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61 carcoma
f.1 woodworm (insect).2 wood dust (polvo).3 deathwatch beetle, deathwatch.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: carcomer.* * *1 (insecto) woodworm2 (polvo) wood dust3 figurado plague* * *SF1) (=insecto) woodworm2) (=preocupación) anxiety, perpetual worry* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
* * *1 ( Zool) woodworm2 (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *
Del verbo carcomer: ( conjugate carcomer)
carcoma es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
carcoma
carcomer
carcoma sustantivo femenino (Zool) woodworm
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcoma sustantivo femenino Zool woodworm
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
' carcoma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcomer
English:
woodworm
- wood
* * *carcoma nf1. [insecto] woodworm2. [polvo] wood dust3. [preocupación] anxiety, grief* * *f ZO woodworm -
62 codillo
m.1 upper foreleg.2 shoulder.3 elbow, bend.4 shoulder of quadrupeds.5 knuckle, cut of meat from the tarsal joint.* * *1 (del brazo) elbow2 (en cocina) shoulder3 (de tubería) elbow* * *SM1) (Zool) (=articulación) elbow; (=pata) upper foreleg; [de cerdo] knucklecodillo de cerdo — Méx (Culin) pig's trotter
2) (Téc) elbow (joint), bend3) (Bot) stump (of a branch)* * *a) (Zool) elbowb) (Coc) knuckle* * *= hock.Ex. A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.----* codillo de cerdo = ham hock, pork hock.* * *a) (Zool) elbowb) (Coc) knuckle* * *= hock.Ex: A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.
* codillo de cerdo = ham hock, pork hock.* * *1 ( Zool) elbow2 ( Coc) knuckle* * *
codillo sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) elbowb) (Coc) knuckle
' codillo' also found in these entries:
English:
knuckle
* * *codillo nm1. [en un cuadrúpedo] upper foreleg;[plato] knuckle of pork2. [de jamón] shoulder3. [de un tubo] elbow, bend* * *m1 ZO elbow2 TÉC elbow (joint)3 GASTR knuckle -
63 cría
f.1 offspring, suckling, youngling, young.2 nurture, rearing, bringing, raising.3 breeding.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: criar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: criar.* * *1 (acto de criar) nursing; (de animal) breeding, raising2 (cachorro) young3 (camada - ovíparos) brood; (- mamíferos) litter* * *noun f.1) rearing, breeding2) baby, cub, pup, young* * *SF1) (Agr) (=actividad) rearing; [para la reproducción] breedingcría de ganado — cattle breeding, stockbreeding
2) (Zool) (=camada) litter; (=individuo) baby animal* * *1) (Agr) rearing, raising; ( para la reproducción) breeding2) (Zool)b) ( animal)* * *= offspring, breeding, offspring, pup, litter, farrow, nestling, hatchling, kit.Ex. The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.Ex. Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.Ex. Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.Ex. Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.Ex. Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.Ex. Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.Ex. The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.Ex. Most baby ferrets ( kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.----* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría de aves = poultry farming, aviculture, chicken farming.* cría ecológica = free-range farming.* cría en campo = free-range farming.* cría en corral = free-range farming.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* cría intensiva = battery farming.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.* * *1) (Agr) rearing, raising; ( para la reproducción) breeding2) (Zool)b) ( animal)* * *= offspring, breeding, offspring, pup, litter, farrow, nestling, hatchling, kit.Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.Ex: Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.Ex: Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.Ex: The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.Ex: Most baby ferrets ( kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría de aves = poultry farming, aviculture, chicken farming.* cría ecológica = free-range farming.* cría en campo = free-range farming.* cría en corral = free-range farming.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* cría intensiva = battery farming.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.* * *A ( Agr) rearing, raising; (para la reproducción) breedingB ( Zool)2(animal): es una cría de ciervo it's a baby deerla gata tuvo cuatro crías the cat had four kittensel macho cuida las crías the male looks after the young* * *
Del verbo criar: ( conjugate criar)
cría es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
criar
cría
criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ niño›
2
( para la reproducción) to breed
criarse verbo pronominal
to grow up;
me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
cría sustantivo femenino
( para la reproducción) breeding
( nidada) broodc) ( animal):
criar verbo transitivo
1 (niños) to bring up, rear
2 (animales) to breed, raise
3 (vino) to make
4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms
♦ Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies
crío,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar kid
♦ Locuciones: ser un crío, to be like a child
cría sustantivo femenino
1 (crianza) breeding, raising
2 (de un animal) young
' cría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerdo
- cordera
- cordero
- criar
- ganadería
- mamar
- nodriza
- ternera
- ama
- chivo
- chupar
- crío
- pajarito
- pollo
English:
baby
- battery farm
- breeding
- calf
- moss
- battery
- factory
- litter
- livestock
- off
- pup
- raise
- single
* * *cría nfcría de ave chick;cría de león lion cub2. [camada] litter3. [crianza] [de animales] breeding;[de plantas] growing* * *f1 acción breedingsus crías her youngm, cría f famkid fam* * *cría nf1) : breeding, rearing2) : young3) : litter* * * -
64 depredador
adj.depredatory, predatory.m.predator, depredator.* * *► adjetivo1 depredatory► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 depredator, pillager* * *(f. - depredadora)noun* * *1.ADJ [animal, instinto] predatory2.SM (Zool) predator* * *I- dora adjetivo (Zool) <animal/ave> predatoryIImasculino predator* * *= predatory, predator.Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.Ex. From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.* * *I- dora adjetivo (Zool) <animal/ave> predatoryIImasculino predator* * *= predatory, predator.Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.* * *1 ( Zool) ‹animal/ave› predatory2 ‹ataque/ejército› predatorypredator* * *
depredador 1
depredador 2 sustantivo masculino
predator
depredador,-ora
I adjetivo predatory
II sustantivo masculino y femenino predator
' depredador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
depredadora
English:
predator
- predatory
* * *depredador, -ora♦ adjpredatory♦ nm,fpredator* * *I adj predatory* * *depredador, - dora adj: predatorydepredador nm1) : predator2) saqueador: plunderer -
65 ejemplar
adj.exemplary.castigo ejemplar exemplary punishmentfue un marido ejemplar he was a model husbandm.1 copy.ejemplares atrasados del “New Yorker” back issues of the “New Yorker”ejemplar de muestra specimen copy2 specimen.pescó un ejemplar de 200 kilos he caught one weighing 200 kilosquedan pocos ejemplares de panda gigante there are few giant pandas left3 issue, copy.* * *► adjetivo1 exemplary, model1 (copia) copy, number, issue2 (prototipo) specimen* * *noun m.1) copy2) specimen* * *1.ADJ exemplary, model2. SM1) (=individuo) [gen] example; (Zool) specimen, example; [de libro] copy; [de revista] number, issue2) (=precedente) example, model, precedent* * *Iadjetivo <conducta/vida> exemplary; <trabajador/padre> model (before n); < castigo> exemplaryII1) (de libro, documento) copy2) (Bot, Zool) specimensu novio es un ejemplar de mucho cuidado — her boyfriend's a really nasty character o a nasty piece of work
* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], exemplary, specimen, copy book.Nota: Ejemplar de un libro que en los siglos XVI y XVII se le regalaba a aquellos trabajadores de la imprenta que habían intervenido en su impresión y que éstos solían vender por debajo del precio de mercado.Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.Ex. PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these ' copy books' were claimed and promptly sold at bargain prices by the London workmen.----* área de ejemplar = copy area.* ejemplar adicional = additional copy.* ejemplar anticipado = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advance.* ejemplar anticipado electrónico = e-print [eprint].* ejemplar del apuntador = prompt-copy.* ejemplar de prensa = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets.* ejemplar de regalo = gift copy.* ejemplar desmembrado = breaking copy.* ejemplar ficticio = made-up copy.* ejemplar fotocopiado = xerox copy.* ejemplar gratuito = gift copy, complimentary copy.* ejemplar impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], printed copy, print copy.* ejemplar para recensión = press copy, review copy.* ejemplar único = singleton.* específico para cada ejemplar = copy-specific holdings and location information.* etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar = book label.* modelo ejemplar = exemplary model.* número de ejemplar = copy number.* otro ejemplar = additional copy.* registro de ejemplar = copy record.* varios ejemplares = multiple copies.* * *Iadjetivo <conducta/vida> exemplary; <trabajador/padre> model (before n); < castigo> exemplaryII1) (de libro, documento) copy2) (Bot, Zool) specimensu novio es un ejemplar de mucho cuidado — her boyfriend's a really nasty character o a nasty piece of work
* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], exemplary, specimen, copy book.Nota: Ejemplar de un libro que en los siglos XVI y XVII se le regalaba a aquellos trabajadores de la imprenta que habían intervenido en su impresión y que éstos solían vender por debajo del precio de mercado.Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex: In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these ' copy books' were claimed and promptly sold at bargain prices by the London workmen.* área de ejemplar = copy area.* ejemplar adicional = additional copy.* ejemplar anticipado = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advance.* ejemplar anticipado electrónico = e-print [eprint].* ejemplar del apuntador = prompt-copy.* ejemplar de prensa = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets.* ejemplar de regalo = gift copy.* ejemplar desmembrado = breaking copy.* ejemplar ficticio = made-up copy.* ejemplar fotocopiado = xerox copy.* ejemplar gratuito = gift copy, complimentary copy.* ejemplar impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], printed copy, print copy.* ejemplar para recensión = press copy, review copy.* ejemplar único = singleton.* específico para cada ejemplar = copy-specific holdings and location information.* etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar = book label.* modelo ejemplar = exemplary model.* número de ejemplar = copy number.* otro ejemplar = additional copy.* registro de ejemplar = copy record.* varios ejemplares = multiple copies.* * *1 ‹conducta/vida› exemplary; ‹trabajador/padre› model ( before n)2 ‹castigo› exemplaryA (de un libro, periódico, documento) copyejemplar de promoción advance copyun magnífico ejemplar de su especie a magnificent example of its speciessu novio es un ejemplar de mucho cuidado her boyfriend's a really nasty character o a nasty piece of work* * *
ejemplar adjetivo ‹conducta/vida/castigo› exemplary;
‹trabajador/padre› model ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino
b) (Bot, Zool) specimen
ejemplar
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro) copy
(de publicación periódica) number, issue
2 (de una especie animal, vegetal) specimen: quedan pocos ejemplares de lobo ibérico, there are very few Iberian wolves left
II adjetivo exemplary, model
' ejemplar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobra
- atrasado
- espécimen
English:
copy
- example
- exemplary
- hook
- model
- specimen
- entry
- existence
* * *♦ adj1. [modélico] exemplary;tuvo un comportamiento ejemplar his behaviour was exemplary;fue un marido ejemplar he was a model husband2. [aleccionador] exemplary;castigo ejemplar exemplary punishment♦ nm1. [de libro, diario] copy;[de revista] issue, number; [de moneda, sello] example;una tirada de diez mil ejemplares a print run of ten thousand copies;ejemplares atrasados del “New Yorker” back issues of the “New Yorker”ejemplar de muestra specimen copy;ejemplar de regalo [libro] complimentary copy2. [de especie, raza] specimen;pescó un ejemplar de 200 kilos he caught one weighing 200 kilos;quedan pocos ejemplares de panda gigante there are few giant pandas left;un magnífico ejemplar de secuoya gigante a magnificent specimen of the giant sequoia o redwood;Fam¡menudo ejemplar! he's/she's a sly one!* * *II missue* * *ejemplar adj: exemplary, modelejemplar nm1) : copy (of a book, magazine, etc.)2) : specimen, example* * * -
66 ermitaño
adj.hermitic, secluded, hermitical.m.1 hermit, eremite, person who lives in voluntary solitude especially for religious motivations, recluse.2 hermit crab.* * *► adjetivo1 recluse► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona solitaria) hermit1 ZOOLOGÍA hermit crab————————1 ZOOLOGÍA hermit crab* * *ermitaño, -aSM / F1) (=persona) hermit2) (Zool) hermit crab* * *- ña masculino, femenino1) ( asceta) hermit2) ermitaño masculino (Zool) hermit crab* * *= hermit, recluse.Ex. The article is entitled 'The electronic hermit: trends in library automation'.Ex. Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.* * *- ña masculino, femenino1) ( asceta) hermit2) ermitaño masculino (Zool) hermit crab* * *= hermit, recluse.Ex: The article is entitled 'The electronic hermit: trends in library automation'.
Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.* * *ermitaño -ñamasculine, feminineA (asceta) hermithace vida de ermitaño she lives like a hermitB* * *
ermitaño
ermitaño,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino hermit: hace vida de ermitaña desde que perdió el trabajo, she lives like a hermit since she lost her job
Zool cangrejo ermitaño hermit crab
' ermitaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ermitaña
English:
hermit
- recluse
* * *ermitaño, -a♦ nm,f[religioso] hermit;llevar una vida de ermitaño to live like a hermit♦ nm[cangrejo] hermit crab* * *I m ZO hermit crabII m, ermitaña f hermit* * *ermitaño, -ña neremita: hermit, recluseermitaño nm: hermit crab -
67 gallina
adj.chicken-hearted.f.1 hen.cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)matar la gallina de los huevos de oro (informal figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.f. & m.chicken, coward (informal) (person).* * *1 hen1 familiar chicken, coward\acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very earlycomo gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of waterjugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buffmatar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsgallina clueca broody hengallina de agua cootgallina de Guinea guinea fowlgallina de mar stargazerpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=ave) hengallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm
gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen
2) (Culin) chickengallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts
2.SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.----* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!caldo de gallina chicken brothacostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed earlyestar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of waterla gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggslevantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the larkCompuestos:(empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother henme tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother henguinea fowl● gallina or gallinita ciegablind man's bufflaying henB* * *
gallina sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hen;
(Coc) chicken;
( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;
2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
' gallina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacarear
- cacareo
- carne
- carné
- empollar
- piel
- aletear
English:
chicken
- egg
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- hen
- goose
- speckle
* * *♦ adjFam [persona] chicken, wimp;es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp♦ nfhen;cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;Famacostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;Famlevantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;Famcomo gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of watergallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;gallina clueca broody hen;gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;Fammatar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;gallina pintada guinea fowl♦ nmfFam [persona] chicken, coward* * *I f hen;matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggsII m/f famchicken* * *gallina nf1) : hen2)gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl* * *gallina n1. (ave) hen2. (cobarde) chicken / coward -
68 gallo
m.1 cock, cockerel (ave).gallo de pelea fighting cock2 false note.3 John Dory (fish).4 rooster, cock.5 taco.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gallar.* * *1 cock, rooster2 (pez) John Dory5 familiar (presumido, bravucón) cocky person, tough guy\alzar el gallo familiar to get on one's high horsebajar el gallo familiar to get off one's high horseen menos que canta un gallo in a flashestar como gallo en gallinero familiar to strut about like a cockotro gallo me (te, le, etc) cantara familiar things would have turned out differentlytener mucho gallo familiar to be very cockygallo de pelea fighting cock, gamecockgallo lira black grousegallo silvestre capercaillie, woodgrouse* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=ave) cock, rooster ( esp EEUU); [más pequeño] cockerelgallo de pelea, gallo de riña — gamecock, fighting cock
pata 1., 1), b), pelea, peso 7), c)gallo pinto — CAm (Culin) beans and rice
2) (=pez) john dory3) [en la voz] false notesoltó un gallo — [al cantar] he sang a false note; [al hablar] his voice cracked
5) (Pesca) cork float7) Méx (=serenata) street serenade8) Méx * (=ropa usada) hand-me-down, cast-offlo visten con los gallos del hermano mayor — they dress him in his brother's hand-me-downs o cast-offs
9) And (=flecha) dart10) Col, Méx (Dep) shuttlecock11) And [de bomberos] hose truckIIgallo, -aSM / F Chile guy * /girl¡qué galla tan antipática! — she is so unfriendly!
* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex. And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex. The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *sólo los muy gallos se atreven only the real tough nuts dare to do it ( colloq)pelea de gallos cockfightcomer gallo ( Méx fam): hoy parece que comiste gallo you must have got out of bed the wrong side this morning ( colloq), you're a real bear today ( AmE colloq), you're like a bear with a sore head today ( BrE colloq)dormírsele el gallo a algn ( Méx fam): que no se te duerma el gallo, que otro se ganará el ascenso you can't afford to rest on your laurels; if you do, someone else will get the promotionse me durmió el gallo y venció el plazo I forgot about it and missed the closing dateen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all, in a flashentre gallos y medianoche ( Arg); on the spur of the moment, hastilygallo difícil or duro de pelar ( Méx fam): resultaron gallos difíciles de pelar they proved to be tough oppositionlevantarse al cantar el gallo to be up with the lark, get up at crack of dawnmamarle gallo a algn (Col, Ven fam); to pull sb's leg ( colloq), to put sb on ( AmE colloq), to have sb on ( BrE colloq)cuando el otro le dijo que era policía, le mató el gallo he soon shut up when the other guy told him he was a policeman ( colloq)otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara things would be very differentpelar gallo ( Méx fam) (huir) to leg it ( colloq), to hightail it ( AmE colloq) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to snuff it ( BrE colloq)pelaron gallo del mitin político antes de los cocolazos they legged it o hightailed it out of the meeting before the fighting began ( colloq)ser el (mejor) gallo de algn ( Méx fam): los Pumas son su mejor gallo para las finales the Pumas are your best bet for the finals ( colloq), I'd put my money on the Pumas for the finals ( colloq)Compuestos:fighting o game cockC ( fam) (de un cantante) false note(de un adolescente): soltó un gallo or ( Col) se echó un gallo or ( Ven) se le fue el gallo his voice cracked o went squeakyD (pez) John DoryE ( Méx) (serenata) serenadele llevaron gallo a la novia they serenaded the brideFse viste de puros gallos all her clothes are hand-me-downs ( colloq), everything she wears is secondhandmasculine, feminine* * *
gallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) ( ave) cockerel;
gallo de pelea or (AmS) de riña fighting o game cock;
( más grande) rooster;
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara (fam) things would be very different
2 (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)
3 (fam)
b) ( de adolescente):
4 (Méx) ( serenata) serenade
gallo 2
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq);
(f) woman;◊ hola gallo hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
gallo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool cock, rooster
gallo de pelea, fighting cock
2 (lenguado) sole
3 Mús fam off-key note
(adolescente) Manuel está cambiando la voz y le salen muchos gallos, Manuel's voice is changing and it's gone all squeaky
♦ Locuciones: fam fig otro gallo nos/me/te cantara, things would be quite different
en menos que canta un gallo, in an instant
' gallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantar
- pata
- cacarear
- canto
- capón
- cresta
- misa
English:
cock
- cockcrow
- crest
- crow
- crow's-feet
- hounds-tooth
- rooster
- crow's feet
- man
* * *♦ nmMéx Famser gallo duro de pelar to be a tough nut to crack;Famen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all;al canto del gallo at daybreak;Méx Famse le durmió el gallo he let the chance go by;RPentre gallos y medianoche on the fly;Méx Famhaber comido gallo to have got out of bed on the wrong side;Col, Ven Fammamar gallo a alguien to pull sb's leg;Méx Fammatarle el gallo a alguien to shut sb up;Méx Fampelar gallo to kick the bucketgallo lira black grouse;gallo de pelea fighting cock;Carib, Nic gallo pinto rice and beans; Andes, RP gallo de riña fighting cock2. [al cantar] false note;[al hablar] squeak;está cambiando la voz y le salen gallos de vez en cuando his voice is breaking so it goes squeaky sometimes3. [pez] John Dory5. [en boxeo] bantamweight;peso gallo bantamweightesta noche le va a llevar gallo he's going to serenade her tonight♦ adj mFam [bravucón] cocky, full of oneself* * *m1 ZO rooster, Brcock;en menos que canta un gallo in an instant, in no time at all;otro gallo le cantaría si it would be different if;alzar olevantar el gallo fig get on one’s high horse2:soltó un gallo fam his voice cracked* * *gallo nm1) : rooster, cock4)gallo de pelea : gamecock* * *gallo n1. (ave) cock2. (al cantar) false note -
69 galápago
m.1 sea turtle, terrapin.2 small ingot, ingot.3 English saddle, light saddle.* * *1 (animal) turtle2 (lingote) ingot3 (silla de montar) light saddle* * *SM1) (=tortuga) freshwater turtle2) (=molde) tile mould, tile mold (EEUU)3) (Téc) ingot, pig5) [de bicicleta] racing saddle* * *1) (Zool) ( tortuga - gigante) giant turtle; (- europea) terrapin2) ( en ciclismo) racing saddle* * *= terrapin, sea turtle.Ex. The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.Ex. Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.* * *1) (Zool) ( tortuga - gigante) giant turtle; (- europea) terrapin2) ( en ciclismo) racing saddle* * *= terrapin, sea turtle.Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
Ex: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.* * *B ( Equ) English saddle; (en ciclismo) racing saddle* * *
galápago sustantivo masculino (Zool) ( tortuga — gigante) giant turtle;
(— europea) terrapin
galápago m Zool turtle
* * *galápago nm1. [tortuga] terrapin2. Hond, Perú, Ven [silla de montar] sidesaddle* * *m ZO turtle* * *galápago nm: aquatic turtle -
70 ganso
adj.1 clumsy, klutzy, sloppy.2 lazy, do-nothing.3 stupid, dumb, dimwit.m.1 goose, gander.2 clumsy oaf, klutz.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 (gandul) lazy oaf3 (torpe) dimwit, fool, idiot4 (bromista) clown, prankster► adjetivo1 (gandul) slow, lazy2 (torpe) dim3 (bromista) fond of joking\hacer el ganso familiar to play the fool¡no seas ganso! don't be an idiot!ganso bravo / ganso salvaje wild goosepaso de ganso MILITAR goose-step* * *(f. - gansa)noun* * *ganso, -a1. ADJ *1) (=grande) huge, hefty2) (=gandul) lazy3) (=estúpido) idiotic; pey (=bromista) play-acting¡no seas ganso! — don't be an idiot!
4) (=atractivo) hunky *, dishy *pasta 5)2.SM / F * (=torpe) idiot, dimwit *; (=rústico) country bumpkin, hick (EEUU) *3.SM (=ave) [gen] goose; (=macho) gander* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex. The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.Ex. So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *ganso22 = dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex: The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.
Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy, idlemasculine, feminineB ( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy slob ( colloq)C* * *
ganso◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) (m) goose, gander;
(f) goose
2 (fam)
ganso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool goose
(macho) gander
2 familiar dimwit
hacer el ganso, to play the fool
II adj fam
1 (persona) dumb, stupid
2 (objeto) huge: les costó una pasta gansa, it cost them a fortune
' ganso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gansa
- graznar
- graznido
English:
goose
- gander
- quill
* * *ganso, -a♦ adjFam1. [alto] tall2. [grande] huge, enormous;Espme costó una pasta gansa it cost me a fortune o an arm and a leg♦ nm,f1. [ave] [hembra] goose;[macho] gander ganso de las nieves snow goose;ganso del Nilo Egyptian goosehacer el ganso to clown around♦ nmVen rump (steak)* * *m ZO goose; macho gander* * *ganso, -sa n1) : goose, gander m2) : idiot, fool* * * -
71 gazapo
m.1 young rabbit (animal).2 misprint.3 error.4 bug.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA young rabbit————————1 (mentira) lie2 (error) blunder, slip* * *SM1) (Zool) young rabbit2) * (=disparate) blunder *, bloomer *meter un gazapo — to make a blunder o bloomer *
3) (=errata) printing error, misprint5) Caribe (=estafa) trick* * *1) (Zool) young rabbit2)a) ( errata) misprint, errorb) (fam) ( equivocación) mistake* * *= blooper, blunder, clanger.Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.* * *1) (Zool) young rabbit2)a) ( errata) misprint, errorb) (fam) ( equivocación) mistake* * *= blooper, blunder, clanger.Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.* * *A ( Zool) young rabbitB1 (errata) misprint, error2 ( fam) (equivocación) mistake* * *
gazapo sustantivo masculino
1 (error impreso), misprint
(hablado) mistake
2 Zool young rabbit
' gazapo' also found in these entries:
English:
bunny
* * *gazapo nm1. [animal] young rabbit2. [error] [en texto] misprint;[al hablar] slip of the tongue; [en película] goof* * *m1 ZO young rabbit2 fam ( equivocación) boo-boo fam* * *gazapo nm1) : young rabbit2) : misprint, error -
72 halcón
m.1 falcon, hawk.2 hawk.* * *1 falcon\halcón común (peregrine) falcon* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Zool) falconhalcón común, halcón peregrino — peregrine falcon
2) (Pol) hawk, hardliner* * *masculino (Zool) falcon; ( en política) (period) hawk (journ)* * *= falcon, hawk.Ex. This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.Ex. This suite of defensive adaptations has enabled hawks to forage and behave with near impunity virtually free from predation.----* halcón patirrojo = red-tailed hawk.* halcón peregrino = peregrine falcon, peregrine.* halcón pescador = osprey, fish hawk.* * *masculino (Zool) falcon; ( en política) (period) hawk (journ)* * *= falcon, hawk.Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.
Ex: This suite of defensive adaptations has enabled hawks to forage and behave with near impunity virtually free from predation.* halcón patirrojo = red-tailed hawk.* halcón peregrino = peregrine falcon, peregrine.* halcón pescador = osprey, fish hawk.* * *1 ( Zool) falconCompuesto:peregrine falcon* * *
halcón sustantivo masculino (Zool) falcon
halcón m Orn falcon
' halcón' also found in these entries:
English:
falcon
- hawk
* * *halcón nm1. [ave] falcon, hawkhalcón abejero honey buzzard;halcón gerifalte gyrfalcon;halcón peregrino peregrine (falcon)2. Pol hawk* * *m ZO falcon* * ** * *halcón n hawk -
73 hurón
adj.Huron.m.1 ferret.2 Huron, Huron indian, northwest Iroquoian indian.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) ferret————————1 (animal) ferret* * *1. ADJ1) (=huraño) unsociable2) Cono Sur * (=glotón) greedy2. SM1) (Zool) ferret2) (=huraño) unsociable person3) (=fisgón) pey busybody, nosy parker *, snooper ** * *I II- rona masculino, femenino2) hurón masculino (Zool) ferret* * *= ferret.Ex. The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.* * *I II- rona masculino, femenino2) hurón masculino (Zool) ferret* * *= ferret.Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
* * *( fam)1 (huraño) unsociablemasculine, feminineA ( fam)B (indio) HuronC* * *
hurón,-ona m,f Zool ferret
' hurón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hurona
English:
ferret
- send down
* * *Hurón nmel lago Hurón Lake Huron* * *m ZO ferret* * * -
74 lagarto
