gift horse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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gift [Am ɡɪft, Brit ɡɪft] N

1.1. gift (present):

gift
regalo m
gift
obsequio m form
gift REL
ofrenda f
may I present you with a small gift?
¿puedo hacerle un pequeño obsequio? form
your gift could save a child's life
su donación podría salvar la vida de un niño
the perfect gift for the woman who has everything
el regalo perfecto para la mujer que lo tiene todo
the perfect gift for the woman who has everything
el obsequio perfecto para la mujer que lo tiene todo form
a free gift in every packet COMM
un obsequio en cada paquete
it was a gift
me lo regalaron
it was a gift
es un regalo
it's a gift at that price
a ese precio es una ganga or un regalo inf
the exam was a gift inf
el examen estaba regalado or tirado inf
a gift from the gods
un regalo del cielo
never look a gift horse in the mouth
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente or no se le miran los dientes

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

gift horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gift horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Not that he's looking a gift horse in the mouth, but he does wonder about the general public's appetite for professional comedy.
www.straight.com
But while convention cautions against looking a gift horse in the mouth, it hasn't stopped commentators arguing and speculating about what the sculpture means.
www.theweek.co.uk
It might be time, however, to put this gift horse under the microscope.
www.mississauga.com
As they say, never look a gift horse in the mouth.
nation.com.pk
This is one gift horse, whose teeth do not have to be inspected, or do they?
www.waterford-today.ie
Now you are looking a gift horse in the mouth with rates at half these levels.
www.stuff.co.nz
It's a case of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I don't look a gift horse in the mouth, though.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
www.wheelsmag.com.au
On the one hand don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
www.irishcentral.com

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