Locuciones verbales
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| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) | hacer tonterías loc verb |
| | (ES) | hacer el mono loc verb |
| | Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention. |
| | Joe siempre está haciendo tonterías en clase en vez de prestar atención. |
| monkey around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (play or tamper with [sth]) (coloquial) | meterle mano a algo loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | trastear con algo vi + prep |
| | (CO: coloquial) | cacharrear con algo vi + prep |
| | He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug. |
| | Estuvo un rato metiéndole mano al carburador y luego descubrió que el problema estaba en la bujía. |
| monkey with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper with [sth]) (objeto, aparato) | manipular⇒ vtr |
| | (cerradura, mecanismo) | tratar de forzar loc verb |
| | (documento) | alterar⇒ vtr |
Compound Forms:
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capuchin,
capuchin monkey n | (type of monkey) | capuchino nm |
| | | mono capuchino loc nom m |
| cheeky monkey n | informal, figurative (mischievous child) | travieso, traviesa nm, nf |
| | | diablillo, diablilla nm, nf |
| | My son is a cheeky monkey, always doing something mischievous. |
flying bridge,
flybridge,
fly bridge,
monkey bridge n | (ship's platform) | puente volante nm + adj mf |
| | | puente superior nm + adj mf |
| not give a monkey's v expr | UK, regional, slang (not care) (coloquial) | no importarle un bledo a, no importarle un comino a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | darle igual a loc verb |
| give a monkey's v expr | UK, regional, slang (care, be concerned) | importarle a vi + prep |
| grease monkey n | slang, figurative (mechanic) | mecánico nm |
| | I took my car to the local grease monkey, and now it runs worse than ever! |
| | ¡Llevé mi auto al mecánico y ahora funciona peor que antes! |
green monkey,
sabaeus monkey,
callithrix monkey n | (species of monkey) | mono verde loc nom m |
| howler monkey n | (Central American simian variety) | mono aullador loc nom m |
| | | saraguato nm |
| Note: Nombre científico: Alouatta sp. |
| | Howler monkeys are very loud! |
| little monkey n | figurative (mischievous child) (ES) | bicho, bicha nm |
| | | monito, monita nm |
| | | pícaro, pícara nm, nf |
| | We often refer to our two-year old as "little monkey”. |
| | Siempre llamamos "bicho" a nuestro hijo de dos años. |
| | Siempre le decimos "monito" a nuestro hijo de dos años. |
| | Siempre llamamos "pícaro" a nuestro hijo de dos años. |
make a monkey of [sb],
make a monkey out of [sb] v expr | figurative (cause to appear ridiculous) | poner en ridículo a, dejar en ridículo a loc verb |
| | | ridiculizar a vtr + prep |
| monkey bars npl | (children's climbing frame) | barras nfpl |
| | (AmL) | pasamanos nm inv |
| | (UY) | jaula de monos loc nom f |
| | Children were hanging from the monkey bars in the playground. |
| | Los niños se subían a las barras en el parque infantil. |
monkey bread,
monkey puzzle bread n | (type of yeasted cake) | pan de mono loc nom m |
| monkey bread n | (fruit of baobab) (fruto) | pan de mono loc nom m |
| | | fruto del baobab nm + loc adj |
| monkey bread n | (baobab tree) (árbol) | pan de mono loc nom m |
| | | baobab nm |
monkey bridge,
flying gangway n | (ship's catwalk) (barco) | pasarela nf |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) | tontería nf |
| | The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. |
| | La maestra sustituta rápidamente puso fin a las tonterías. |
| | (coloquial) | payasada nf |
| | La maestra sustituta rápidamente puso fin a las payasadas. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour) (coloquial) | trapicheo nm |
| | One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business. |
| | Había que tener cuidado con los vendedores, famosos por sus trapicheos. |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | transa nf |
| | (AR, coloquial) | matufia nf |
| | Había que tener cuidado con los vendedores, famosos por sus transas. |
| | | juego sucio loc nom m |
| | Había que tener cuidado con los vendedores, famosos por su juego sucio. |
| monkey nut n | informal (peanut) (MX) | cacahuate nm |
| | (ES) | cacahuete nm |
| | (AR) | maní nm |
| monkey paw | (decorative knot) (nudo decorativo) | puño de mono loc nom m |
monkey puzzle,
monkey puzzle tree n | (evergreen tree) | araucaria nf |
| | | pehuén nm |
| monkey suit n | figurative (tuxedo or formal attire) | traje nm |
| | | esmoquin nm |
| monkey suit n | US, figurative (showy uniform) | uniforme nm |
monkey wrench,
also UK: adjustable spanner n | (spanner) | llave inglesa loc nom f |
| | | llave ajustable nf + adj mf |
| | | llave de expansión nf + loc adj |
| | (AR, UY) | llave francesa loc nom f |
| | I need to undo these bolts so please pass me the monkey wrench. |
| | Tengo que sacar estos tornillos; pásame la llave inglesa, por favor. |
monkeyshines (US),
monkey tricks (UK) npl | informal (prank, mischievous behaviour) | travesuras nfpl |
| | | diabluras nfpl |
| owl monkey | (animal) (animal) | mico nocturno loc nom f |
| powder monkey n | dated, informal (warship: boy who carries gunpowder) | chico de la pólvora nm + loc adj |
| proboscis monkey n | (animal: Nasalis larvatus) | mono narigudo loc nom m |
| rhesus monkey n | (animal: macaque) | mono rhesus, macaco rhesus loc nom m |
| | Rhesus monkeys are sometimes used in laboratory experimentation. |
| | Los monos rhesus se usan con frecuencia para experimentos de laboratorio. |
| spider monkey n | (animal) | mono araña loc nom m |
| squirrel monkey n | (animal: small simian that lives in trees) | mono ardilla loc nom m |
| Note: Nombre científico: Saimiri boliviensis. |
| | En mi viaje a Brasil vi muchos animales, pero el que más me sorprendió fue un mono ardilla. |
| throw a monkey wrench into [sth] v expr | US, figurative, slang (disrupt) | poner trabas a loc verb + prep |
| | | poner palos en la rueda a loc verb + prep |
| | | poner zancadillas a loc verb + prep |
| | He was spiteful and enjoyed throwing a monkey wrench into their plans whenever he could. |
| | Era un mal tipo y disfrutaba de poner trabas a sus planes siempre que podía. |
| woolly monkey | (animal) | mono lanudo loc nom m |
| | | churuco, choro nm |