Hog in spanish
pronunciation: θeɹ̩doʊ part of speech: noun
hog1 = marrano, verraco.
Example: Both Pigs and hogs are used as headings, though it seems unlikely that a small library would wish to distinguish them.more:
» cut + a fat hog = meterse en un aprieto, meterse en apuros, meterse en problemas, meterse en follones, meterse en líos, meterse en belenes, meterse en camisa de once varas.
Example: You, however, are more than welcome to head for Kasab to immediately engage the enemy and 'cut a fat hog'.» cut + a fat hog (in the ass) = tener (mucha) suerte, darse con un canto en los dientes, considerarse afortunado, darse por afortunado.
Example: Nobody is so dumb that they don't see that the Federal Government employees at every level have been cut a fat hog -- good salaries, no layoffs.» go + the whole hog = sin tapujos, sin reservas, completamente, totalmente.
Example: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.» groundhog = marmota norteamericana.
Example: Legend says if the groundhog doesn't see a shadow, winter will end early, and spring is just around the corner.» hedgehog = erizo.
Example: The disease was found in rodents, hedgehogs, squirrels, hares, foxes, sheep and a number of avian species..» hogswallop = tonterías, birria, chorradas, bazofia, disparates, necedades, sandeces, basura, memeces, paparruchadas.
Example: When it comes to wine tasting some people think all the swirling, sniffing and slurping is just a bunch of pretentious hogswallop.» hogtie = atar de pies y manos.
Example: Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.» hogwash = tonterías, birria, chorradas, bazofia, disparates, necedades, sandeces, basura, memeces, paparruchadas.
Example: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.» road hog = conductor inconsiderado, motorista inconsiderado. [Generalmente cuando se ocupa la carretera de tal modo que nadie puede adelantar]
Example: Mind you some of right lane road hogs should be put in front of a firing squad.» warthog = jabalí africano, jabalí verrugoso.
Example: Another key physical aspect of male warthogs is the presence of warts on their face.hog2
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» hog + attention = monopolizar la atención, ser el centro de atención, llevarse todo el protagonismo, acaparar toda la atención, acaparar todo el protagonismo.
Example: When she's not hogging attention from her parents, she loves playing frisbee and snuggling with her two big brothers.» hog + the ball = chupar bola, monopolizar la pelota.
Example: But every now and then you'll run into someone who's truly a bad sport -- a kid who plays dirty, hogs the ball, or says mean things to you.» hog + the camera = chupar cámara, acaparar la cámara.
Example: Horsa, as usual, managed to hog the camera for much of the time although the rest of the group got an occasional look in.» hog + the floor = tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás.
Example: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.» hog + the limelight = llevarse todo el protagonismo, acaparar toda la atención, acaparar todo el protagonismo.
Example: He is clever at hogging the limelight and when it came to the group photograph, he stepped forward half a pace to make himself more prominent.» hog + the road = conducir de un modo inconsiderado para los demás. [Generalmente ocupando la carretera de tal modo que nadie puede adelantar]
Example: Sometimes we cyclists are at fault for hogging the road, so we have to be really mindful about staying no more than two abreast.