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britches

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
breech n	(rear) (persona)	nalgas nfpl
	(persona)	trasero nm
	(persona)	cola nf
	(arma)	culata nf
	Margret gave her son a strike on the breech.
breeches, britches npl	historical (short trousers)	calza nf
		calzas nfpl
	Tudor men wore breeches rather than long trousers.
	Los hombre del período Tudor usaban calza en vez de pantalón largo.
breech n as adj	(fetus, position: upside-down) (parto)	de nalgas loc adj
	(posición de bebé)	sentado/a adj
	An ultrasound scan confirmed that Susan's baby was breech.
	Una ecografía confirmó que el bebé de Susan estaba de nalgas.
	Una ecografía confirmó que el bebé de Susan estaba sentado.
breeches, knee breeches npl	(riding trousers)	pantalones de montar loc nom mpl
	Jockeys often wear breeches when riding.
	Los jinetes suelen usar pantalones de montar cuando cabalgan.
breeches, britches npl	humorous, informal (pants, trousers)	pantalones nmpl
		pantalón nm
	Pull up your breeches - I can see your backside!
	Súbete los pantalones. ¡Puedo verte las nalgas!

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Compound Forms: breech | britches
Inglés		Español
too big for your breeches, too big for your britches adj	informal (acting superior)	creído/a, presumido/a adj
	(coloquial)	subírsele los humos a la cabeza a alguien loc verb
	That new employee is getting too big for her britches; she thinks she knows everything already! His classmates thought Will was too big for his breeches and hatched a plot to bring him down a peg or two.
	La empleada nueva se está volviendo muy creída: ¡piensa que ya lo sabe todo!

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