cat's in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

scaredy-cat [Am ˈskɛrdiˌkæt, Brit ˈskɛːdɪkat] N inf

Cheshire cat [Am tʃɛʃər ˈkæt, Brit tʃɛʃə ˈkat] N

cat's in the PONS Dictionary

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cat-walk [ˈkætˌwɔ:k, Am -wɑ:k] N

cat's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not have a cat in hell's chance inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
to fight like cat and dog
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato
to put the cat among the pigeons
armar un revuelo
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un lavoteo
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un baño de vaquero Ven
sb let the cat out of the bag
alguien se fue del pico
they fight like cat and dog
se llevan como el perro y el gato inf
when the cat's away the mice will play prov
en ausencia del gato bailan los ratones prov
I feel really sorry for the cat
me da mucha pena el gato
has the cat got your tongue?
¿te ha comido alguien la lengua?
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Cat's whisker diodes were also called crystal diodes and found application in crystal radio receivers.
en.wikipedia.org
He added that balbas pusa (cat's whisker), sambong, pandan and tanglad can help manage high blood pressure, while green mangoes can ease coughing.
lifestyle.inquirer.net
In some jurisdictions the worker could successfully sue the employer for employment discrimination using a legal theory called cat's paw liability.
jurist.org
Early sets used a cat's whisker detector, a fine wire touching the surface of a pebble of crystalline mineral such as galena.
en.wikipedia.org
The cat's whisker detector was another kind of detectors developed, typically employing galena crystal with wire spring contact.
en.wikipedia.org
Under the cat's paw sign was a slot to put money in and a lead tube.
en.wikipedia.org
Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a cat's whisker of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or crystal detector.
en.wikipedia.org
The most popular and well-known string game appears to be cat's cradle.
en.wikipedia.org
Pendulous wing-like folds of skin form on the cat's back, shoulders and haunches.
en.wikipedia.org
Among the winners are the bulging eye of a greenfly magnified through an electron microscope and the papillae that create the rough surface of a cat's tongue.
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