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1 wolf whistle
silbido de admiraciónnoun silbido m or chiflido m ( de admiración)* * *noun silbido m or chiflido m ( de admiración) -
2 wolf-whistle
noun (a whistle impolitely made by a man to express his admiration of a woman's appearance.) silbido de admiracióntr['wʊlfwɪsəl]1 silbar de admiración['wʊlfˌwɪsl]VI silbar (con admiración)wolf whistle•
to wolf-whistle at sb — silbar (con admiración) a algn -
3 wolf-whistle
v.silbar admirativamente.(pt & pp wolf-whistled) -
4 wolf whistle
s.silbido de admiración. -
5 wolf
wulf
1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) lobo
2. verb(to eat greedily: He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.) zampar- wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door
wolf n lobotr[wʊlf]1 lobo1 tragarse, zamparse, devorar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cry wolf gritar "¡al lobo!", dar una falsa alarmato keep the wolf from the door no pasar hambreto throw somebody to the wolves arrojar a alguien a los lobosa lone wolf un lobo solitarioa wolf in sheep's clothing un lobo con piel de corderowolf cub lobato, lobeznowolf whistle silbido de admiraciónv.• comer vorazmente v.• zampar v.n.(§ pl.: wolves) = lobo s.m.• mujeriego s.m.
I wʊlfa) ( Zool) lobo mto cry wolf: he's cried wolf once too often ya ha venido demasiadas veces con el mismo cuento; to keep the wolf from the door — mantenerse* a flote, no pasar miseria, parar la olla (CS, Per fam)
b) ( womanizer) (colloq) donjuán m, tenorio m
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transitive verb wolf (down) devorar(se), engullir(se)*[wʊlf]1. N(pl wolves) [wʊlvz]1) (=animal) lobo mlone wolf — (fig) lobo m solitario
- cry wolf- keep the wolf from the door- throw sb to the wolves2) * (=womanizer) tenorio m2.VT (also: wolf down) zamparse *, engullir3.CPDwolf whistle N — silbido m de admiración
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I [wʊlf]a) ( Zool) lobo mto cry wolf: he's cried wolf once too often ya ha venido demasiadas veces con el mismo cuento; to keep the wolf from the door — mantenerse* a flote, no pasar miseria, parar la olla (CS, Per fam)
b) ( womanizer) (colloq) donjuán m, tenorio m
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transitive verb wolf (down) devorar(se), engullir(se)*
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