Leonés in english
Leonés
pronunciation: lenz part of speech: none
pronunciation: lenz part of speech: none
In gestures
león = lion.
Example: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.more:
» comer como un león = eat like + a lion .
Example: To grow, you need to start training and eating like a lion.» diente de león = dandelion ; swine's snout .
Example: His 1997 photographic exhibition had the title 'Manure, nettles, and dandelions'. Example: Swine's snout was, during the Victorian period, the popular name for the dandelion, commonly used in salads .» domador de leones = lion tamer .
Example: We saw a lion tamer put his head in the lion's mouth and some acrobats swung on the trapeze up in the air.» echar a los leones = throw + Nombre + to the wolves ; throw + Nombre + to the lions ; throw + Nombre + under the bus .
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. Example: It's a sin to judge a book by its cover -- get to know her before you throw her to the lions. Example: She feels he has 'thrown her under the bus' by speaking out against her.» guarida del león, la = lion's den, the .
Example: The author considers sources for two versions of a woodcut broadsheet showing Daniel in the lion's den and Jonah vomited out by the great fish.» león marino = sea lion .
Example: The stories are accompanied by learning activities and discussion questions for students and are arranged under the headings of bear, mountain goat and deer, and seal and sea lion.» más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león = better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven .
Example: Perhaps the most often quoted line from John Milton's Paradise Lost is Satan's declaration: 'Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven'.» perder el apetito y encontrar el de un león = lose + Posesivo + appetite and find a horse's [Traducción adaptada posible de un dicho poco utilizado hoy día en inglés] .
Example: Whenever I was hungry and cleared my plate, my mother would say, 'Poor boy, he lost his appetite and found a horse's'.» tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion .
Example: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.