Monkey in spanish
pronunciation: moʊnoʊ part of speech: noun
monkey1 = mono.
Example: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.more:
» a barrel/barrow load of monkeys = farfolla, broza, hojarasca.
Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.» a barrel/barrow load of monkeys = mucho, muchísimo.
Example: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.» be brass monkey(s) (weather/outside/out there) = hacer un frío que pela, hacer un frío de cojones.
Example: It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain.» be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey = hacer un frío que pela, hacer un frío de cojones.
Example: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.» Cheeky monkey! = caradura, descarado, fresco, atrevido, picaruelo, diablillo.
Example: 'Cheeky moneky!' he sniggered, smacking her around the head with a magazine.» grease monkey = mecánico.
Example: Many of his pilots began their careers as grease monkeys, taking apart, cleaning and reassembling engines.» if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys = pagas por lo que recibes, lo barato sale caro.
Example: The Founder of Modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, famously said, 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys,' meaning that only stupid people will work for you if you do not pay very much.» monkey bars = estructura para trepar. [Estructuras de diferentes formas que se ubican en diferentes tipos de parques o zonas públicas o privadas para que la gente haga ejercicio trepando por ella]
Example: She was so chicken she wouldn't even go on the monkey bars.» monkey business = trapicheos, tejemanejes, negocio sucio.
Example: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.» monkey nut = cacahuete. [Expresión británica usada para referirse al maní en su vaina]
Example: Monkey nuts are the best squirrel food if you want to enjoy these creatures playing and feeding in the garden.» monkey wrench = llave inglesa.
Example: A gang of robbers who stole 60,000 pounds and attacked a security guard with a monkey wrench have been jailed for a total of 36 years.» not give a monkey's = no importar nada, importar un bledo, importar un comino, importar un pepino, traer sin cuidado, traer al pairo, traérsela floja a Alguien.
Example: I love going into the centre of London because people don't give a monkey's about you or who you are.» put + a (monkey) wrench in the works = joderlo todo, fastidiarlo todo, estropearlo todo, jorobarlo todo, aguarlo todo.
Example: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.» throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works = joderlo todo, fastidiarlo todo, estropearlo todo, jorobarlo todo, aguarlo todo.
Example: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.monkey with2 = tontear con, juguetear con.
Example: It's out fault for letting political parties monkey with education.more:
» monkey around/about = 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: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning.» monkey around with = juguetear con, trastear con, cacharrear con.
Example: He was always monkeying around with his dad's truck.