horse van in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for horse van in the English»Spanish Dictionary

van¹ [Am væn, Brit van] N

1. van MOTOR:

van

furgoneta f

van

camioneta f

van

vagoneta f Mex

2. van Brit RAIL:

van

furgón m

van² [Am væn, Brit van] N (forefront)

van

vanguardia f

to be in the van (of sth)

estar en or a la vanguardia (de algo)

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 van in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse van in the English»Spanish Dictionary

horse van N Am

horse van → horsebox

See also horsebox

horsebox N

horsebox

remolque m para transportar caballos

Translations for horse van in the English»Spanish Dictionary

van¹ [væn] N

1. van (commercial vehicle):

van

furgoneta f

delivery van

furgoneta de reparto

removal van

camión m de mudanzas

2. van Brit (rail carriage for goods):

van

furgón m

luggage van

furgón de equipajes

van² [væn] N no pl

van abbreviation of vanguard

van

vanguardia f

See also vanguard

vanguard [ˈvængɑ:d, Am -gɑ:rd] N no pl

vanguard

vanguardia f

van³ [væn] N Brit inf

van SPORTS abbreviation of advantage

van

ventaja f

See also advantage

advantage [ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ, Am -ˈvæ:nt̬ɪdʒ] N a. SPORTS

advantage

ventaja f

advantage Jackson

ventaja para Jackson

to have an advantage over sb

tener ventaja sobre alguien

to take advantage of sb/sth

aprovecharse de alguien/algo

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

caballo m

to ride a horse

montar a 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 eat like a horse

comer como una lima

to hold one's horses inf

parar el carro

horse N

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to know sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

saber algo de buena tinta

to hear sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

oír algo de primera mano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Another unusual behavior is that he will not walk forward out of horse vans designed for a forward exit; he will only back out.

en.wikipedia.org

Also, from the mid-19th century, horse vans were employed to transfer racing horses from stations on country branch lines, to the nearest racecourse.

en.wikipedia.org

Along this corridor was huge horse vans loaded with horses in full tack (bridles and saddles) in case there was going to be a riot.

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