alley cat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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alley <pl alleys> [Am ˈæli, Brit ˈali] N

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

See also caterpillar

caterpillar [Am ˈkædə(r)ˌpɪlər, Brit ˈkatəpɪlə] N

cat → catalog or catalogue

alley cat in the PONS Dictionary

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Other generic terms include house cat and alley cat (the latter may be used more specifically to refer to feral specimens).
en.wikipedia.org
Alley cat urban races, involving scavenger hunt-style obstacles and serious traffic navigation, have long been a staple of the bike messenger community.
velonews.competitor.com
He reaches into the bag to rummage for the goods and comes out with two empty tin cans and a live alley cat.
www.avclub.com
She prowls around like an alley cat and is not the nicest person.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
This fails when the little bird floats in the direction of a hungry alley cat tries to make the bird his lunch.
en.wikipedia.org
She's an alley cat, a runaway, who doesn't really care about what polite society thinks.
www.dailymail.co.uk
And he's about as loyal as an alley cat.
www.sportal.co.nz
Alley cats almost always take place in cities, and are often organized by bicycle messengers.
en.wikipedia.org
You had to have the reflexes of an alley cat to make it work.
www.independent.co.uk
She has insulted the good name of every soldier named on that memorial just for some puerile pleasure worthy of a common alley cat.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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