Pecho in english
pronunciation: tʃest part of speech: noun
pecho1 = chest.
Example: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'chest and Thoracic duct'.more:
» a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; close/lock/shut the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted .
Example: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different. Example: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining. Example: The drought assistance plan announced today is rather like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.» angina de pecho = angina pectoris .
Example: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure.» con el pecho congestionado = chesty [chestier -comp., chestiest -sup.] .
Example: She's really phlegmy and has a runny nose and a bark of a cough -- it doesn't sound chesty or whoopy or wheezy, it just seems to be in her throat with lots of mucous.» congestión de pecho = chest congestion .
Example: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.» con pecho de paloma = pigeon-chested ; pigeon-breasted .
Example: What kind of sick, sadistic God would bestow such fortune on a pigeon-chested geek who couldn't even throw a football properly. Example: They came to him whole and left blind, rickety, hunchbacked, pigeon-breasted, or with arms or legs cut off short.» dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + Posesivo + utmost ; push + the envelope .
Example: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Example: So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference. Example: But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school. Example: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.» darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast .
Example: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.» darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast .
Example: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.» dolor de pecho = chest pain .
Example: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.» golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast .
Example: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.» pecho de paloma = pigeon chest ; bowed chest .
Example: Surgery to correct pigeon chest in children can be especially invasive and traumatic when the deformity is severe. Example: I have something similar to what's called a 'bowed chest' and struggle with my own self-image problems.» sacar (el) pecho = stick out + Posesivo + chest [También usado en el orden stick + Posesivo + chest out] .
Example: He can stick out his chest just a little and say, 'Look at me, look at what I have accomplished'.» sacar pecho = boast ; strut ; brag ; fight back ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave face on] ; square + Posesivo + shoulders ; put on/up + a brave front [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave front on] ; strut + Posesivo + stuff ; swan around ; swan about ; swank ; talk + big ; sashay .
Example: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together. Example: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world. Example: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative. Example: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions. Example: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Example: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Example: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Example: She squared her shoulders and offered to see him out. Example: Outwardly she put on a brave front so as to give her children security. Example: Christy likes to strut her stuff in any way possible to get attention. Example: The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head. Example: All she does is swan about, look at herself in the mirror and primp, and go to parties, smile and have a nice time. Example: Some of them were a little overbearing, but that was presumably because they were on home territory and liked swanking about it to others. Example: Well, he is always talking big but he never really does anything. Example: When I was 29, I met a man with whom I shared the most soul-searing passion -- he sashayed his way into my life at a time when I was ripe for such an experience.» tomarse Algo a pecho = take + Nombre + seriously ; take + Nombre + to heart ; take it + personally [Más informalmente se usa a veces take it personal] .
Example: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously. Example: Taking everything people say, do or how they act to heart is not good for your wellbeing. Example: Use this one guiding principle to stop taking it personally and move on with your life.pecho2 = breast ; bosom ; bust.
Example: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.Example: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.Example: First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.more:
» aumento de pecho = breast augmentation ; breast enlargement .
Example: Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast. Example: Although more often people hear about breast enlargement, more than half of the mammoplasties are done to decrease the size of the breast.» cirugía de pecho = breast surgery .
Example: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.» con mucho pecho = buxom ; busty [bustier -comp., bustiest -sup.] ; chesty [chestier -comp., chestiest -sup.] .
Example: The buxom babe says she isn't ruling out a breast reduction but she isn't rushing to get one either. Example: Today, I think I am actually ovulating -- I feel warm, busty, and slutty. Example: Deep down, I like being a chesty girl -- until I look at the price tag on a decent bra my size.» criado con el pecho = breast-fed .
Example: There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.» dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed] ; breast-feeding [breastfeeding] ; suckle .
Example: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse. Example: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive. Example: It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.» dar el pecho (a) = give + breast (to) .
Example: The spectacle of two young women giving breast to their babies made her blush and turn away her face.» de pechos planos = flat-chested .
Example: She was teased for being flat-chested as a teen and now she wants her bullies to be green with envy at how good she looks.» dolor de pechos = breast pain .
Example: Evening primrose oil is a source of linoleic acid and is helpful in alleviating pre-menstrual breast pain in some women.» implante de pecho = breast implant .
Example: Almost one-in-eight Irish women who received faulty breast implants containing industrial grade silicone have suffered ruptures.» implante de pecho de silicona = silicone breast implant .
Example: Maybe now is the time to lift the ban on silicone breast implants.» operación de pecho = breast surgery .
Example: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.» pared del pecho = breast wall .
Example: Right after breast augmentation surgery, the breast wall and tissue will be tender and swollen.» reducción de pecho = breast reduction .
Example: Breast reduction, or reduction mammoplasty, is the surgery to reduce the weight, mass and otherwise size of the breasts for whatever reason.» rolliza y con mucho pecho = buxom .
Example: The buxom babe says she isn't ruling out a breast reduction but she isn't rushing to get one either.