Wolf in spanish
pronunciation: loʊboʊ part of speech: noun
wolf [wolves, -pl.]1 = lobo.
Example: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.more:
» as hungry as a wolf = más hambre que el perro de un ciego, más hambre que un maestro de escuela.
Example: In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread.» crying wolf = que viene el lobo.
Example: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.» cry + wolf = dar la voz de alarma, dar la señal de alarma, dar la alarma.
Example: So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.» have + the wolf at the door = pasar miseria, pasar apuros.
Example: One of life's realities is that, at one time or another, almost all of us will have the wolf at the door.» keep + the wolves from the door = salir adelante, ir tirando, mantenerse a flote, engañar el hambre.
Example: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.» lone wolf = lobo solitario, persona solitaria.
Example: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.» she-wolf = loba.
Example: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.» the wolves + be + at the door = pasar miseria, pasar apuros.
Example: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.» throw + Nombre + to the wolves = echar a los leones.
Example: But all I did was throw her to the wolves and when we met again, all that sweet innocence, that shining beauty, was ruined.» wolfdog = perro lobo.
Example: Before the introduction of guns they used to hunt these wild goats with spears, chasing them with their wolfdogs, and thus bringing them to bay among the rocks, where they were easily approached and killed.» wolf in sheep's clothing = lobo disfrazado de cordero, impostor, hipócrita, matarlas callando.
Example: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.» wolf pack = manada de lobos.
Example: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.» wolf-whistle = silbido de admiración, chiflido de admiración. [Generalmente hacia una mujer atractiva en la calle y a modo de piropo]
Example: For many the wolf-whistle represents a time long past.» wolf-whistle = silbar en señal de admiración, chiflar en señal de admiración. [Generalmente hacia una mujer atractiva en la calle y a modo de piropo]
Example: It appears the days of women being wolf-whistled at as they pass building or construction sites are dying out.» wolf-whistling = silbido de admiración, chiflido de admiración. [Generalmente hacia una mujer atractiva y a modo de piropo]
Example: Wolf-whistling is set to be banned in France as the government declares war on men hassling women in public.wolf2
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» wolf down + Comida = engullir + Comida.
Example: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.