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1 to put one's head into the lion's mouth
meterse en la boca del loboEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put one's head into the lion's mouth
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2 to put one's head in the lion's mouth
English-spanish dictionary > to put one's head in the lion's mouth
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3 lion
feminine - lioness; noun(a type of large, flesh-eating animal of the cat family, the male of which has a long, coarse mane.) león; leonalion n leóntr['laɪən]1 león nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa lion in the path un obstáculothe lion's share la parte del leónto put one's head into the lion's mouth meterse en la boca del lobolion ['laɪən] n: león mn.• león s.m.'laɪənnoun león m['laɪǝn]the lion's share — la mejor parte; (before n)
1.N león m ; (fig) celebridad f- beard the lion in his den- put one's head in the lion's mouth- throw sb to the lions2.CPDlion tamer N — domador(a) m / f de leones
* * *['laɪən]noun león mthe lion's share — la mejor parte; (before n)
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4 boca
boca sustantivo femenino 1a) (Anat, Zool) mouthb) ( en locs)◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up; en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de from; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; a pedir de boca just fine; hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted 2 ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim; boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach; boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up! familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action) familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted ' boca' also found in these entries: Spanish: amordazar - callar - chiflar - cielo - decir - difusor - difusora - enjuagarse - frenética - frenético - fruncir - llaga - loba - lobo - negra - negro - palabra - pastosa - pastoso - pedir - pico - reseca - reseco - respiración - revés - sabor - tararear - tener - abierto - acostar - agua - arreglar - calentura - cerrado - cerrar - comer - enchuecar - enjuagar - entreabierto - herpes - ir - jeta - limpiar - llenar - mordaza - morro - seco - sensual - sensualidad - silbido English: abscess - better - black - cut - dislodge - face - fire hydrant - froth - gob - hydrant - kiss - mouth - muzzle - open - parched - pit - pitch-black - pitch-dark - prone - puff - rinse - roof - spout - stomach - tongue - upward - upwards - wash out - water - wide - word - word-of-mouth - belch - do - down - drool - foam - hum - man - mum - nozzle - pipe - purse - put - roll - sewer - spoon - take - ulcer - up -
5 gasp
1. noun(the sound made by suddenly breathing in, eg because of surprise or sudden pain: a gasp of fear.) boqueada, jadeo; grito (sofocado)
2. verbHe gasped with pain.) jadear, respirar con dificultad; emitir un grito sofocadogasp1 n grito ahogadogasp2 vb dar un grito ahogadothe crowd gasped when he put his head in the lion's mouth el público dio un grito cuando metió la cabeza en la boca del leóntr[gɑːsp]1 (in astonishment) quedar boquiabierto,-a2 (to pant) jadear1 (cry of surprise etc) grito; (last breath) boqueada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at one's last gasp figurative use estar en las últimasto gasp for air hacer esfuerzos por respirargasp ['gæsp] vi1) : boquearto gasp with surprise: gritar de asombro2) pant: jadear, respirar con dificultadgasp n1) : boqueada fa gasp of surprise: un grito sofocado2) panting: jadeo mn.• anhelo s.m.• boqueada s.f.• grito sofocado s.m.• jadeo s.m.v.• acezar v.• boquear v.• jadear v.
