Caballo in english
pronunciation: hɔrs part of speech: noun
caballo = horse.
Example: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.more:
» a caballo = on horseback ; astride .
Example: The article is entitled 'Looking at flowers on horseback: a glimpse of the National Library of China'. Example: No person shall ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless, when sitting astride the seat, the person can reach the footrests with both feet.» a caballo entre... y... = astride ... and ... ; midway between ... and ... ; half way between ... and ... .
Example: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping. Example: The indicative abstract can thus be seen as occupying a place midway between the usual form of entries in an indexing service on the one hand and a fully developed abstracting service on the other. Example: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.» a caballo regalado no le mires el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth ; beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy .
Example: There's an old saying, 'never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy. Example: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers. Example: They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.» a mata caballo = hurried ; hurriedly ; helter-skelter ; pell-mell .
Example: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making. Example: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'. Example: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research. Example: The human race armed with religion, poisoned by prejudice, and absolutely frantic with hatred and fear, is galloping pell-mell back to the Dark Ages.» andar a caballo entre... y... = tread + the line between ... and .
Example: The fair is dedicated to objects that tread the line between utility and art.» aperos del caballo = horse tack .
Example: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.» arte de herrar caballos = farriery .
Example: The latest advances in farriery are opening new possibilities for veterinarians in the care and treatment of horses.» caballo bayo = isabelline horse .
Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.» caballo capón = gelding .
Example: If you own a male horse -- stallion or gelding -- you'll probably need to clean his sheath periodically.» caballo castaño = bay horse .
Example: Tall and massively built, with a large belly, he was riding a bay horse and leading a mule loaded with his baggage.» caballo de batalla = uphill struggle ; hobby-horse ; war horse [Sentido literal] ; charger ; workhorse .
Example: While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them. Example: They then lambasted her for interrupting the president and riding her hobby-horse of war and peace. Example: The destrier is the most well-known war horse of the medieval era carrying carried knights in battles, tournaments, and jousts. Example: For example, the chargers were used for warfare and the carthorses were used for pulling carts. Example: The oval-shaped plum tomato is the workhorse of the tomato family -- good cooked or raw with firm flesh, few seeds, and full flavor.» caballo de batalla medieval = destrier .
Example: The destrier is the most well-known war horse of the medieval era carrying carried knights in battles, tournaments, and jousts.» caballo de carga = shire horse ; Shire ; pack horse .
Example: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. Example: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined. Example: It's a picture of a man smoking pipe while holding a riding horse and a pack horse by the reins.» caballo de carreras = racehorse [race horse] .
Example: When it comes to racehorses, males get all of the attention.» caballo de monta = riding horse .
Example: It's a picture of a man smoking pipe while holding a riding horse and a pack horse by the reins.» caballo de montar = riding horse .
Example: It's a picture of a man smoking pipe while holding a riding horse and a pack horse by the reins.» caballo desbocado = runaway horse ; out-of-control horse .
Example: Most of the methods proposed for stopping a runaway horse put you in more danger than you will be in if you just ride the horse until he tires. Example: At least two people were injured by two out-of-control horses about 3 p.m. Saturday .» caballo descontrolado = runaway horse ; out-of-control horse .
Example: Most of the methods proposed for stopping a runaway horse put you in more danger than you will be in if you just ride the horse until he tires. Example: At least two people were injured by two out-of-control horses about 3 p.m. Saturday .» caballo de silla = saddle horse .
Example: When he moved back to Cape Town, he had to sell all his horses in Namibia but once there he bought 2 horses, a saddle horse and a hackney horse.» caballo de tiro = carthorse ; workhorse .
Example: For example, the chargers were used for warfare and the carthorses were used for pulling carts. Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Catalog editing with Carlyle's 'CATIE': a thoroughbred or a workhorse?'.» caballo de Troya = Trojan horse [Virus informático] ; Trojan Horse .
Example: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and Worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause. Example: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.» caballo grande, ande o no ande = the bigger, the better .
Example: There are also 'ig'planes and helicopters, which my son loves (to him, the bigger, the better).» caballo percherón = shire horse ; Shire .
Example: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. Example: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.» caballo picazo = pied horse ; piebald horse .
Example: The name brings a picture of colorful wagons being drawn by pied horses. Example: As Brienne mounted up again, she glimpsed a skinny boy atop a piebald horse at the far end of the village.» caballo pinto = pinto horse ; pinto .
Example: The pinto horse breed is the result of wild horse herds breeding with European horses. Example: Pintos can carry colors which include piebald, skewbald, and tricolored.» caballo pío = pied horse ; piebald horse .
Example: The name brings a picture of colorful wagons being drawn by pied horses. Example: As Brienne mounted up again, she glimpsed a skinny boy atop a piebald horse at the far end of the village.» caballo trotón = trotter .
Example: It requires much skill by the trainer to get a trotter to move perfectly at high speeds.» caballo zaino = bay horse .
Example: Tall and massively built, with a large belly, he was riding a bay horse and leading a mule loaded with his baggage.» carne de caballo = horse meat ; horse beef .
Example: Britons should consider changing their attitude toward eating horse meat. Example: The countries that have little or no problem with eating horse beef, probably didn't have, or don't have, as much of a class division as those countries that do.» carreras de caballos = horse-racing .
Example: If a document is about say, horse-racing, the fact that it is a film or a book does not alter the fact that its subject content is horse-racing.» cochecito de caballos = runabout .
Example: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.» coche de caballos = horse and buggy [Coche tirado por un caballo] ; buggy ; victoria .
