akimbo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

akimbo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for akimbo in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

akimbo [əˈkɪmbəʊ, Am -boʊ] ADJ

Translations for akimbo in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

akimbo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(with) arms akimbo
(con) los brazos en jarras
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He laughs heartily when villains and foes fall beneath his heavy hand of justice, and he stands triumphantly akimbo when the danger has passed.
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The character walks with his arms akimbo because he is angry and upset.
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Sand castles on the beach, the boys brown, with red pails and shovels, arms akimbo.
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The artist showed men and women in tenements and streets, gossiping, with arms akimbo, that his comic approach exaggerated.
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The etching shows two women, naked with distended bodies and wizened faces, who are flying a broom with legs akimbo.
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After a preparatory dance, the dancer prepares and addresses the bar, lowering and leaning back their body while balancing on feet akimbo with knees extended backwards.
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Each twerk was spirited but polite, sequences were stuck with arms akimbo.
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The instructions in this section of his speech tutorial are clearly directed to law-abiding persons, not persons propped up against a van, legs akimbo.
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The seal character for "liu" suggests the arms akimbo posture.
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She surveys the showroom, still cluttered with shoes all akimbo everywhere and more than a few women who want to buy.
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