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1. gæsp, gɑːspa) ( inhale sharply) dar* un grito ahogadob) ( pant) respirar entrecortadamente, jadearshe was gasping for breath — respiraba con dificultad; ( when dying) daba boqueadas
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vt decir* jadeando
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noun exclamación f, grito m ( entrecortado o ahogado)[ɡɑːsp]to be at one's last gasp — ( dying) estar* dando boqueadas; ( exhausted) estar* hecho polvo (fam)
1.to be at one's last gasp — (=dying) estar agonizando, estar dando las últimas boqueadas
2.he was gasping for air or breath — le costaba respirar, le faltaba el aliento
3.VT (also: gasp out) decir con voz entrecortada* * *
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1. [gæsp, gɑːsp]a) ( inhale sharply) dar* un grito ahogadob) ( pant) respirar entrecortadamente, jadearshe was gasping for breath — respiraba con dificultad; ( when dying) daba boqueadas
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vt decir* jadeando
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noun exclamación f, grito m ( entrecortado o ahogado)to be at one's last gasp — ( dying) estar* dando boqueadas; ( exhausted) estar* hecho polvo (fam)
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6 get out
1) (to leave or escape: No-one knows how the lion got out.) salir, escaparse2) ((of information) to become known: I've no idea how word got out that you were leaving.) salir a la luz, hacerse público, llegar a saberseget out vb1. salirget out! ¡fuera! / ¡sal de aquí!2. bajarv.• apeldar v.• jalarse (Irse) v.• salir v.(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)1) v + adva) (of car, bus, train) bajar(se); (of hole, trench) salir*; ( of bath) salir*b) (of room, country) salir*c) ( socially) salir*d) (give up, quit)2)a) ( escape) \<\<animal/prisoner\>\> escaparseb) (be released, finish work) \<\<prisoner/worker\>\> salir*c) ( become known) \<\<newsuth\>\> saberse*, hacerse* público (frml)3) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (remove, extract) \<\<cork/stopper/nail\>\> sacar*; \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL)b) ( take out) \<\<knife/map\>\> sacar*c) ( withdraw) \<\<money\>\> sacar*d) ( borrow) \<\<library book\>\> sacar*4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (publish, produce, put on market) \<\<book\>\> publicar*, sacar*; \<\<product/new model\>\> sacar*, lanzar*5) v + o + adva) ( remove) \<\<tenant\>\> echarb) ( release)6) ( send for) \<\<doctor/repairman\>\> llamar7) (colloq) v + prep + o (leave by, escape by) salir* por1. VI + ADVget out! — ¡fuera de aquí!
get out of the way! — ¡apártate!, ¡ponte de un lado!
to get out of bed/one's chair — levantarse de la cama/de la silla
2) (=escape) [animal] escaparse; [prisoner] escaparse, fugarseyou'll never get out of this one! — ¡de esta sí que no te escapas!
3) (=be released) [prisoner] salir4) (=go out) salir5) [secret] llegarse a saber; [news] (=become public) hacerse público; (=leak) filtrarse2. VT + ADV1) (=remove, bring out) [+ object, person, library book, money from bank] sacar; [+ tooth] arrancar; [+ stain] quitarget that dog out of here! — ¡saque a ese perro de aquí!
I can't get it out of my mind — no me lo puedo quitar de la mente or de la cabeza
2) (=send for) [+ doctor, plumber, electrician] llamar3) (=send out) [+ message] mandar4) (=pronounce)I'd hardly got the words out of my mouth before she silenced me — apenas había empezado a hablar cuando me hizo callar
5) (Cricket) [+ batsman] eliminar* * *1) v + adva) (of car, bus, train) bajar(se); (of hole, trench) salir*; ( of bath) salir*b) (of room, country) salir*c) ( socially) salir*d) (give up, quit)2)a) ( escape) \<\<animal/prisoner\>\> escaparseb) (be released, finish work) \<\<prisoner/worker\>\> salir*c) ( become known) \<\<news/truth\>\> saberse*, hacerse* público (frml)3) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (remove, extract) \<\<cork/stopper/nail\>\> sacar*; \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL)b) ( take out) \<\<knife/map\>\> sacar*c) ( withdraw) \<\<money\>\> sacar*d) ( borrow) \<\<library book\>\> sacar*4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (publish, produce, put on market) \<\<book\>\> publicar*, sacar*; \<\<product/new model\>\> sacar*, lanzar*5) v + o + adva) ( remove) \<\<tenant\>\> echarb) ( release)6) ( send for) \<\<doctor/repairman\>\> llamar7) (colloq) v + prep + o (leave by, escape by) salir* por
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