Lark in spanish
pronunciation: ɑloʊndɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
lark1 = alondra.
Example: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.more:
» as happy as a lark = más contento que unas pascuas, más contento que unas castañuelas, más alegre que unas castañuelas, como Mateo con su guitarra.
Example: I thought I'd be happy as a lark when I finally got thin, but believe me I'm not.» as merry as a lark = más contento que unas pascuas, más contento que unas castañuelas, más alegre que unas castañuelas.
Example: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.» get up with + the lark = levantarse al despuntar el día, levantarse con las gallinas, levantarse al cantar el gallo.
Example: We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down.» rise with + the lark = levantarse al despuntar el día, levantarse con las gallinas, levantarse al cantar el gallo.
Example: You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus.lark2 = broma, travesura, gamberrada.
Example: He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.more:
» blow this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: Blow this for a lark, I'm off to see men taking clothes off in air-conditioned surroundings.» bugger this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: Finally, after another twenty minutes, one of them said: 'Bugger this for a lark, he should have been here hours ago'.» do it for + a lark = hacerlo por diversión, hacerlo para divertirse, hacerlo de cachondeo.
Example: I will admit that I've taken a stab at it on a few occasions, but I did it for a lark and lost money on the wager.» fuck this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: And then halfway through our rehearsals we thought, well, fuck this for a lark, and we abandoned the whole thing .» screw this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: According to the Bible, after six days God said screw this for a lark, I'm having a nap.» sod this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: Well eventually I thought sod this for a lark and spent several days scouring the web for solutions.» stuff this for a lark! = ¡a tomar por culo todo!, ¡al carajo todo!.
Example: So stuff this for a lark I'll find some testosterone on the Internet and start self-medicating.lark around/about3 = zanganear, tontear, hacer el tonto, hacer el indio, hacer el monigote, hacer patochadas, hacer payasadas, payasear, hacer el payaso, gansear, hacer gansadas, hacer el ganso, hacer el idiota, hacer el estúpido, hacer el bobo.
Example: This is me and some friends larking about while we were on holiday in Honicombe.