WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
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guv, guvnor, guv'nor interj | UK, regional, slang, abbreviation (guv'nor: sir) | señor interj |
guv, guvnor, guv'nor interj | UK, regional, slang, abbreviation (guv'nor: boss) | jefe, jefa interj |
the guv, the guv'nor, the guvnor n | UK, regional, slang (guv'nor: boss) | jefe nm |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US), make head or tail of [sth], make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) | entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr |
| | descifrar⇒ vtr |
Note: Usually in the negative. |
neither fish nor fowl, neither fish nor flesh expr | (neither one or the other) | ni chicha ni limonada expr |
| | ni lo uno ni lo otro expr |
neither here nor there expr | figurative (not relevant) | no venir al caso loc verb |
| | no tener importancia loc verb |
neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | ni más ni menos loc adv |
| Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl. |
| Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. |
| Pon un sólo huevo en el bowl, ni más ni menos. // Su hija recibió ni más ni menos que su hijo del testamento. |
neither more nor less adv | (to the same amount or degree) | ni más ni menos loc adv |
| This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. |
| Este caballo no es ni más ni menos rápido que el otro. |
nor conj | (not either) | ni conj |
| The lecture wasn't very informative, nor was it very entertaining. |
| La conferencia no fue informativa, ni muy interesante. |
nor conj | ([sb] does not either) | ni conj |
| I don't like tomatoes and nor does he. |
| No me gustan los tomates, ni a él tampoco. |
not see hide nor hair of [sb/sth], see neither hide nor hair of [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (see no trace of) | no ver ni rastro de loc verb |
| (ES) | no verle el pelo a loc verb |
| I've not seen hide nor hair of Nicholas for weeks now; I think he must be avoiding me. |
'nor'' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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