clothes-peg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.perro2 (perra) N m (f)

1. perro ZOOL:

perro (perra)
dog
“¡cuidado con el perro!”
“beware of the dog”
a otro perro con ese hueso
go tell it to the marines! Am
a otro perro con ese hueso
pull the other one! Brit
atar perros con longaniza inf
to have money to burn inf
como perro en cancha de bochas RioPl inf, hum andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas
to be like a fish out of water
me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas
they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long inf
como un perro inf terminó sus días como un perro
he ended his days in the gutter
me dejó tirado como un perro
she abandoned me, as if I were a stray dog
murió como un perro, en la miseria
he died in abject poverty, like a dog
de perros inf
foul
hace un tiempo de perros
the weather's foul o horrible o terrible
está de un humor de perros
he's in a foul mood
echarle los perros a alg. inf (para ahuyentar)
to set the dogs on sb
echarle los perros a alg. (recibir muy mal)
to give sb a hostile reception inf
es el mismo perro con diferente collar
nothing has really changed
es el mismo perro con diferente collar
it's the same people (o regime etc.) under a different name
estar meado de perros CSur inf
to be plagued o dogged by bad luck
hacer perro muerto Chil inf
to do a runner inf
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato
to fight like cat and dog
me/nos/les fue como a los perros en misa
I/we/they had a terrible time of it inf
meterle a alg. el perro RioPl inf
to con sb inf
no tener ni perro que le ladre inf
to be all alone in the world
perro no come perro Col inf
there is honor among thieves
perro viejo ladra sentado
said of sb who has learned how to do things with a minimum of effort
ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo)
to be a dog in the manger
ser perro viejo
to be a wily o shrewd old bird inf
tratar a alg. como a un perro
to treat sb like dirt
a perro flaco todo son pulgas prov
it never rains but it pours
muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia prov
the best way to solve a problem is to attack the root cause of it
por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron prov
give a dog a bad name
perro que ladra no muerde o Spain perro ladrador, poco mordedor prov
his/her bark's worse than his/her bite

II.perro N m Chil

clothes-peg in the PONS Dictionary

clothes-peg Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

clothes peg
pinza f de tender la ropa
clothes peg
broche m de tender la ropa Arg
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I know, some clothes pegs.
www.nzherald.co.nz
The time-starved might be baffled at the thought of decorating clothes pegs and storing them in a hand-sewn fabric bag.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I do, however, have bed sheets, some clothes pegs and an assortment of furniture.
www.crikey.com.au
Something not designed for the purpose: a library book, a clothes peg, a prized shoe - it'll be gnawed unto ruination.
www.stuff.co.nz
But what about these clothes pegs?
www.telegraph.co.uk
Her uniform is flannel pyjamas and bright plastic clothes pegs clipped to her pigtails.
www.smh.com.au
If using the wooden clothes pegs, dab a little glue onto the fabric and pull it over the top of the peg.
www.irishcatholic.ie
You pledge to attach clothes pegs to parts of your body for every retweet you get 11.
www.theweek.co.uk
He is known for his use of unusual instruments, most notably using electric power drills on his guitar and playing the typewriter and a giant clothes peg percussively.
en.wikipedia.org
Negatives hung with clothes pegs over the bathtub.
www.loeildelaphotographie.com

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