callo

Inflexiones de 'callo' (nm): mpl: callos

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
callo nm	(en la piel) (on toe)	corn n
	(hand, sole of foot)	callus n
	Tengo un callo en el dedo gordo del pié derecho que me duele cuando me calzo.
	I have a corn on the big toe of my right foot that hurts when I wear shoes.
callo nm	(persona fea)	ugly adj
	(offensive: female)	dog n
	Es feísima, es un callo.
	She's no looker; she's ugly.
	She's no looker; she's a dog.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
callos nmpl	(tripas: vísceras comestibles)	tripe n
	La especialidad de la casa son los callos.
	The house specialty is the tripe.

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
callar⇒ vtr	(silenciar) (colloquial)	silence⇒, hush⇒ vtr
	(imperative)	be quiet interj
	(imperative, rude)	shut up interj
	(formal, literary)	still⇒ vtr
	El padre calló a sus hijos para poder leer el periódico en paz.
	The father silenced (or; hushed) his children so that he could read the paper in peace.
callarse⇒ v prnl	(no decir algo) (about [sth])	say nothing, not tell [sth] vtr + n
	(about [sth])	keep quiet, remain silent vi + adj
	(information)	keep [sth] secret vtr + adj
	La víctima se calló el nombre del agresor por miedo a represalias.
	The victim said nothing about (or: did not tell) the name of the attacker because she was afraid of retaliation.
callarse v prnl	(sonido: cesar, apagarse) (sound)	fall silent vi + adj
	(noise)	hush⇒, die⇒ vi
	(sound)	stop⇒, cease⇒ vi
	De repente se callaron los cantos de los pájaros, su silencio presagiaba una tormenta.
	Suddenly, the bird songs fell silent. Their silence presaged a storm.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
callar⇒ vi	(guardar silencio)	be silent, keep silent vi + adj
		keep quiet vi + adj
	David siempre calla y escucha, no le gusta acaparar la conversación.
	David is always silent (or: always keeps silent). He doesn't like to monopolize the conversation.

Compound Forms: callo \| callar
Spanish		English
al callo loc adv	CL: coloquial (sin rodeos)	to the point adv
		no beating around the bush adv
dar el callo loc verb	ES: coloquial (trabajar arduamente)	slave away, slog away vi phrasal
	(UK, slightly vulgar)	work your arse off v expr
	(US, slightly vulgar)	work your butt off v expr
		work your fingers to the bone v expr
	Al principio Ignacio no quería hacer nada, pero finalmente dio el callo y logró terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
	At first Ignacio didn't want to do anything, but he finally slogged (or: slaved) away and managed to finish the project on time.
mejor me callo expr	(es preferible que me calle)	I better keep my mouth shut, I should keep my mouth shut v expr
		I better be quiet v expr
	Mejor me callo y no te digo lo que pienso o te lastimaré.
	I better keep my mouth shut and not tell you what I think or I'll hurt you.

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