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loba

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
loba nf	(surco no removido por arado) (agriculture: between furrows)	ridge n

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
lobo, loba nm, nf	(cánido salvaje)	wolf n
	El aullido del lobo asustaba a los niños que se refugiaban en la cabaña.
	The howling of the wolf scared the little kids who sought shelter in the cabin.
lobo, loba nm, nf	(persona astuta)	wolf n
	La abogada de la defensa es una loba que ha ganado los casos más difíciles.
	The defence lawyer is a wolf who has won the most difficult cases.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
lobo adj	CO: coloquial (de mal gusto)	ungainly adj
		bad adj
	¿Dónde compraste esas gafas tan lobas?
	Where did you buy those ungainly glasses?

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Compound Forms: lobo | loba
Spanish		English
hombre lobo, hombre-lobo loc nom m	(licántropo)	werewolf n
		wolf man n
	La leyenda dice que el hombre lobo sale a cazar en luna llena.
	Legend has it that the werewolf goes hunting on a full moon.
lobo con piel de oveja, lobo en piel de oveja expr	figurado (hipócrita, farsante)	wolf in sheep's clothing expr
	No te fíes de él, es un lobo con piel de oveja.
lobo de mar, viejo lobo de mar nm	(marinero experimentado)	sea dog n
	El viejo era un lobo de mar que sabía detectar cualquier situación de peligro cuando navegaba.
	The old man was a sea dog who knew how to predict dangerous situations when at sea.
lobo marino nm	(mamífero de mar)	sea lion n
	El lobo marino se encuentra en las aguas de Sudamérica.
	Sea lions can be found in the waters of South America.
meterse en la boca del lobo loc verb	coloquial, figurado (ir directo al peligro)	venture into the lion's den v expr
	Pedro se metió en la boca del lobo cuando fue a ese peligroso barrio.
	Pedro ventured into the lion's den when he went to that dangerous neighborhood.
verle las orejas al lobo loc verb	ES: coloquial (notar peligro) (colloquial)	see the writing on the wall v expr
		be able to see storm clouds ahead v expr
	(figurative)	read the signs v expr
	Dejé de fumar porque le he visto las orejas al lobo.
¡Viene el lobo! loc interj	(cuidado, peligro)	look out! expr
	(US, informal)	heads up! expr

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