Pigeon in spanish
pronunciation: pɑloʊmɑ part of speech: noun
pigeon = paloma.
Example: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.more:
» carrier pigeon = paloma mensajera.
Example: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.» clay pigeon = plato.
Example: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.» clay pigeon shooting = tiro al plato.
Example: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.» live pigeon shooting = tiro de pichón, tiro al pichón, tiro pichón.
Example: In 1921 live pigeon shooting was made illegal and the shooting of artificial targets i.e. clay pigeons, became the norm.» passenger pigeon = paloma migratoria.
Example: Passenger pigeons were remarkably easy to hunt by using stool pigeons as decoys to attract them.» pigeon bean = haba.
Example: They have also started to grow vegetables like cucumbers, pigeon beans and kidney beans as well as rice.» pigeon breast = pechuga de paloma.
Example: Pigeon breast has a rich, smooth flavour similar to liver or even pate but the taste isn't too overpowering.» pigeon-breasted = con pecho de paloma.
Example: They came to him whole and left blind, rickety, hunchbacked, pigeon-breasted, or with arms or legs cut off short.» pigeon chest = pecho de paloma, tórax arqueado, tórax en quilla.
Example: Surgery to correct pigeon chest in children can be especially invasive and traumatic when the deformity is severe.» pigeon-chested = con pecho de paloma.
Example: What kind of sick, sadistic God would bestow such fortune on a pigeon-chested geek who couldn't even throw a football properly.» pigeoncot(e) = palomar.
Example: This large pigeoncote was built in about 1796 from brick and has a pantile roof.» pigeon-hearted = cobarde, miedoso, pusilánime, timorato, medroso.
Example: If you were so pigeon-hearted, why did you enlist in the soldiery in the first place?.» pigeonhole [pigeon hole] = casillero, casilla.
Example: If we imagine headings to be a succession of labelled pigeon holes each carrying documents or records of documents then the contents and labels should match.» pigeonhole = encasillar, etiquetar, catalogar.
Example: The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.» pigeon-livered = cobarde, miedoso, pusilánime, timorato, medroso.
Example: I was so pigeon-livered I had to wait for Emily to propose to me.» pigeon loft = palomar.
Example: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.» pigeon-toed = con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro.
Example: When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.» put + the cat among the pigeons = armar un gran revuelo, armar la de Dios, armar la de San Quintín, alborotar el palomar, revolver el palomar, meter el lobo en el redil, revolver el gallinero, alborotar el gallinero, levantar un gran revuelo, causar un gran revuelo, provocar un gran revuelo.
Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.» rock pigeon = paloma.
Example: Rock pigeons and turtle doves are the birds most commonly seen in Japan.» set + the cat among the pigeons = armar un gran revuelo, armar la de Dios, armar la de San Quintín, alborotar el palomar, revolver el palomar, meter el lobo en el redil, revolver el gallinero, alborotar el gallinero, levantar un gran revuelo, causar un gran revuelo, provocar un gran revuelo.
Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene.» stool pigeon = soplón, delator, chivato, espía.
Example: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.» stool pigeon = reclamo, señuelo.
Example: Passenger pigeons were remarkably easy to hunt by using stool pigeons as decoys to catch them.» the cat is among the pigeons = se ha armado un gran revuelo, se ha armado la de Dios, se ha armado la de San Quintín, el palomar está revuelto, el gallinero está revuelto, se ha levantado un gran revuelo.
Example: And then the cat is among the pigeons, and we need all Chase's creative talents to untangle this tangled web of confused relationships!.» wood pigeon = paloma torcaz.
Example: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons.