| Principal Translations |
| elbow n | (arm joint) | codo nm |
| | Brian bent his elbow. |
| | Brian se dobló el codo. |
| elbow n | (right-angled pipe) | codo nm |
| | The plumber used an elbow to run the pipe around the corner. |
| | El fontanero usó un codo para llevar el caño alrededor de la esquina. |
| elbow [sb]⇒ vtr | (deliberate: jab with elbow) | darle un codazo a loc verb |
| | Karen noticed Jon was falling asleep in the lecture, so she elbowed him. |
| | Karen vio que Juan se estaba quedando dormido durante la lección y le dio un codazo. |
| elbow [sb] vtr | (accidental: hit with elbow) | dar un codazo loc verb |
| | | codear⇒ vi |
| | People in the crowd were elbowing Edward in their desperation to get away from the monster. |
| | La gente de la multitud le daba codazos a Edward tratando de escapar del monstruo. |
Compound Forms:
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| at [sb]'s elbow expr | figurative (within easy reach) | a mano expr |
bend an elbow,
bend your elbow,
lift your elbow v expr | figurative, informal (drink alcohol) | empinar el codo expr |
| drop elbow | (plumbing) | codo de oreja loc nom m |
| elbow bump n | (greeting: tapping elbows) | saludo con el codo nm + loc adj |
| elbow grease n | figurative (physical effort) | esfuerzo nm |
| | | trabajo duro nm + adj |
| | It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven. |
| | Limpiar el horno lleva un esfuerzo considerable. |
elbow in,
elbow your way in vi + adv | figurative, informal (force way in) (literal) | abrirse paso a los codazos loc verb |
| | A man in the crowd shouted at me for elbowing in. |
| | Un hombre en la multitud me gritó por abrirme paso a los codazos. |
| | | abrirse paso a la fuerza loc verb |
| | Un hombre en la multitud me gritó por abrirme paso a la fuerza. |
| elbow macaroni n | uncountable (bendy tubes of pasta) | coditos nmpl |
| elbow [sb] out of the way v expr | (push [sb] aside) | sacar a alguien a codazos loc verb |
| | An old lady elbowed Dan out of the way as he was trying to get on the bus. |
| elbow pad n | often pl (protective coverings for elbows) | coderas nfpl |
| | It's a good idea to wear elbow pads when you're learning to rollerskate. |
| | Es buena idea ponerse coderas cuando estás aprendiendo a patinar. |
| elbow room n | figurative, informal (space to move) (figurado) | espacio vital loc nom m |
| | With the lift almost full there wasn't much elbow room. |
| | | espacio para moverse nm + loc prep |
| | Con el ascensor casi lleno no había mucho espacio para moverse. |
| elbow your way through v expr | (push through a crowd, etc.) | avanzar a codazos loc verb |
| | | abrirse paso a codazos loc verb |
| elbow-bump⇒ vi | (tap elbows in greeting) | chocar el codo loc verb |
| elbow-bump [sb]⇒ vtr | (tap [sb]'s elbow in greeting) | saludar a alguien con el codo vtr + loc adv |
| | | saludar a alguien chocando el codo vtr + loc adv |
| give [sb/sth] the elbow v expr | informal, figurative (break with, reject) | terminar una relación amorosa on loc verb |
| | | romper con vtr + prep |
| | | cortar con vtr + prep |
| | | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | My sister has finally given her no-good boyfriend the elbow. Isn't it about time we gave these old-fashioned customs the elbow? |
more power to [sb],
more power to [sb]'s elbow expr | (expression of encouragement) | ¡pues adelante! loc interj |
| | | ¡adelante! interj |
| | | ¡bien por [ti, él, ella, ellos...]! expr |
| | Well, it sounds like Adam's thought it through carefully, so if it's really what he wants to do, more power to his elbow. |
| | Bueno, parece que Adam lo pensó muy bien, así que si de verdad quiere hacerlo, ¡pues adelante! |
| | Bueno, parece que Adam lo pensó muy bien, así que si de verdad quiere hacerlo, ¡bien por él! |
| tennis elbow n | informal, figurative (inflammation of the elbow joint) (coloquial) | codo de tenista nm + loc adj |
| | I never knew you could get tennis elbow even if you don't play tennis. |
| | No sabía que podías agarrarte codo de tenista aunque no jugaras al tenis. |
| | (medicina) | epicondilitis nm |