legs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.leg [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)
pierna f
leg (of animal, bird)
pata f
break a leg! inf, hum THEAT
¡(buena) suerte!
he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! inf
habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos inf
not to have a leg to stand on inf
llevar todas las de perder
shake a leg! inf
¡muévete! inf
shake a leg! inf
apúrate LatAm
show a leg! Brit inf
¡a levantarse!
show a leg! Brit inf
¡vamos, arriba! inf
to be on one's/its last legs inf
estar en las últimas inf
to get a or one's leg over Brit sl
echarse un polvo sl
to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf
ponerse de pie
to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf
pararse LatAm
to get on one's hind legs (to go into a rage)
ponerse bravo inf
to pull sb's leg inf
tomarle el pelo a alguien inf
to stretch one's legs
estirar las piernas
to walk one's legs off inf
matarse caminando inf
to walk one's legs off inf
matarse andando esp Spain inf
to walk one's legs off attr muscle
de la pierna
to walk one's legs off injury
en la pierna
leg irons
grilletes mpl
leg irons MED
aparato m ortopédico (para la pierna)

II.leg <pres part legging; pt, pp legged> [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] VB trans

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leg-pull [Am ˈlɛɡ ˌpʊl, Brit] N inf

leg warmers [Am ˈlɛɡ ˌwɔrmərz, Brit ˈlɛɡ ˌwɔːməz] N npl

leg up [ˈlɛɡ ʌp] N inf no pl

leg-of-mutton sleeve [ˌlɛɡəvˌmətn ˈsliv] N

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ancas de rana
frogs' legs pl

legs in the PONS Dictionary

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II.leg [leg] -gg- VB trans inf

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shaven face, legs
afeitado, -a

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legs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get one's sea legs
acostumbrarse a mantener el equilibrio (en barco)
to be on one's last legs
estar para el arrastre
my legs turned to jelly inf
se me pusieron las piernas como un flan
to talk the hind legs off a donkey Brit inf
hablar por los codos
to stand on its hind legs
empinarse (animal)
with one's tail between one's legs
con las orejas gachas
to be on one's last legs
estar en las últimas (arruinado)
to have one's legs wide apart
estar despatarrado
with one's tail between one's legs
con las orejas gachas
I'm going to stretch my legs a little
voy a salir a estirar un poco las piernas
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The fourth pair of walking legs was nearly spineless.
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Pugs' legs are very strong, straight, of moderate length, and are set well under.
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Larvae have 3 pairs of legs and the nymphs and adults 4 pairs.
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Ten water-repellent wire legs extend out and onto the water, while two oar-like legs -- propelled by two miniature motors -- push the bug-bot along.
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Some have no externally visible legs at all (though they have internal rudiments that emerge as adult legs at the final ecdysis).
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They are grub-like and have very short legs and a retracted head.
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There were bone deformities in the right arm, both legs, and, most conspicuously, in the large skull.
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Their hind legs are well propelled underneath them in a similar exaggerated action.
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At the age of 14, in 1996, he lost both legs below the knees when he stepped on a landmine.
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Later, the narrator says he was fixing to run over and climb between his legs and sit there and watch...
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