Camel in spanish

Camello

pronunciation: kɑmejoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures

camel = camello. 

Example: The camel Libray Service was launched in 1996 with 3 camels and had been expanded to 6 camels by the year 2001.

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» be the camel's nose (under the tent) = ser (sólo) el principio de algo (mucho) peor, haber + que tener cuidado con las consecuencias.

Example: Politicians reject the use of marijuana for medical purposes because they believe it represents the 'camel's nose under the tent'.

» camel-borne = transportado por camello.

Example: She personally traveled to assess the effectiveness of camel-borne mobile libraries in Kenya and donkey-driven library carts in Zimbabwe.

» camel driver = arriero de camellos.

Example: Ali the camel driver was a poor man, the son of a poor man, the grandson of a poor man of Medina, the home of the Prophet.

» camel hair = pelo de camello.

Example: Whereas the traditional dressing gown was made of silk, they're now made of cotton, wool, cashmere, and camel hair.

» the straw that broke the camel's back = la gota que colmó el vaso.

Example: They've had their differences of opinion, but recently there was a blow-up that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
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