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1 cat's cradle
mass nounto play cat's cradle — (jugar* a) hacer* cunitas
* * *mass nounto play cat's cradle — (jugar* a) hacer* cunitas
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2 cat
kæt1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) gato2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) felino•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bag
cat n gatotr[kæt]1 (domestic) gato,-a; (lion, tiger) felino,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhas the cat got your tongue? ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?there's not enough room to swing a cat in here no cabe ni un alfilerto be like a cat on hot bricks / be like a cat on a hot tin roof estar sobre ascuasto let the cat out of the bag descubrir el pastelto play cat and mouse with somebody jugar al gato y al ratón con alguiento put the cat among the pigeons meter los perros en danza, provocar un revueloto think one is the cat's whiskers creerse el ombligo del mundowhen the cat's away, the mice will play cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratonescat burglar ladrón,-ona que escala edificioscat ['kæt] n: gato m, -ta fn.• gato s.m.• morrongo s.m.cat*n.• mujer rencorosa s.f.kætnoun ( domestic animal) gato, -ta m,f; (lion, tiger) felino mhas the cat got your tongue? — (colloq) ¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? (fam)
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers o pajamas — se cree el súmmum
you look like something the cat dragged in — parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance — (BrE colloq) no tener* la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough o no room to swing a cat — (colloq) no cabe ni un alfiler (fam)
to fight like cat and dog — andar* como (el) perro y (el) gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat — sonreír* de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag — descubrir* el pastel, levantar la liebre or (RPl) la perdiz
to play cat and mouse (with somebody) — jugar* al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs — llover* a cántaros or a mares
[kæt]to set o put the cat among the pigeons — levantar un revuelo
1. Nto put or set the cat among the pigeons —
that's put or set the cat among the pigeons! — ¡eso ha puesto a los perros en danza!, ¡ya se armó la gorda! *
something the cat has brought or dragged in —
he looked like something the cat had brought or dragged in * — estaba hecho un desastre
- let the cat out of the bag- be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof- look like the cat that ate the canary or that got the cream- fight like cat and dog- play a game of cat and mouse or a cat-and-mouse game with sb- see which way the cat jumpsthe cat's pyjamas or whiskers * —
he thinks he's the cat's pyjamas or whiskers * — se cree la mar de listo *
- has the cat got your tongue?curiosity, fat 3., rain 3., skin 2., 1), scald2) (US) ** (=person) tío(-a) * m / f, tipo(-a) * m / f3) †† (=cat-o'-nine-tails) azote m4) * (=catalytic converter) catalizador m2.CPDcat basket N — (for carrying) cesto m para llevar al gato; (for sleeping) cesto m del gato
cat burglar N — (ladrón(-ona) m / f) balconero(-a) m / f
cat's cradle N — (juego m de la) cuna f
cat litter N — arena f higiénica (para gatos)
cat's whisker N — (Rad) cable m antena
* * *[kæt]noun ( domestic animal) gato, -ta m,f; (lion, tiger) felino mhas the cat got your tongue? — (colloq) ¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? (fam)
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers o pajamas — se cree el súmmum
you look like something the cat dragged in — parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance — (BrE colloq) no tener* la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough o no room to swing a cat — (colloq) no cabe ni un alfiler (fam)
to fight like cat and dog — andar* como (el) perro y (el) gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat — sonreír* de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag — descubrir* el pastel, levantar la liebre or (RPl) la perdiz
to play cat and mouse (with somebody) — jugar* al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs — llover* a cántaros or a mares
to set o put the cat among the pigeons — levantar un revuelo
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