horse bean in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for horse bean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bean [Am bin, Brit biːn] N

1.1. bean (fresh, in pod) → green bean

1.2. bean (dried):

bean

frijol m

bean

alubia f Spain

bean

judía f Spain

bean

poroto m CSur

bean

caraota f Ven

to be full of beans inf

estar lleno de vida

to be full of beans inf

rebosar energía

to spill the beans

descubrir el pastel

to spill the beans

levantar la liebre

to spill the beans

levantar la perdiz RioPl

1.3. bean:

coffee bean

grano m (de café)

2.1. bean inf (scrap, trace) esp Brit with neg:

she told us nothing, not a bean!

¡no nos dijo ni pío! inf

it isn't worth a bean

no vale nada

not to have a bean Brit

estar pelado inf

not to have a bean Brit

estar sin blanca Spain inf

not to have a bean Brit

andar erizo Mex inf

not to have a bean Brit

andar palmado AmC inf

not to know beans about sth Am

no saber ni papa de algo inf

2.2. bean inf <beans, pl > (money):

bean

platita f LatAm inf

bean

cuartos mpl Spain inf

bean

quintos mpl Mex inf

2.3. bean inf (head):

bean Am

coco m inf

bean Am

mate m AmS inf

II.bean [Am bin, Brit biːn] VB trans Am inf

to bean sb

darle un porrazo or un mamporro en la cabeza a alguien inf

See also green bean

green bean N

green bean

habichuela f

green bean

judía f verde Spain

green bean

ejote m Mex

green bean

chaucha f RioPl

green bean

poroto m verde Chil

green bean

vainita f Ven

horse [Am hɔrs, Brit hɔːs] N

1. horse C ZOOL:

horse

caballo m

to ride a horse

montar a caballo

to ride a horse

andar a caballo CSur Mex

he lost a lot of money on the horses

perdió mucho dinero en las carreras de caballos

from the horse's mouth inf I want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth

quiero que me lo diga él mismo/ella misma

his/her high horse when he gets on his high horse …

cuando se pone a pontificar …

you'd better get down off your high horse

va a ser mejor que bajes el gallo inf

hold your horses inf

¡un momentito!

horses for courses Brit inf

a cada cual, lo suyo

I could eat a horse

tengo un hambre canina

I could eat a horse

me comería una vaca entera

to back the wrong horse

hacer una mala elección

to be a horse of another or a different color

ser harina de otro costal

to beat or Brit flog a dead horse inf , talking to them about cutting expenditure is a case of beating a dead horse

hablarles de reducir gastos es como arar en el mar or como machacar en hierro frío

asking him to contribute is like beating a dead horse

pedirle que colabore es pedirle peras al olmo

to change horses in midstream

cambiar de parecer (or de política etc.) a mitad de camino

to drive a horse and cart through sth

arrasar con algo

to eat like a horse

comer como un sabañón or como una lima (nueva)

wild horses wild horses wouldn't make me go back to that job

por nada del mundo volvería a ese trabajo

wild horses couldn't keep me away

no me lo perdería por nada del mundo

you can lead or take a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga

attr horse blanket

gualdrapa f

attr horse blanket

manta f para caballo

attr horse blanket

jerga f RioPl

2. horse C (vaulting-block):

horse

potro m

horse

caballo m Mex

3. horse (cavalry):

horse + pl vb

caballería f

light horse

caballería ligera

4. horse U (heroin):

horse sl

caballo m sl

horse bean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse bean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bean [bin] N

1. bean (green):

bean

judía f verde

bean

habichuela f Col

bean

ejote m Mex

bean

chaucha f RioPl

bean

poroto m verde Chile

bean

vainita f Ven

2. bean (dried):

bean

alubia f

baked beans

alubias f pl en salsa de tomate

3. bean (seed, pod):

coffee bean

grano m de café

vanilla bean

vaina f de vainilla

4. bean (plant):

bean

judía f

Phrases:

to be full of beans inf

estar lleno de vida

to not have a bean inf

estar pelado

to spill the beans inf

descubrir el pastel

to spill the beans inf

levantar la perdiz RioPl

II.bean [bin] VB trans sl

to bean sb (on the head)

dar un porrazo en la cabeza a alguien

horse [hɔrs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

caballo m

to ride a horse

montar a caballo

to eat like a horse

comer como una lima [o como un caballo]

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

potro m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

saber algo de buena tinta

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado prov

you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink prov

puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga

to flog a dead horse

perder el tiempo (intentando algo)

to flog a dead horse

arar en el mar

to be on one's high horse inf

tener muchos humos

to hold one's horses inf

parar el carro

hold your horses! inf

¡espera un minuto!

hold your horses! inf

¡no te aceleres!