COCKING - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. cock [Am kɑk, Brit kɒk] N

1.1. cock C (male fowl):

cock

gallo m

to think one's the cock of the walk

creerse el dueño del mundo

to think one's the cock of the walk

creerse el amo del cotarro inf

1.2. cock (male bird):

cock C

macho m

cock attr pheasant/sparrow

macho adj inv

2.1. cock C (valve, tap):

cock

llave f de paso

2.2. cock C (in firearm):

cock

percutor m

3. cock C (penis):

cock vulg sl

verga f

cock vulg sl

pija f RioPl vulg sl

cock vulg sl

polla f Spain vulg sl

cock vulg sl

pico m Chil vulg sl

4. cock C (pal) Brit:

cock inf

macho m inf

5. cock U (nonsense) Brit:

cock inf

tonterías fpl

cock inf

pendejadas fpl LatAm excl CSur vulg sl

cock inf

gilipolleces fpl Spain inf

cock inf

huevadas fpl And vulg sl

II. cock [Am kɑk, Brit kɒk] VB trans

1. cock gun:

cock

montar

cock

amartillar

2.1. cock (tilt):

cock head

ladear

he cocked his hat

se ladeó el sombrero

2.2. cock (raise):

cock ears

levantar

cock ears

parar LatAm

the dog cocked its leg at each tree

el perro levantaba la pata en cada árbol

try and keep an ear cocked for the mailman inf

estáte atento or pendiente por si viene el cartero

fighting cock N

fighting cock

gallo m de pelea

fighting cock

gallo m de riña AmS

half cock N

at half cock (of gun)

con el seguro echado

to go off at half cock Brit

salir mal

to go off at half cock Brit

frustrarse

cock up VB [Am kɑk -, Brit kɒk -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) sl

cock up

fastidiar inf

cock up

joder vulg sl

we cocked it up

la fastidiamos vulg sl

we cocked it up

la jodimos vulg sl

cock-up [Am ˈkɑkˌəp, Brit] N Brit inf

cock-up

lío m

cock-up

follón m Spain inf

I made a cock-up of it

la fastidié inf

I made a cock-up of it

la embarré AmS inf

cock-and-bull [Am ˌkɑk(ə)nˈbʊl, Brit ˌkɒk(ə)nˈbʊl] ADJ inf

cock-and-bull story or tale

cuento m (chino) inf

cock-and-bull story or tale

camelo m inf

cock-a-hoop [Am ˌkɑkəˈhup, Brit] ADJ

1. cock-a-hoop (exultant):

cock-a-hoop usu pred

contentísimo

cock-a-hoop usu pred

como unas castañuelas

to be cock-a-hoop about sth

estar contentísimo or como unas castañuelas con algo

2. cock-a-hoop (awry) Am:

his plans were knocked all cock-a-hoop

se le desbarataron or trastocaron los planes

cock-a-doodle-doo [Am ˌkɑkəˌdudlˈdu, Brit ˌkɒkəduːd(ə)lˈduː] INTERJ

cock-a-doodle-doo

¡quiquiriquí!

Spanish

English

cocoricó

cock-a-doodle-doo

gallo de pelea

fighting cock

gallo de pelea

game cock

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. cock [kɒk, Am kɑ:k] N

1. cock (male chicken):

cock

gallo m

2. cock vulg (penis):

cock

polla f

cock

pichula f Chile

3. cock Brit inf (form of address):

cock

macho m

II. cock [kɒk, Am kɑ:k] VB trans

1. cock (turn):

cock

ladear

2. cock (ready gun):

cock

amartillar

III. cock [kɒk, Am kɑ:k] ADJ (in ornithology)

cock

macho

cock fight N

cock fight

pelea f de gallos

game-cock [ˈgeɪmkɒk, Am -ˈkɑ:k] N

game-cock

gallo m de pelea

cock-up [ˈkɒkʌp, Am ˈkɑ:k-] N inf

cock-up

lío m

cock-a-leekie N

cock-a-leekie

caldo m de pollo y puerros

cock-a-doodle-doo [ˌkɒkəˌdu:dlˈdu:, Am ˌkɑ:k-] N childspeak

cock-a-doodle-doo

quiquiriquí m

cock-a-hoop ADJ Brit inf

to be cock-a-hoop

estar más contento que unas pascuas

cock-and-bull story <-ies> N

cock-and-bull story

cuento m chino

Spanish

English

quiquiriquí

cock-a-doodle-doo

kikirikí

cock-a-doodle-doo

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. cock [kak] N

1. cock (male chicken):

cock

gallo m

2. cock vulg (penis):

cock

polla f

cock

pichula f Arg, Chile, Peru

II. cock [kak] VB trans

1. cock (turn):

cock

ladear

2. cock (ready gun):

cock

amartillar

III. cock [kak] ADJ (in ornithology)

cock

macho

cock-a-doodle-doo [ˌkak·ə·ˌdu·dəl·ˈdu] N childspeak

cock-a-doodle-doo

quiquiriquí m

cock-a-leekie N culin

cock-a-leekie

caldo m de pollo y puerros

cock-and-bull story <-ies> N

cock-and-bull story

cuento m chino

Spanish

English

kikirikí

cock-a-doodle-doo

nabo

cock

verga

cock

jaca

(fighting) cock

amartillar

to cock

chuza

cock's spur

Present

I	cock
you	cock
he/she/it	cocks
we	cock
you	cock
they	cock

Past

I	cocked
you	cocked
he/she/it	cocked
we	cocked
you	cocked
they	cocked

Present Perfect

I	have	cocked
you	have	cocked
he/she/it	has	cocked
we	have	cocked
you	have	cocked
they	have	cocked

Past Perfect

I	had	cocked
you	had	cocked
he/she/it	had	cocked
we	had	cocked
you	had	cocked
they	had	cocked