intj.get away.m.lizard, lizard fish, alligator.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) lizard\¡lagarto, lagarto! familiar God preserve us!, Heaven help us!* * *noun f.* * *SM1) (Zool) lizard; LAm (=caimán) alligator2) (=taimado) devious person, sly person, fox3) CAm, Méx * (=codicioso) get-rich-quick type *; And * (=sableador) scrounger *, sponger *; And * (=especulador) profiteer4) Méx * (=astuto) sharp customer, smart operatorlagarta* * *1) (Zool) lizard2) (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)* * *= lizard, green lizard.Ex. In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.Ex. Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.* * *1) (Zool) lizard2) (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)* * *= lizard, green lizard.Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.* * *A ( Zool) lizard¡lagarto, lagarto! ( Esp); Heaven help us!Compuesto:alligator* * *
lagarto sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) lizard
2 (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)
lagarto sustantivo masculino lizard
' lagarto' also found in these entries:
English:
lizard
* * *lagarto, -a♦ nm,f[reptil] lizard♦ nm♦ interjEsp¡lagarto, lagarto! God o Heaven forbid!* * *I m1 ZO lizard2 Méxcaiman alligatorII int:¡lagarto, lagarto! God help us!* * *lagarto nm1) : lizard2)lagarto de Indias : alligator* * *lagarto n lizard -
75 llama
f.1 flame.en llamas ablaze2 llama (animal).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: llamar.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA llama————————1 (de fuego) flame\en llamas ablaze, in flames* * *noun f.1) flame2) llama* * *ISF (Zool) llamaIISF1) [de fuego] flamearder sin llama — to smoulder, smolder (EEUU)
en llamas — burning, ablaze, in flames
2) [de amor, pasión] flame, fire; [de esperanza, libertad] spark* * *1) ( de fuego) flame2) (Zool) llama* * *= flame.Nota: Usado también en el sentido figurado para indicar la pérdida de control y en el enrojecimiento en un debate.Ex. The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.----* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* en llamas = afire, ablaze, blazing.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* llama olímpica, la = Olympic flame, the.* llama piloto = pilot light.* * *1) ( de fuego) flame2) (Zool) llama* * *= flame.Nota: Usado también en el sentido figurado para indicar la pérdida de control y en el enrojecimiento en un debate.Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* en llamas = afire, ablaze, blazing.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* llama olímpica, la = Olympic flame, the.* llama piloto = pilot light.* * *A (de fuego) flamela gente se acercaba al edificio en llamas people were going toward(s) the blazing buildingla casa ardía en llamas the house was in flames o on firemantienen viva la llama del amor they keep alive o alight the flame of their loveCompuesto:pilot lightB ( Zool) llama* * *
Del verbo llamar: ( conjugate llamar)
llama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
llama
llamar
llama sustantivo femenino
1 ( de fuego) flame;
llama piloto pilot light
2 (Zool) llama
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
llama a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
(dar el título, apodo de) to call
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;
ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llama sustantivo femenino flame
♦ Locuciones: en llamas, ablaze
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring
' llama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- bombera
- bombero
- chimenea
- constructor
- constructora
- fútbol
- interés
- llamarse
- ocho
- política
- soflama
- atención
- igual
- instante
- llamar
- saber
- tanto
- tembloroso
- trémulo
- vivo
English:
anybody
- appeal
- call
- caller
- die
- female
- flame
- get
- granddaughter
- inconspicuous
- llama
- name
- ninth
- smoulder
- spectacle
- any
- doubt
- know
- smolder
- stuff
- suppose
- them
- what
* * *llama nf1. [de fuego] flame;en llamas ablaze2. [de pasión] flame;mantenían viva la llama de su amor they kept the flame of their love alight3. [animal] llama* * *f1 flame2 ZO llama* * *llama nf1) : flame2) : llama* * *llama n1. (de incendio) flame2. (animal) llama -
76 loro
m.1 parrot (animal).2 chatterbox (informal).3 sounds(informal) (music device). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (pájaro) parrot2 argot (mujer fea) bag3 argot (charlatán) windbag\estar al loro argot (atento) to be on the ball, keep one's wits about one 2 (informado) to know the score* * *1. SM1) (=ave) parrot2) ** (=radio) radio; (=radiocasete) radio-cassette¡al loro! — watch out!
