puppy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌpi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʌpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pupē)

Inflections of 'puppy' (n): npl: puppies
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puppy n (baby dog)cachorro, cachorra nm, nf
  (informal)perrito, perrita nm, nf
 Jenny wants a puppy, but her parents won't let her have one.
 Jenny quiere un cachorro, pero sus padres no la dejan tener uno.
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puppy n figurative, dated, informal (foolish young man)pichón nm
 Tom is a puppy and hasn't the least idea how to behave!
 Tom es un pichón y no tiene idea de cómo comportarse.
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Compound Forms:
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hush puppy n US, regional (deep-fried doughball)hushpuppy nm
  bola de pan de maíz grupo nom
puppy dog n (young dog)cachorro, cachorra nm, nf
puppy eyes npl figurative, informal (soulful or pleading look)cara de cordero degollado expr
 Dont look at me with those sad puppy eyes - you can't go to the cinema with your friends tonight.
 No me mires con cara de cordero degollado, ya sabes que esta noche no puedes ir al cine con tus amigos.
  cara de perro regañado expr
  (AR)cara de perro mojado expr
 No me mires con cara de perro regañado, ya sabes que esta noche no puedes ir al cine con tus amigos.
  (literal)ojos de cachorrito grupo nom
 No me mires con esos ojos de cachorrito, ya sabes que esta noche no puedes ir al cine con tus amigos.
puppy fat n UK, figurative, informal (body fat in pre-adolescence)gordura infantil nf + adj mf
puppy love,
calf love
n
figurative (adolescent infatuation)amor adolescente nm + adj mf
 The two teenagers had a case of puppy love.
 Los dos adolescentes sentían un amor adolescente.
puppy mill (US),
puppy farm (UK)
n
(farm where dogs are bred)criadero de perros nm + loc adj
 Dogs that are born in a puppy mill often later show behavioral problems.
 Los animales que nacen en criaderos de perros suelen presentar problemas de comportamiento.
sick puppy n figurative, pejorative, slang (mentally ill or depraved person)degenerado, degenerada nm, nf
  depravado, depravada nm, nf
  enfermo de la cabeza, enferma de la cabeza loc nm, loc nf
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Collocations: (must be) puppy love, puppy training (classes), boycott puppy mills, more...

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