cock

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɑk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kok)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
cock n (cockerel, rooster: male chicken)gallo nm
 The cock crows early in the morning.
 El gallo canta temprano en la mañana.
cock n vulgar, offensive, informal (penis) (vulgar)verga, pija nf
  (ES: vulgar)polla nf
 His cock hardened as it was stroked.
 Su verga se endureció con las caricias.
cock n (gun hammer)percutor nm
 The cock clicked as he prepared to fire the gun.
 El percutor hizo click, cuando se preparaba para disparar el arma.
cock n pejorative, vulgar, offensive, informal, US (contemptible person) (coloquial)imbécil, idiota n común
  (AmL: coloquial)pendejo, pendeja nm, nf
  (vulgar)cabrón, cabrona nm, nf
  (AR: vulgar)forro, forra nm, nf
 That guy is such a cock.
 Ese tipo es un imbécil.
cock [sth]⇒ vtr (gun: set the hammer)amartillar⇒ vtr
 He cocked his pistol, ready to fire.
 Amartilló la pistola y la dejó a punto para disparar.
cock [sth] vtr (tilt)inclinar⇒, ladear⇒ vtr
 He cocked his head to the side, listening.
 Inclinó (or: ladeó) la cabeza hacia un lado para escuchar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
cock n abbreviation (stopcock)llave de paso loc nom m
 The broken cock caused a gas leak.
 La llave de paso rota ocasionó una fuga de gas.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
cock [sth] up,
cock up [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 vulgar, informal, UK (botch [sth]) (coloquial)cagar⇒ vtr
  joder⇒ vtr
 When he tried to fix the leaking tap, Simon cocked up the repair and had to call in a plumber.
cock up vi phrasal vulgar, informal, UK (fail, botch [sth]) (coloquial)cagarla v prnl
 When his girlfriend called to ask why he wasn't at the restaurant, Adam realised he'd cocked up again.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
ballcock,
ball cock,
ball-cock n		 (water-level ball in a cistern)válvula de flotador grupo nom
  (CU)flotante nm
  flotador nm
cock a snook,
cock your snook,
cock a snoot v expr		 figurative, informal (show contempt)burlarse⇒ v prnl
  (informal)cachondearse⇒ v prnl
cock of the walk (group leader)líder n común
cock-a-doodle-doo n (cockerel's call)quiquiriquí nm
  cacareo nm
 The early morning "cock-a-doodle-doo" of the neighbor's rooster makes it impossible for me to sleep past sunrise.
cock-a-hoop adj UK, slang (joyful)contentísimo adj
  eufórico/a adj
  excitado adj
 I just ran into Kate, she was all cock-a-hoop over the great reviews.
 Me acabo de cruzar con Kate, estaba contentísima por las buenas críticas.
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n		 figurative, informal (far-fetched account) (ES, figurado)cuento chino nm
cock-tease,
cocktease,
cock-teaser,
prick-teaser,
prick-tease n		 pejorative, offensive!, informal ([sb]: flirts misleadingly) (ES, vulgar)calientapollas nf inv
  (AR, coloquial)calientapavas nf inv
  (AR, vulgar)calientapijas nf inv
  (CO)cosquillera nf
 Annoyed that the woman had rejected his advances, Tom called her a cock-tease.
 Molesto porque la mujer lo había rechazado, Tom la llamó una calientapollas.
cockeyed,
cock-eyed adj		 (cross-eyed, having a squint)bizco/a adj
  (formal)estrábico adj
be cockeyed,
be cock-eyed vi + adj		 (have a squint)ser bizco v cop + adj
  bizquear⇒ vi
  (formal)ser estrábico v cop + adj
cockeyed,
cock-eyed adj		 figurative (wonky, awry)torcido/a adj
  (AmL)chueco/a adj
cockup,
cock-up n		 vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (mess, failure)fracaso nm
  desastre nm
  (AR, vulgar)pijazo nm
half cock n (gun hammer position)medio amartillado loc nom m
half cock [sth],
half-cock [sth] vtr		 (set gun hammer)poner en medio amartillado loc verb
orchard grass (US),
cocksfoot (UK),
cock's foot n		 (weedy pasture grass)pasto ovillo loc nom m
turkey cock n (male turkey)pavo nm
turkey cock n figurative (conceited person)creído, creída nm, nf
  engreído, engreída nm, nf
wood grouse,
heather cock,
moor cock n		 (large game bird)urogallo n común
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'cock' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
amartillar - guasca - pichula - cipote - nabo - pijo - poronga - arrebatado - arruinar el estofado - bicho - cagada - cahuín - carajo - chile - choto - ciruelo - cola - cresta - desmadrar - embarrar - fallar - fregar - gallo - guarrear - hacer mierda - joda - mandado - mierda - minga - no dar una a derechas - palomo - pendejada - pene - pepino - picha - pico - pija - pinga - pirulí - polla - rabo - rollo - supositorio - tolete - tranca - tuco - venir con el cuento - verga - vergazo - yuca

Collocations: cock the gun, cocked and [ready, loaded, aimed], sexually explicit, slang: has a [big, huge, small] cock, more...

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