Compound Forms:
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| hot dog n | (frankfurter sausage) | salchicha nf |
| | I ate the hot dog but left the bun. |
| | Me comí la salchicha pero dejé el pan. |
| hot dog n | US, informal (person who does stunts to attract attention) | payaso, payasa nm, nf |
| | | farolero, farolera nm, nf |
| | See that guy on crutches; yesterday he was the biggest hot dog on the slopes. |
| | ¿Ves a ese tipo con muletas? Ayer era el payaso de las pista de esquí. |
| Hot dog! interj | US, slang (enthusiasm, pleasure) | ¡vaya! interj |
| | | ¡excelente!, ¡genial! interj |
| | | ¡buenísimo! interj |
| | Hot dog! You're looking good! |
| | ¡Vaya! ¡Qué bien te ves! |
| hot-dog⇒ vi | US, informal (sports: do a spectacular maneuver) (AR, coloquial) | tirar magia loc verb |
| | (MX, coloquial) | farolear⇒ vi |
| | Look at those skiers hot-dogging! |
| | ¡Mirá los patinadores tirando magia! |
| hot-dog n as adj | US, informal (skillful, esp. in sports) | excelente adj mf |
| | | genial adj mf |
| | Ben is a hot-dog surfer. |
| | Ben es un surfista excelente. |
hot-dog bun,
hot dog bun n | (long bread roll) | pan de perrito caliente nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | pan de pancho nm + loc adj |
hot-dog stand,
hot dog stand n | (kiosk or counter selling hot dogs) | puesto de perritos calientes nm + loc adj |
| | Whenever I pass through Chicago, I try to stop at a hot-dog stand to pick up lunch. |
| | | puesto de perros calientes nm + loc adj |
| | | puesto de salchichas nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | puesto de panchos nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | carrito de hot dogs, puesto de hot dogs nm + loc adj |
hound dog,
hound-dog n | (type of dog) | sabueso nm |
hound dog,
hound-dog n | US (type of missile) | misil hound dog loc nom m |
| house dog n | (domestic canine, pet dog) | perro nm |
| | One of the best house dogs, in the opinion of some people, is the poodle. |
| | (frml) | perro doméstico nm |
| hunting dog n | (retriever, gun dog) | perro de caza nm |
| | When you go out to shoot rabbits, you need to take a hunting dog to retrieve them. |
in a dog's age,
for a dog's age adv | figurative, informal, US (for a long time) | por miles de años loc adv |
| in the dog box expr | NZ, figurative, informal (in disgrace) | en desgracia loc adv |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) | castigado adj |
| | | condenado/a adj |
| | | en capilla loc adj |
| | My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| | Mi esposo me avergonzó delante de mis amistades. Esta noche está castigado. |
| kennel n | (small outdoor house for a dog) | casa de perro, caseta de perro nf + loc adj |
| | (AR, UY) | cucha nf |
| | He's happy to sleep in his kennel unless it's too cold. |
| | Le gusta dormir en su casa de perro a menos que haga mucho frío. |
lapdog,
lap dog n | (small dog) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | I love my lapdog, but sometimes I wish I had a pit bull instead. |
| | Me encanta mi perrito faldero, pero a veces quisiera tener un pitbull en su lugar. |
lapdog,
lap dog n | figurative, disparaging (person: controlled by another) (figurado) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | | lamebotas n común inv |
| | The prime minister's appointment of Smith as her deputy comes as no surprise; he has long been her lapdog. |
| lucky dog n | (undeserving lucky person) (normalmente inmerecida) | tío con suerte, tío con estrella grupo nom |
| | (ES, coloquial) | suertudo, suertuda nm, nf |
| | You lucky dog! I can't believe she agreed to go out with you! |
| | ¡Eres un tío con suerte! No puedo creer que quiera salir contigo. |
| mad dog n | (rabid canine) | perro rabioso grupo nom |
| | I was bitten by a mad dog when taking a walk yesterday. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Dicen que los perros rabiosos tienen hidrofobia. |
| mad dog n | (plant: herb) (Botánica) | escutelaria nf |
mess,
dog mess n | informal (dog, etc.: faeces) | caca nf |
| | Puppies are cute, but if you want one, you have to be prepared to clean up mess sometimes. |
| | Los cachorros son lindos, pero si quieres uno debes estar preparado para limpiar caca a veces. |
| pedigree dog n | (canine: pure breed) | perro de raza grupo nom |
| police dog n | (trained dog used in police work) | perro policía nm |
| | He didn't want the police dog sniffing around his flat. |