Example: It is certainly a new technology in the same sense that the 'horseless carriage' automobile was a different technology from the horse and buggy. Example: The emphasis on industrial production meant that niceties would have to wait: there were textiles to be made and buggies to be turned out. Example: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.» coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile [Nombre dado a los primeros automóviles para diferenciarlos de los tirados por caballos] ; horseless carriage [Nombre dado a los primeros automóviles para diferenciarlos de los tirados por caballos] .
Example: It is certainly a new technology in the same sense that the 'horseless carriage' automobile was a different technology from the horse and buggy. Example: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.» cola de caballo = ponytail .
Example: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.» como caballo desbocado = hastily ; rashly .
Example: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Example: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come = Actúa precipitadamente y nuestros hijos sufrirán en los proximos años.» compra y venta de caballos = horse-trading .
Example: Whether horse trading in the early twentieth century or car buying today, haggling over prices has been the common practice of buyers and sellers alike.» criadero de caballos = stud .
Example: There were no significant differences between riding schools and studs.» criar caballos = rear + horses .
Example: This property has the potential for the astute investor to subdivide it into 1 hectare lots or simply use it to rear horses or grow fresh produce.» crines del caballo = horse's mane .
Example: Braiding a horse's mane or tail is a practice that dates back centuries.» cuadrilla de caballos = team of horses .
Example: A wagon and team of horses or mules hauled the shocks of wheat from the field to the thrasher to separate the grain and straw.» cuidado de los caballos = horse keeping .
Example: No one likes mucking out, and a muck heap is an unwanted but necessary part of horse keeping.» cuidar de los caballos = horse keeping .
Example: No one likes mucking out, and a muck heap is an unwanted but necessary part of horse keeping.» dar cuerda a un caballo = lunge + a horse .
Example: When a saddle is introduced, the horse is lunged again to get his accustomed to its feel on his back.» de caballo = huge ; humongous [humungous] [Compuesto formado por la síntesis de huge y enormous] ; massive ; gianormous [Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous] ; the mother of all ; royal .
Example: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH. Example: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since. Example: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed. Example: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety. Example: He looked sick, really sick, like he had the mother of all headaches grinding away at the inside of his skull. Example: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.» dejar a los pies de los caballos = debunk ; discredit [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo] ; denigrate ; bring + Nombre + into disrepute ; disgrace [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo] ; disgrace [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo] ; hold + Nombre + in disrepute .
Example: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless. Example: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators. Example: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable. Example: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute. Example: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Example: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Example: The hypocritical inconsistency of politicians is one of the reasons why voters hold them in disrepute.» desfile de caballos = cavalcade .
Example: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.» dientes de caballo = horse teeth .
Example: The dentist joked with him about his 'horse teeth' and told him that they were as securely moored as tree roots.» esplón del caballo = fetlock .
Example: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.» estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between ... and ... ; stand + midway between ... and ... ; straddle (between) ; tread + a fine line between ... and ; tread + a delicate line between ... and ; walk + a fine line between ... and ... ; tread + a middle path between ... and ; straddle + the line between ... and ... ; tread + the thin line between ... and .
Example: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts. Example: Cutter stands midway on this subject between the AA and the BM. Example: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion. Example: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality. Example: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner. Example: Cutting through space and time through cinematography, the film creators walk a fine line between their imagination and their dreams. Example: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre. Example: These media moguls all straddled the line between entertainment and politics, preaching to the public and wielding an immense influence over lawmakers and politicians. Example: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.» estar a los pies de los caballos = be held in disrepute .
Example: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.» melena del caballo = horse's mane .
Example: Braiding a horse's mane or tail is a practice that dates back centuries.» montar a caballo = horseback riding ; horse riding ; ride + a horse .
Example: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby. Example: Horse riding holidays in Ireland are a great way to see the famous Irish countryside at close quarters. Example: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies = Los animales pueden ser fantásticos en los juegos infantiles -- ya sea ordeñando una vaca, montando a caballo o simplemente guardando gusanos en una caja hasta que se conviertan en mariposas.» paseo a caballo = horse ride .
Example: After a horse ride in sleet and snow, George Washington developed fulminant acute epiglottitis that rapidly claimed his life within 24 hours.» pelo de caballo = horsehair .
Example: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.» poner a los pies de los caballos = discredit [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo] ; debunk ; denigrate ; bring + Nombre + into disrepute ; disgrace [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo] ; hold + Nombre + in disrepute .
Example: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators. Example: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless. Example: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable. Example: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute. Example: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Example: The hypocritical inconsistency of politicians is one of the reasons why voters hold them in disrepute.» preparador de caballos de carreras = racehorse trainer .
Example: There will be no let-up in the hunt for armed robbers who targeted the home of a local racehorse trainer, police promise.» subirse a un caballo = mount + a horse .
Example: You always mount a horse from the left side, or there is a good chance that it will buck you off.» tengo tanta hambre que me comería una vaca/elefante/caballo = I'm so hungry I could eat a horse .
Example: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- I need to remember this because when I skip breakfast I am so hungry I could eat a horse!.» tirado por caballos = horse-drawn .
Example: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.» trabajar un caballo a la cuerda = lunge + a horse .
Example: When a saddle is introduced, the horse is lunged again to get his accustomed to its feel on his back.» trata de caballos = horse-trading .
Example: Whether horse trading in the early twentieth century or car buying today, haggling over prices has been the common practice of buyers and sellers alike.» viaje a caballo = horse ride .
Example: After a horse ride in sleet and snow, George Washington developed fulminant acute epiglottitis that rapidly claimed his life within 24 hours.» yunta de caballos = team of horses .
Example: A wagon and team of horses or mules hauled the shocks of wheat from the field to the thrasher to separate the grain and straw.