3) (=charlatán) chatterbox *mi hermana es un loro, no para de hablar — my sister's a chatterbox, she never stops talking
4) * (=mujer fea) old bag *, old bat *5) Cono Sur (=en robo) thieves' lookout man6) Cono Sur (Med) bedpan7) Cono Sur (=moco)sacar los loros — * to pick one's nose
8) Caribe (=cuchillo) pointed and curved knifelora2.ADJ dark brown* * *I- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrotIIhablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
masculino (fam)a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag* * *= parrot.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.----* al loro = in the know.* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* verde loro = parrot green.* * *I- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrotIIhablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
masculino (fam)a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag* * *= parrot.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
* al loro = in the know.* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* verde loro = parrot green.* * *masculine, feminineA ( Zool) parrotdijo la lección como un loro he recited the lesson parrot-fashionestar al loro ( Esp fam) (pendiente, alerta) to be on one's toes ( colloq), to be on the ball ( colloq), to keep one's eyes open ( colloq)(informado): está al loro de lo que pasa allí he keeps up with what's going on there, he's very clued up about o he's very up on what's going on there ( colloq)B ( fam) (charlatán) chatterboxesa mujer es un loro or una lora that woman is a real chatterbox o windbag ( colloq)loro2B ( fam) (en un robo) lookoutCsacarse los loros to pick one's nose* * *
loro 1◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) parrot
loro 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq), gasbag (colloq)
loro m Zool parrot
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar al loro, to be on the ball o to keep one's eyes open: hay que estar al loro o se te pasan las oportunidades, you have to be on the ball or you'll be passed by
' loro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotorra
English:
dog
- parrot
* * *loro nm1. [animal] parrot;Famhablar como un loro to chatter;enumeró la lista como un loro she reeled off the list parrot-fashionloro real yellow-headed o yellow-crowned amazon [enterado] to be well up (on what's happening);si no estamos al loro, no conseguiremos entradas if we're not quick off the mark we won't get tickets;¿estás al loro de lo que le ha pasado a Claudia? are you up on what happened to Claudia?;¡al loro!: ¡al loro!, ¿a que no sabes a quien he visto? listen! you'll never guess who I saw;¡al loro con Luis, si puede te engañará! be careful with Luis, he'll cheat you if he gets a chance!* * *m parrot;estar al loro fam ( enterado) be clued up fam, be on the ball fam* * *loro nm: parrot* * * -
77 mandril
m.1 mandrill (animal).2 mandrel.3 baboon, mandrill, dog ape.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA mandril2 TÉCNICA mandrel* * *ISM (Zool) mandrillIISM (Téc) mandrel* * *1) (Zool) mandrill2) ( de un torno) mandrel* * *= baboon.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *1) (Zool) mandrill2) ( de un torno) mandrel* * *= baboon.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
* * *A ( Zool) mandrillB (de un torno) mandrel* * *
mandril sustantivo masculino (Zool) mandrill
* * *mandril nm1. [animal] mandrill2. [pieza] mandrel* * *m1 ZO mandrill2 TÉC mandrel -
78 marmota
f.marmot.dormir como una marmota to sleep like a log* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA marmot2 familiar (dormilón) sleepyhead3 familiar scullery maid\dormir como una marmota familiar to sleep like a logmarmota de América groundhog* * *SF1) (Zool) marmotmarmota de América — woodchuck, whistler (EEUU)
2) (=dormilón) sleepyhead *3) * (=criada) maid, servant* * *a) (Zool) marmotb) (fam) ( persona - poco espabilada) silly o dopey fool; (- dormilona) sleepyhead (colloq)* * *= marmot.Ex. This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.* * *a) (Zool) marmotb) (fam) ( persona - poco espabilada) silly o dopey fool; (- dormilona) sleepyhead (colloq)* * *= marmot.Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.
* * *1 ( Zool) marmot* * *
marmota sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) marmot
' marmota' also found in these entries:
English:
prairie dog
* * *marmota nf1. [animal] marmot;Famdormir como una marmota to sleep like a log* * *f ZO marmot;dormir como una marmota fam sleep like a log* * *marmota nf1) : marmot2)marmota de América : woodchuck, groundhog -
79 merluza
f.hake (pez, pescado).* * *1 hake\agarrar una merluza familiar to get plastered* * *SF1) (=pez) hake2) * (=borrachera)* * *femenino (Coc, Zool) hake* * *= hake.Ex. Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.* * *femenino (Coc, Zool) hake* * *= hake.Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.
* * *2* * *
merluza sustantivo femenino (Coc, Zool) hake
merluza f Zool hake
' merluza' also found in these entries:
English:
hake
- fish
* * *merluza nf1. [pez, pescado] hake2.Esp Fam [borrachera]agarrar una merluza to get sozzled* * *f ZO hake;agarrar una merluza fig fam get plastered famm, merluza f famidiot* * *merluza nf: hake* * *merluza n hake -
80 oruga
f.1 caterpillar (insect).2 caterpillar tractor.3 hedge mustard, rocket, wall rocket.* * *1 caterpillar* * *SF1) (=gusano) caterpillar2) (Bot) rocket3) (=vehículo) (Téc) caterpillar, caterpillar track; (Mil) tracked personnel carrier* * *femenino (Zool) caterpillar; (Auto) caterpillar o crawler track* * *= caterpillar.Ex. For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.* * *femenino (Zool) caterpillar; (Auto) caterpillar o crawler track* * *= caterpillar.Ex: For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.
* * *A1 ( Zool) caterpillar2 ( Auto) caterpillar track, crawler trackB ( Bot) rocket* * *
oruga sustantivo femenino (Zool) caterpillar;
(Auto) caterpillar o crawler track
oruga sustantivo femenino
1 Zool caterpillar
2 (vehículo) Caterpillar(r) track
' oruga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
English:
caterpillar
* * *oruga nf1. [insecto] caterpillar2. [vehículo] caterpillar tractor* * *f1 ZO caterpillar2 TÉC (caterpillar) track* * *oruga nf1) : caterpillar2) : track (of a tank, etc.)* * *oruga n caterpillar
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