| Principal Translations |
| toy n | (child's plaything) | juguete nm |
| | Lucy was playing with her toys. |
| | Lucy estaba jugando con sus juguetes. |
| toy with [sth] vi + prep | (idea: consider) | jugar con la idea de loc verb |
| | | darle vueltas a loc verb |
| | Steve toyed with the idea of giving up his job and travelling around the world. |
| | Steve jugaba con la idea de dejar su trabajo y viajar alrededor del mundo. |
| toy with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (treat frivolously) | jugar con vi + prep |
| | | divertirse con v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | tontear con vi + prep |
| | Alice said she loved Brian, but she was only toying with his affections. |
| | Alice dijo que amaba a Brian, pero solo estaba jugando con sus sentimientos. |
| toy with [sth] vi + prep | (play: with food, etc.) | jugar con vi + prep |
| | | juguetear con vi + prep |
| | Ian wasn't really eating; he was just toying with his food. |
| | Ian no estaba realmente comiendo; solo estaba jugando con la comida. |
Compound Forms:
|
boytoy (US),
toyboy (UK) n | informal (male lover younger than partner) (coloquial) | juguete sexual loc nom m |
| | (MX: coloquial; voz inglesa) | boytoy nm |
| | (ES: coloquial) | yogurín nm |
| Note: The older partner may be of either gender. |
boy toy,
boytoy n | US, dated, informal (young, sexually attractive woman) (coloquial) | juguete sexual loc nom m |
| cuddly toy n | (child's plush animal) | muñequito de peluche nm + loc adj |
| | | peluche nm |
| | The little boy took his cuddly toy everywhere with him. |
| | Iba a todas partes con su muñequito de peluche. |
| English toy spaniel n | (breed of dog) | Toy Spaniel nom loc m |
| | The English toy spaniel that Mary was exercising in the park was much smaller than my dog. |
| | El Toy Spaniel que María estaba entrenando en el parque es mucho más pequeño que mi perro. |
plush toy,
plush,
plushie n | US (soft toy) | peluche nm |
| | | juguete de peluche nm + loc adj |
pull-along,
pull along,
pull-along toy n | (toy for pulling) | juguete arrastrable nm + adj mf |
| | The girls were taking a walk with their pull-alongs; one had a caterpillar, the other a train. |
| sex toy n | (device: sexual stimulation) | juguete sexual loc nom m |
| | Sex toys are becoming increasingly popular. |
| | Los juguetes sexuales son cada vez más populares. |
| soft toy n | (stuffed plaything, plush) | juguete suave nm + adj mf |
| | Yo siempre he dicho que hay juguetes para todas las edades. Para los más pequeños es conveniente comprar juguetes suaves, de peluche o de tela, para que no se lastimen las encías. |
| | | juguete blando nm + adj |
| | Regálale un juguete blando, de tela, así no se hará daño. |
| | | muñeco de peluche nm + loc adj |
| tin toy n | (child's plaything made of lightweight metal) | juguete de hojalata nm + loc adj |
| | | juguete de lata nm + loc adj |
| toy car n | (child's plaything: miniature vehicle) (AmL) | carrito de juguete, autito de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | coche de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | The little boy was pushing his toy car along the floor. |
| toy dog n | (small canine kept as a pet) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | A lot of female celebrities own toy dogs that they carry around in handbags. |
| | Muchas mujeres famosas tienen perritos falderos que llevan metidos en sus bolsos. |
| toy poodle n | (dog) | caniche toy n común |
| | | caniche mini n común |
| | Toy poodles are tiny in comparison to their cousin the standard poodle. |
| | Los caniches toy son chiquitos comparados con sus primos los caniches. |
toy store (US),
toy shop (UK) n | (store selling children's playthings) | juguetería nf |
| | | tienda de juguetes nf + loc adj |
| | In the weeks before Christmas, toy shops are packed. |
| | En las semanas previas a la Navidad, las jugueterías suelen estar llenas. |
| toy soldier n | (child's plaything: small military figure) | soldado de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | | soldadito nm |
| | (anticuado) | soldadito de plomo nm + loc adj |
| | She broke her brother's toy soldier. |
| | Rompió el soldado de juguete de su hermano. |
| toy train n | (child's plaything: miniature train) | trencito nm |
| | | tren de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | The little boy spent hours rolling his toy train along the track. |
| | El niño pasó horas jugando con su trencito por las vías. |
| toy truck n | (child's plaything: miniature vehicle) | camión de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | | camioncito de juguete nm + loc adj |
toybox,
toy-box,
toy box n | (container for toys) | caja de juguetes loc nom f |