| | | perro policial nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La mayoría de los perros policiales que he visto son de la raza pastor alemán. |
| poodle dog n | (curly-haired breed of dog) | caniche nm |
| | ¿Qué perro no tendría nunca? Un caniche. |
prairie dog,
prairie-dog n | US (small wild North American rodent) | perro de las praderas loc nom m |
| | Prairie dogs have a complex social structure. |
| | Los perros de las praderas se organizan en estructuras sociales complejas. |
| puppy n | (baby dog) | cachorro, cachorra nm, nf |
| | (informal) | perrito, perrita nm, nf |
| | Jenny wants a puppy, but her parents won't let her have one. |
| | Jenny quiere un cachorro, pero sus padres no la dejan tener uno. |
| puppy dog n | (young dog) | cachorro, cachorra nm, nf |
| raccoon dog | (animal) | tanuqui nm |
| | | perro mapache loc nom m |
| sausage dog n | informal (dachshund) | perro salchicha loc nom m |
Scottie,
Scottie dog n | (breed of small dog) | terrier escocés loc nom m |
sea dog,
seadog n | figurative (veteran sailor) (figurado) | lobo de mar loc nom m |
| | Captain Ahab, whose face was scarred by lightning, was the ultimate sea dog. |
| | El capitán Ahab, el de la cara marcada por un rayo, fue el prototipo de lobo de mar. |
sea dog,
sea-dog n | (heraldry: beast) (heráldica) | perro marino loc nom m |
| | | perro de mar loc nom m |
| shaggy dog story n | figurative, informal (long wordy anecdote) | anécdota larga y aburrida nf + loc adj |
| | | chiste largo y aburrido nm + loc adj |
sheepdog,
sheep dog n | (dog that herds sheep) (perro) | ovejero nm |
| | | perro pastor loc nom m |
| | A huge sheepdog suddenly jumped over the fence. |
| | Un enorme ovejero saltó de repente por encima de la cerca. |
| | Un enorme perro pastor saltó de repente por encima de la cerca. |
shepherd,
shepherd dog n | (breed of dog) (raza de perro) | pastor nm |
| | The farm was guarded by three large shepherds. |
| | La granja estaba custodiada por tres pastores bastante grandes. |
| sled dog n | (husky that pulls a sledge) | perro de trineo nm + loc adj |
| sniffer dog n | informal (canine trained to detect) | perro rastreador nm + adj |
| | Usaron perros rastreadores para encontrar al niño perdido en el bosque. |
| straw dog n | figurative ([sth] created to be destroyed) (figurado) | chivo expiatorio loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La propuesta fue un chivo expiatorio, en realidad ya se habían decidido por lo otro. |
| top dog n | figurative, slang ([sb] in authority) | jefe, jefa nm, nf |
| | (ES) | mandamás n común |
| | (CL, coloquial) | caperuzo, caperuza nm, nf |
| | (AR, coloquial) | capo, capa nm, nf |
| | Joe's the top dog at work, but his wife's the top dog at home! |
| | Joe es el jefe en su trabajo, pero ¡su mujer es la jefa en su casa! |
| top-dog n as adj | (relating to [sb] in power) | del jefe, de la jefa loc adj |
| toy dog n | (small canine kept as a pet) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | A lot of female celebrities own toy dogs that they carry around in handbags. |
| | Muchas mujeres famosas tienen perritos falderos que llevan metidos en sus bolsos. |
| tracker dog n | (canine trained to detect) | perro sabueso loc nom m |
| walk the dog v expr | (walk with pet dog for exercise) | pasear al perro loc verb |
| | I walk the dog every day. |
| | Paseo al perro todos los días. |
| | | sacar al perro loc verb |
| | Saco al perro todos los días. |
| water dog n | (dog trained to hunt in water) | perro acuático loc nom m |
water dog,
waterdog n | (salamander) | salamandra tigre loc nom f |
| water dog n | informal, figurative (person who likes water) (figurado) | bicho de agua nm + loc adj |
| wolf dog n | (dog used for hunting wolves) | lobero irlandés loc nom m |
| wolf dog n | (cross between dog and wolf) | perro lobo loc nom m |
| wolf dog n | (Eskimo dog) | perro esquimal loc nom m |
| working dog n | (large canine that does tasks) | perro de trabajo loc nom m |
| | | labrador nm |
| yappy little dog n | informal (small noisy dog, terrier) | perrito con ladrido agudo, perrita con ladrido agudo loc nm, loc nf |
| | | perrito ruidoso, perrita ruidosa loc nm, loc nf |
| | Those Yorkshire terriers are yappy little dogs with a piercing bark. |
| | Los terriers de Yorkshire son unos perritos con ladrido agudo. |
| yellow-dog contract n | (law: between worker and employer) | contrato antisindical loc nom m |
| | | contrato de perro amarillo loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | contrato yellow-dog loc nom m |