dog in the manger in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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manger [Am ˈmeɪndʒər, Brit ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə] N

dog1 [Am dɔɡ, Brit dɒɡ] N

1.1. dog ZOOL:

dog
perro m / perra f
dog (male canine)
macho m
I wouldn't do it to/wish it on a dog
no se lo haría/desearía a mi peor enemigo
it shouldn't happen to a dog
no le debería pasar a nadie
a dog's breakfast Brit
un desastre
a dog's breakfast Brit
un desaguisado
his desk always looks like a dog's breakfast
su mesa siempre está patas arriba inf
a dog's life
una vida de perros
dressed or done up like a dog's dinner Brit
todo emperifollado inf
it's (a case of) dog eat dog
hay una competencia brutal
like a dog with two tails Brit
como (un) niño con zapatos nuevos
not to have or stand a dog's chance
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
to go to the dogs
venirse abajo
the country's going to the dogs
el país se viene abajo
to put on the dog Am inf
darse tono
to put on the dog Am inf
darse pisto Spain inf
to put on the dog Am inf
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to treat sb like a dog
tratar a alguien como a un perro
every dog has its day
a todos les llega su momento de gloria
give a dog a bad name (and hang it) Brit
cría fama y échate a dormir or por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron
let sleeping dogs lie
mejor no revolver el asunto
let sleeping dogs lie
mejor es no meneallo inf
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
loro viejo no aprende a hablar
dog license
licencia f para perro

dog2 <pres part dogging; pt, pp dogged> VB trans

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I.the ART DEF [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

II.the ADV + comp [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

IN → Indiana

I.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] PREP

1.1. in (indicating place, location):

in
en
in the drawer/kitchen
en el cajón/en la cocina
in Detroit/Japan
en Detroit/en (el) Japón
our friends in Detroit
nuestros amigos de Detroit
he's in a meeting
está en una reunión
he's in a meeting
está reunido
I've got something in my eye
tengo algo en el ojo
who's that in the photo?
¿quién es ese de la foto?
in here/there
aquí/allí dentro
in here/there
aquí/allí adentro esp LatAm
in life/business
en la vida/los negocios
to go out/lie in the sun
salir/tumbarse al sol
in the rain
bajo la lluvia
you can't go out in this weather
no puedes salir con este tiempo
he was sitting in the dark/shade
estaba sentado en la oscuridad or en lo oscuro/a or en la sombra
in the moonlight
a la luz de la luna

4.1. in (indicating manner):

in
en
in a low voice
en voz baja
in dollars
en dólares
in French
en francés
they sat in a circle
se sentaron en un círculo
in rows/groups
en filas/grupos
in twos
de dos en dos
in twos
de a dos LatAm
to break sth in two
partir algo en dos
cut it in half
córtalo por la mitad
they came in their thousands
vinieron miles y miles
to work in wood
trabajar con madera
to paint in oils
pintar al óleo
in bronze/silk
de or en bronce/seda
write in ink/pencil
escriba con tinta/lápiz
sonata in A minor
sonata en la menor

II.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADV in often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (close in, hand in, stand in, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (close, hand, stand, etc).

3. in (involved):

we were in on the planning stage
participamos en la planificación
we're doing the bank job tonight: are you in or not? inf
esta noche asaltamos el banco ¿te apuntas o no? inf
to be in for sth you're in for a thrashing!
¡la paliza que te espera or que te vas a llevar!
you're in for it now!
¡ahora sí que te va a caer una buena!
you don't know what you're in for!
¡no sabes la que te espera! inf
it looks like we're in for some rain
parece que va a llover
you're in for a big surprise
te vas a llevar una buena sorpresa
I'm in for the 100m
me he apuntado a los 100 metros
to be in on sth I wanted to be in on the deal
quería tener parte en el trato
she was in on it from the start
lo supo or estuvo al tanto desde el principio
to be in with sb he's in with a really bad crowd
anda en muy malas compañías
he's (well) in with the boss
es muy amigo del jefe

III.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADJ

See also get in with

get in with VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

in. → inch(es)

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I.dog [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] -gg- N

II.dog [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] -gg- VB trans (pursue)

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manger [ˈmeɪndʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] N

I.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

II.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] ADV (in comparison)

See also inch

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