope (colloq)3) pavo masculinoa) (Esp fam) ( moneda) five peseta coinb) (Chi) ( volantín) large kite* * *= turkey.Ex: The section on livestock includes a separate unit on wild turkeys.
* pavo real = peacock.* * *masculine, feminineviajaba de pavo en el bus he used to dodge his fare on the bus, he didn't use to pay his fare on the buspelar la pava ( fam): se iban al parque a pelar la pava they used to go to the park for a kiss and a cuddle ( colloq)si el profesor le pregunta se le sube el pavo he goes bright red o he blushes whenever the teacher asks him a questionCompuesto:peacockse puso como un pavo real cuando le dieron el premio he was proud as could be when he was given the prizeandaba meneándose como un pavo real he was strutting around like a peacockC¿me dejas 20 pavos? can you lend me 100 pesetas?2 ( Chi) (volantín) large kite* * *
pavo◊ -va sustantivo masculino, femenino (Coc, Zool) turkey;
pavo real peacock;
de pavo (Chi, Per fam) ‹viajar/entrar› without paying
■ adjetivo
pavo m Zool turkey
pavo real, peacock
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en la edad del pavo, to be at an awkward age
' pavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
edad
- inyectar
- pava
- rellenar
- relleno
English:
awkward age
- crest
- gravy
- peacock
- thaw
- Turkey
- turkey
- wall
* * *pavo, -a♦ adjFam Pey [persona] wet, drippy♦ nm,f1. [ave] turkey;Esp Famse le subió el pavo she went bright redpavo real peacock, f peahen♦ nmcinco/cien pavos twenty-five/five hundred pesetasviajó de pavo he stowed away* * *I adj L.Am.stupidII m ZO turkey;se le subió el pavo fig fam she blushed* * *pavo, -va n1) : turkey2)pavo real : peacock3)comer pavo : to be a wallflower* * *pavo n turkey -
5 arrumaco
m.caress.* * *\hacerse arrumacos to petir con arrumacos a alguien to flatter somebody* * *SM1) (=caricia) caress2) (=halago) piece of flattery3) (=vestido etc) eccentric item of dress or adornment* * *masculino (fam)a) ( de enamorados) pettingb) ( zalamería)* * *masculino (fam)a) ( de enamorados) pettingb) ( zalamería)* * *( fam)A1 (de enamorados) petting, kissing and cuddling ( BrE)se hacían arrumacos como dos tortolitos they were kissing and petting like a couple of lovebirds2le hace cuatro arrumacos a su padre he butters his father up ( colloq), he plays up to his father ( BrE colloq)* * *
arrumaco m fam hacerse arrumacos to kiss and cuddle
* * *arrumaco nmFamhacerse arrumacos [amantes] to kiss and cuddle;hacer arrumacos a [bebé] to coo at* * *m fam:arrumacos kissing and cuddling;hacer arrumacos bill and coo* * * -
6 acaramelarse
1 to become lovey-dovey, become starry-eyed* * ** * *vprFam to go o get (all) lovey-dovey* * *v/r whisper sweet nothings to each other, bill and coo
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