Leg in spanish
pronunciation: pieɹ̩nɑ part of speech: noun
leg1 = pierna. [Parte del cuerpo de una persona]
Example: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.more:
» bare + Posesivo + legs = enseñar las piernas, mostrar las piernas.
Example: With the summer sunshine and hot weather approaching, lace up sandals are the trendiest accessory you can wear when you decide to bare your legs.» be on + Posesivo + last legs = estar en las últimas, estar a punto de cascarlas, estar acabándose, estar terminándose.
Example: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs.» break a leg! = ¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte!.
Example: The theatrical tradition of telling an actor about to go on stage to 'break a leg', may have its origin in a German phrase borrowed from Hebrew.» break + Posesivo + leg = romperse una pierna.
Example: Yosef jumped off the balcony, broke his leg and crawled away, leaving tracks in the snow, police said.» cost + an arm and a leg = costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un riñón, valer un riñón, valer un dineral, costar un dineral.
Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.» cross + Posesivo + legs = cruzar las piernas.
Example: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.» find + Posesivo + sea legs = acostumbrarse al movimiento de un barco. [Sin sentir náuseas]
Example: Having first set sail at the tender age of two months, Mikaela Wulff most definitely found her 'sea legs' before she could even walk!.» find + Posesivo + sea legs = hacerse con, habituarse, afianzarse, asentarse.
Example: The new CEO is finding her sea legs leading the organization and I expect her to do great over time.» fold + Posesivo + legs = cruzarse de pies, cruzarse de piernas, cruzar los pies, cruzar las piernas.
Example: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.» gammy leg = pata coja.
Example: Steven Fletcher shows he can still enjoy a knees-up despite his gammy leg.» give + Nombre + a leg up = ayudar a subir, ayudar a montar.
Example: Gwen picked up the hem of her skirts, clearly expecting him to give her a leg up onto the horse.» give + Nombre + a leg up (on) = dar ventaja (sobre), dar una ventaja (sobre).
Example: This may give her a leg up on other 25-year-olds wanting to run for office; a leader of the free world should have at least seen the world.» have + a gammy leg = estar paticojo, cojear.
Example: Well, I still have a gammy leg so I haven't been able to get out as much as I like.» have + a leg in the camp of = meterse en los asuntos de.
Example: Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.» have + a leg up (on) = tener ventaja (sobre), tener una ventaja (sobre).
Example: A person who can read has a leg up on life.» have + a leg up on the competition = aventajar a la competencia.
Example: Surgeons at teaching hospitals have a leg up on the competition.» leave with + Posesivo + tail between + Posesivo + legs = salir con el rabo entre las piernas, irse con el rabo entre las piernas.
Example: They came with their heads high, but left with their tails between their legs.» leg bone = fémur.
Example: We found that John's leg bone was not sitting well in the hip socket nor moving well.» leg-irons = grilletes.
Example: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.» legman [legmen, -pl.] = reportero, ayudante.
Example: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.» leg of lamb = pierna de cordero.
Example: Leg of lamb is a little more challenging than cooking a rack of lamb, and since it's larger you'll need more people to feed.» legroom = sitio para las piernas, espacio para las piernas.
Example: Reading desks should have under them legroom of 60-65 cm. in height.» leg warmers = calentadores, calienta piernas.
Example: Thes new knitting machine comes with 2 balls of wool to make a hat and instructions to make a scarf, bag and leg warmers.» leg work = trabajo, esfuerzo.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.» not have a leg to stand on = llevar todas las de perder, no tener ningún fundamento, no tener donde agarrarse, no tener pruebas.
Example: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.» open up + Posesivo + legs = abrir las piernas, abrirse de piernas.
Example: There are a lot of inconsiderate people around who open up their legs so wide while sitting on the bus that no one else can sit beside them.» overlap + legs = entrecruzar las piernas.
Example: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.» pull + Posesivo + leg = meterse con, reírse de, mofarse de, burlarse de, tomarle el pelo, hostigar.
Example: At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around.» rest + Posesivo + legs = descansar las piernas.
Example: A variety of ottomans were also provided to help those out who might have had one too many or simply needed to rest their legs after a razzle.» shake + a leg = bailar.
Example: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.» shake + a leg = darse prisa, apurarse, mover el culo.
Example: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast.» shave + Posesivo + legs = afeitarse las piernas.
Example: I think it totally depends on whether the girl needs to shave her legs or pluck her eyebrows.» show off + Posesivo + legs = lucir las piernas.
Example: She was seen showing off her legs as she was snapped coming back from an early morning gym session this weekend.» spread open + Posesivo + legs = abrir las piernas, abrirse de piernas. [También escrito en este orden spread + Posesivo + legs open]
Example: I've heard that it's better when the child is being spanked to have them spread their legs open.» stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs = ser independiente, valerse por Uno mismo, buscarse la vida.
Example: The main objective is to be able to help these children stand on their own two legs and take control of their lives through good education.» stretch + Posesivo + legs = estirar las piernas.
Example: He also has a problem to sleep because he cannot stretch his legs.» trousers leg = pernil, pernera.
Example: A tube worker was shocked to wake up to find a fox trying to tug at his trousers legs after he fell asleep at a bus stop following a heavy night out.» turkey leg = pierna de pavo.
Example: Turkey legs are commonly neglected in favor of breasts and thighs as a main course.leg2 = pata. [De animal u objeto]
Example: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.more:
» back leg = pata trasera.
Example: Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.» foreleg = pata delantera.
Example: The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.» front leg = pata delantera.
Example: Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.» hind leg = pata trasera.
Example: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.» on four legs = a cuatro patas.
Example: Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.» rear leg = pata trasera.
Example: Due to the natural position of the rear legs, bandaging these bones in a straight alignment can be detrimental.» table leg = pata de mesa.
Example: This article contains helpful hints for that common household annoyance: nicks in a wooden table leg.» walk on + four legs = andar a cuatro patas.
Example: Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals.leg3 = tramo, trecho.
Example: All these locations share a common inaccessibility with book exchanges completing the last leg of their journey by water.more:
» first leg = encuentro de ida, partido de ida, primera manga.
Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.» last leg, the = último trecho, el; último tramo, el.
Example: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.» on the return leg of = a la vuelta de.
Example: Therefore, on the return leg of your walk you will be alerted to the point where you turned left on the way out.» return leg = partido de vuelta, encuentro de vuelta.
Example: The much-hyped return leg derby failed to live up to the expectation as only about 30,000 crowd turned up for the match.» second leg = encuentro de vuelta, partido de vuelta, segunda manga.
Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.leg4
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» leg it = ir a pie, echar a andar, salir corriendo, salir por pies, largarse, pirarse, pirárselas, darse el piro.
Example: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.