Mango in english
Mango
pronunciation: mæŋgoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: mæŋgoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
mangar = swipe ; nick ; pinch.
Example: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.Example: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Example: I can't imagine how you must have felt, and I sincerely hope that the rotten sod who pinched it gets caught.mango1 = handle ; shank.
Example: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).Example: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.more:
» de mango largo = long-handed ; long-handled .
Example: Squash is a game which is played between 2 players who alternately keep on hitting the ball with a long-handed racket. Example: This long-handled shoe horn reduces the need to bend when putting on shoes or slippers.» mango de ducha = shower head .
Example: Although the shower heads were routinely disinfected, a requirement was identified to also disinfect the shower hoses.» tener la sartén por el mango = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; have + the upper hand ; run + the show ; win + the high ground ; gain + the upper hand ; get + the upper hand .
Example: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Example: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Example: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Example: They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?. Example: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show. Example: If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part. Example: And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand. Example: Can we get the upper hand on viral diseases in aquaculture of Atlantic salmon?.mango2 = mango [mangoes, -pl.].
Example: The writer portrays it as colorful town of peasants, mangoes, papayas, yams, donkeys, dirt-floored cottages, and the market place.mango3 = mango tree.
Example: Where I live cashew trees and mango trees grow in the wild.