gata montesa in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gata montesa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gata montesa N f

gata montesa

wild cat

Translations for gata montesa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gata N f

1. gata MOTOR:

gata Chil Peru

jack

2.1. gata (a cuatro patas):

ir o andar a gatas

to crawl

todavía anda a gatas

he's still crawling

tuve que entrar a gatas

I had to go in on all fours o crawl in

y los que anduvo a gatas Spain inf ya, ya, 54 años, y los que anduvo a gatas

yeah, sure, he's 54 all right, give or take ten years! inf

2.2. gata RioPl (apenas):

a gatas logro leer los titulares

I can just barely read the headlines Am

a gatas logro leer los titulares

I can only just read the headlines Brit

aprobó a gatas

she got through by the skin of her teeth

aprobó a gatas

she just scraped through

See also gato², gato¹

gato² N m

1. gato MOTOR:

gato

jack

2. gato MUS:

gato

folk dance from the River Plate area

3. gato Col (golpe):

gato

punch (to the biceps or thigh muscle)

4. gato GAMES:

gato Chil Mex

ticktacktoe Am

gato Chil Mex

noughts and crosses Brit

5. gato Mex (signo):

gato

hash sign

gato¹ (gata) N m (f)

1. gato ZOOL:

gato (gata)

cat

aquí hay gato encerrado

there's something fishy going on here

cuatro gatos inf

a handful of people

en el pueblo no quedan más que cuatro gatos

there's hardly a soul o there's only a handful of people left in the village

en la clase de árabe solo somos cuatro gatos

there are only half a dozen of us in my Arabic class

defenderse como gato panza arriba o Chil de espaldas inf

to defend oneself fiercely o tooth and nail

eso lo sabe hasta el gato Col inf

everyone knows that

estar para el gato Chil inf

to be in a bad way inf

jugar al gato y al ratón

to play cat and mouse

lavarse como los gatos

to make do with a lick and a promise inf

llevarse el gato al agua inf

to pull it off inf

llevarse el gato al agua inf

to succeed

se subió o se montó la gata a la batea Ven inf

it was the last straw inf

te dieron o Chil pasaron o Col Ven metieron gato por liebre

you were conned o had! inf

te dieron o Chil pasaron o Col Ven metieron gato por liebre

you were done in! Am inf

te dieron o Chil pasaron o Col Ven metieron gato por liebre

you were done! Brit inf

el gato escaldado del agua fría huye prov

once bitten twice shy

gato con guantes no caza ratones prov

I/you can't do it with these/those gloves on

cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones prov

when the cat's away the mice will play

2. gato Spain inf (madrileño):

gato (gata)

person from Madrid

3. gato Chil inf, pej SPORTS:

gato (gata)

amateur pej

4. gato Mex inf (criado):

gato (gata) m

servant

gato (gata) f

maid

gata montesa in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gata montesa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gata N f

1. gata (hembra del gato):

gata

(she-)cat

2. gata (nubecilla):

gata

hill cloud

3. gata (madrileña):

gata

woman from Madrid