horse’s in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for horse’s in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

2. horse C (vaulting-block):

horse

potro m

horse

caballo m Mex

3. horse (cavalry):

horse + pl vb

caballería f

light horse

caballería ligera

4. horse U (heroin):

horse sl

caballo m sl

horse-trading, horse trading N U inf

horse-trading

toma y daca m

horse-trading

tira y afloja m LatAm

stud horse [ˈstʌdhɔːrs, ˈstʌdhɔːs] N

stud horse

semental m

stud horse

caballo m garañón

stalking horse [Am ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs, Brit] N

1. stalking horse (pretext):

stalking horse

pretexto m

2. stalking horse POL:

stalking horse

candidato presentado para favorecer a otro, dividir a la oposición etc

vaulting horse N

vaulting horse

potro m

dark horse N

1. dark horse (surprise victor):

dark horse Am

ganador m sorpresa / ganadora f sorpresa

2. dark horse (unknown quantity):

dark horse

enigma m

horse chestnut N

1. horse chestnut:

horse chestnut, a. horse chestnut tree

castaño m de Indias

2. horse chestnut (fruit):

horse chestnut

castaña f de Indias

horse-drawn [Am ˈhɔrs ˌdrɔn, Brit ˈhɔːsdrɔːn] ADJ

horse-drawn

tirado por caballos

horse breeder N

horse breeder

criador m de caballos / criadora f de caballos

horse dealer N

horse dealer

tratante mf de caballos

horse dealer

comerciante mf de caballos

horse’s in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse’s in the English»Spanish Dictionary

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

caballo m

to ride a horse

montar a caballo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

potro m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

saber algo de buena tinta

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado prov

you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink prov

puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga

to flog a dead horse

perder el tiempo (intentando algo)

to flog a dead horse

arar en el mar

to be on one's high horse inf

tener muchos humos

to eat like a horse

comer como una lima

to hold one's horses inf

parar el carro

horse about VB intr, horse around VB intr

horse about

hacer el tonto

vaulting horse N

vaulting horse

potro m

gift horse N

never look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado prov

horse van N Am

horse van → horsebox

See also horsebox

horsebox N

horsebox

remolque m para transportar caballos

rocking horse N

rocking horse

caballito m mecedor

stalking horse [ˈstɔ:kɪŋˌhɔ:s, Am -ˌhɔ:rs] N POL

stalking horse

candidato que se presenta para favorecer a otro

horse race N

horse race

carrera f de caballos

horse racing N

horse racing

carreras f pl de caballos

horse N

User Entry

to know sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

saber algo de buena tinta

to hear sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

oír algo de primera mano

horse’s Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be as strong as a horse

ser tan fuerte como un toro

to dig one's spurs into a horse

hincar las espuelas en un caballo

to put the cart before the horse

empezar la casa por el tejado

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

saber algo de buena tinta

this is where my horse was found

aquí es donde se encontró mi caballo

to know sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

saber algo de buena tinta

to hear sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

oír algo de primera mano

cloth (used to rub down a horse)

mandil

to get down off one's high horse

deshincharse

to put the cart before the horse

empezar la casa por el tejado fig