Burro in english
Donkey
pronunciation: dɑŋki part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dɑŋki part of speech: noun
In gestures
burro = donkey ; ass ; asinine ; moke ; jackass.
Example: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Example: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Example: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .Example: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Example: That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass.more:
» apearse del burro = back down (from) ; get off + Posesivo + high horse ; get down + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term. Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.» arriero de burros = donkey driver .
Example: Another catastrophe has hit the island now -- the donkey drivers are on strike.» bajarse del burro = back down (from) ; get off + Posesivo + high horse ; get down + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term. Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.» burro volando = flying pig .
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.» lechuga oreja de burro = romaine lettuce ; cos lettuce .
Example: Due to its extremely low calorie content and high water volume, romaine lettuce is actually a very nutritious food. Example: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates).» no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred .
Example: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.» no ver tres en un burro = as blind as a bat .
Example: John Lennon was as blind as a bat and couldn't see very far without his glasses on.» orejas de burro = dunce cap [Símbolo de estupidez] .
Example: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.» tirado por burro = donkey-driven .
Example: She personally traveled to assess the effectiveness of camel-borne mobile libraries in Kenya and donkey-driven library carts in Zimbabwe.» tirado por burros = donkey drawn .
Example: Each donkey drawn cart is provided with a solar unit installed on the roof; a battery charged by this solar energy supplies the electric power.» trabajar como un burro = work like + a horse ; work like + a mule .
Example: The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them. Example: Terrified she'd be fired, she worked like a mule and earned brilliant performance ratings.» una mentira como un burro = a big fat lie .
Example: I had simply realized by then that everything an Indian girl is promised about her wedding and consequent marriage is a big fat lie = Para entonces ya me había dado cuenta de que todo lo se le promete a una chica india sobre su boda y el matrimonio es una mentira muy gorda.