clothes horse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for clothes horse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for clothes horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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clothe [Am kloʊð, Brit kləʊð] VB trans

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See also clad2, clad1

clad1 [Am klæd, Brit klad] arch or liter pt & pt part clothe

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clothes [Am kloʊ(ð)z, Brit kləʊ(ð)z] N npl

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

clothes horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clothes horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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clothes [kləʊðz, Am kloʊðz] N

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

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You'll find this reduces how tangled everything is at the end of the wash and means you spend less time loading up the clothes horse.
www.tv3.ie
It must be especially galling for such a noted clothes horse to discover he's suddenly yesterday's model.
www.irishcentral.com
Despite the fact she was all over the place the clothes horse still look hot, a hot mess we'd say.
www.irishmirror.ie
For our readers, a style icon has to have an emotional connection, not just be a clothes horse or a pretty face.
www.dailymail.co.uk
In the end, however, her power as a clothes horse par excellence is only added to by the humanity of any more earthly flaws.
www.independent.co.uk
More than that, however, the thought of working as a professional clothes horse horrifies her.
www.independent.ie
To her husband directly, the near-billionaire clothes horse had her own words of encouragement.
www.dailymail.co.uk
So to be a political wife shouldn't mean a career as a walking clothes horse.
www.telegraph.co.uk
They tend to be socially aware and with a little more information about sustainable fashion choices, are likely to jump on the clothes horse.
www.odt.co.nz
I'll never be a clothes horse or romantic symbol.
en.wikipedia.org

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