donkey

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒŋki/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɑŋki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dong′kē, dông′-, dung′-)

Inflections of 'donkey' (n): npl: donkeys

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
donkey n	(animal)	burro nm
		borrico nm
		asno nm
	Children were riding donkeys on the beach.
	Los niños montaban en burros por la playa.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
donkey n	figurative (stubborn person)	asno nm
		terco, terca nm, nf
	John won't change his mind no matter how much you argue; he's a real donkey.
	John no cambiará de opinión sobre el asunto por mucho que discutas; es un verdadero asno.
donkey n	figurative, pejorative (stupid person) (coloquial)	burro, burra nm, nf
	That's not how you do it, you donkey!
	¡Así no se hace, burro!

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
donkey jacket n	UK (work coat)	chaquetón de trabajo nm + loc adj
donkey work	informal, figurative (tedious work)	trabajo tedioso nm + adj
		trabajo rutinario nm + adj
donkey's years	(very long time)	muchísimo tiempo adj + nm
		muchísimos años adj + nmpl
	(informal)	un porrón de tiempo loc nom m
talk the hind leg off a donkey v expr	informal, figurative (talk a lot)	hablar hasta por los codos loc verb
	Don't get Ray started; he'll talk the hind leg off a donkey, if you give him the chance.

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Spanish:

Collocations: go [on, for] a donkey ride, activities [such as, including] donkey rides, has donkey ears, more...

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