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1 to go off at half-cock
figurative use (ideas, plans) salir mal, fracasar[person] hacer las cosas antes de tiempo; [plan] irse al garete (por falta de preparación) * -
2 half-cock
tr[hɑːf'kɒk]1 (guns) seguro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat half-cock con el seguro echado['hɑːf'kɒk]N posición f de medio amartillado (de la escopeta etc)- go off at half-cock -
3 cock
kok
1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; (also adjective) a cock sparrow.) gallo, macho2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) grifo3) (a slang word for the penis.) polla
2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) levantar2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) amartillar3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) ladear•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure
cock n gallotr[kɒk]1 (rooster) gallo; (any male bird) macho1 (of firearm) amartillar, montar2 (head, hat) ladear; (ears, leg) levantar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcock of the walk gallitocock ['kɑk] vt1) : ladearto cock one's head: ladear la cabeza2) : montar, amartillar (un arma defuego)cock n1) rooster: gallo m2) faucet: grifo m, llave f3) : martillo m (de un arma de fuego)n.• gallo s.m.• grifo s.m.• macho de ave s.m.v.• ladear v.• martillar v.
I kɑːk, kɒk2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
II
1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up[kɒk]1. N1) (esp Brit) (=rooster) gallo m ; (=other male bird) macho mold cock! * — ¡amigo!, ¡viejo!
3) *** (=penis) polla *** f4) [of gun] martillo mto go off at half cock — (fig) [plan] ponerse en práctica sin la debida preparación
2. VT1) [+ gun] amartillar; [+ head] ladearto cock one's eye at — mirar con intención a, guiñar el ojo a
- cock a snook at sb/sth2) (also: cock up) [+ ears] aguzarto keep one's ears cocked — mantenerse alerta, aguzar el oído or la oreja
3.CPDcock sparrow N — gorrión m macho
cock teaser *** N — calientapollas *** f inv
- cock up* * *
I [kɑːk, kɒk]2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
II
1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up
См. также в других словарях:
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