Pig in spanish
pronunciation: θeɹ̩doʊ part of speech: noun
pig1 = cerdo, marrano, puerco, cochino.
Example: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.more:
» as fat as a pig = como una foca, hecho una foca, gordo como una foca, como una foca de gordo, como una vaca de gordo.
Example: She was as fat as a pig and as mean as a junkyard dog.» buy + a pig in a poke = comprar a ciegas, dar gato por liebre.
Example: You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.» eat like + a pig = comer como un cerdo.
Example: I'm tearing my hair out just because he can eat like a pig and he does it in front of me too.» flying pig = burro volando.
Example: If the boss were to see a flying pig on a daily basis as he drove to and from work, he would be a much happier man.» guinea pig = cobaya, conejillo de indias.
Example: For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.» make + a pig of + Reflexivo = ponerse ciego, ponerse tibio, ponerse morado, darse una comilona, darse una tripotada, darse un atracón.
Example: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table.» pig farmer = criador de cerdos.
Example: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.» pig farming = cría de cerdos, la; industria del cerdo, la.
Example: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.» pig(gy) in the middle = entre dos fuegos.
Example: This `job opportunity' can put all Polish people of Northern Ireland as a piggy in the middle -- between two sides of the conflict -- and face discrimination from both of them.» pigheaded = terco, testarudo, cabeza dura, obstinado, cabezón, cabezota.
Example: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.» pig iron = hierro bruto, hierro en bruto, arrabio.
Example: Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.» piglet = cerdito, cochinillo, lechón.
Example: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.» pig roast = barbacoa de cerdo, cerdo a la barbacoa.
Example: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.» pig sector, the = sector de la cría de cerdos, el.
Example: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.» pig's feet = manitas de cerdo.
Example: This traditional Irish dish of braised pig's feet and vegetables is often eaten after a night at the pub.» pigskin = piel de cerdo.
Example: Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.» pig's trotters = manitas de cerdo.
Example: Pig's trotters can be cooked in a variety of ways, but in all cases, they require slow cooking until the meat falls off the bone.» pigsty = pocilga.
Example: Mosquitoes were collected from vegetation surrounding animal sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk.» pigtails = coleta, cola de caballo.
Example: I like the pigtails, but they draw tremendous attention to her nose job and very oval face.» pot-bellied pig = cerdo vietnamita.
Example: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.» raise + pigs = criar cerdos.
Example: For pork that tastes better than plastic-wrapped meat and costs only pennies per pound, consider raising pigs of your own.» sell + a pig in a poke = dar gato por liebre.
Example: Workers don't understand that their rights are evaporating and that they are being sold a pig in a poke.» squeal like + a pig = chillar como un cerdo.
Example: WHO is squealing like a pig over charges it fabricated the flu 'pandemic'.» sucking pig = cochinillo, lechón.
Example: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs = La deficiencia de cobre puede causar anemia tanto en cochinillos como en corderos lechales.» suckling pig = cochinillo, lechón.
Example: The ambience was great and the roast suckling pig was heavenly and after dinner we went bar-hopping.» sweat like + a pig = sudar como un cerdo, sudar como un pollo.
Example: I sweat like a pig normally, but now my pits are really rank at the end of the day, no matter what deodorant I use.» The Three Little Pigs = los tres cerditos.
Example: From childhood, we shiver as the shifty-eyed wolf terrorizes Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.» when pigs fly = cuando las ranas críen pelos.
Example: Somebody once told me that Arabs and Jews will come together when pigs fly.» wild pig = jabalí.
Example: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.pig2 = cerdo, canalla, granuja, cabrón, cabrito, mamón.
Example: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.more:
» chauvinistic pig = cerdo chovinista, cerdo machista.
Example: It is not that I wanted to be a chauvinistic pig, but I guess my genetic makeup and the environment I was involved with made me one.» chauvinist pig = cerdo chovinista, cerdo machista.
Example: So who the shit does this chauvanist pig think he is?.pig3 = madero.
Example: A police officer's son who punched a constable in the face after calling him a 'pig' avoided a jail term yesterday because he was so drunk.pig out (on)4 = ponerse ciego, ponerse tibio, ponerse morado, darse una comilona, darse una tripotada, darse un atracón.
Example: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.