cowboy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kouboi′)

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cowboy n US (cowherd in American West)vaquero nm
 A few cowboys still ride horses, but today most ranch hands drive trucks.
 Algunos vaqueros aún cabalgan caballos, pero hoy la mayoría del personal de las haciendas conduce camionetas.
cowboy n UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (shoddy workman)imprudente n común
 Before you let someone work on your house, be sure he isn't a cowboy.
 Antes de dejar que alguien trabaje en tu casa, asegúrate de que no sea imprudente.
cowboy n UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (dishonest trader)pillo, pilla nm, nf
  pirata n común
 Don't be taken in by cowboys who make promises that are too good to be true.
 No te dejes engañar por pillos que hacen promesas que son demasiado buenas para ser ciertas.
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cowboy n UK, figurative, slang (person: reckless, daring)imprudente n común
Note: Can have both positive and negative connotations.
 The accountants regarded the designers as cowboys who never considered costs.
 Scientists who observe active volcanoes at close quarters have been referred to as 'volcano cowboys'.
 Los contadores consideraron a los diseñadores como imprudentes que nunca tienen en cuenta los costos. Los científicos que observan los volcanes activos de cerca se conocen como 'imprudentes de los volcanes'.
cowboy n as adj UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (workman, builder: shoddy) (ES)chapucero nm
  (coloquial)chambón nm
 That cowboy roofer worked on our roof, and now it leaks more than it did before he worked on it.
 Ese techador chapucero trabajó en nuestro techo y ahora la gotera es mayor que antes de que hiciera el arreglo.
cowboy n as adj UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (trader: dishonest)ratero adj
  pillo/la adj
 They took action to stop cowboy traders from entering the neighborhood.
 Ellos accionaron para evitar que los comerciantes rateros entren al vecindario.
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Compound Forms:
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cowboy boots npl (tall leather footwear)bota de vaquero nf
 In Texas men wear cowboy boots with their tuxedos.
 En Texas, los hombres usan botas de vaquero con sus trajes de etiqueta.
  botas texanas, botas tejanas nfpl
 En Texas, los hombres usan botas texanas (or: tejanas) con sus trajes de etiqueta.
  botas de cowboy nfpl
 En Texas, los hombres usan botas de cowboy con sus trajes de etiqueta.
  (ES)botas camperas nfpl + adj
 En Texas, los hombres usan botas camperas con sus trajes de etiqueta.
cowboy hat n (US cattle herder's headwear)sombrero de vaquero loc nom m
 Bill sat proudly on his horse, with boots on his feet and a cowboy hat on his head.
  sombrero de cowboy loc nom m
cowboy suit n (US cattle herder's outfit)atuendo de vaquero loc nom m
 She bought her son a cowboy suit for his birthday.
 Le compró un atuendo de vaquero para su cumpleaños.
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Collocations: [conned, ripped off] by cowboy builders, [used, hired] cowboy builders, is a cowboy [president, leader], more...

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