horse about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

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

horse about in the PONS Dictionary

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What do you do other than get on your high horse about a misinterpreted comment?
www.smh.com.au
Pillar three: horse about to fly.
www.villagemagazine.ie
When you ride a horse, there are all sorts of subtle cues from the horse about what's going on.
jalopnik.com
I am not a hater, but orthodox medicine can not get up on their high horse about being evidenced based practice when they clearly are not.
www.smh.com.au
Proposed penalties range from $300 for striking a horse about the head to $5000 for individuals guilty of more serious breaches.
www.horsetalk.co.nz
It isn't something to worry about - but nor is it something to dismiss out of hand, or something to get on a high horse about.
www.edp24.co.uk
The registry institutes the same studbook inspection process, aiming for a powerful, elegant horse about 15.2hh with an active, efficient trot, longevity, soundness, and an even temperament.
en.wikipedia.org
Together with his father, he built a wooden horse about 1763.
en.wikipedia.org
The author, every week, gets on his high horse about what mean people are those who don't see the world his way.
www.abc.net.au
I didn't have to get on my high horse about it.
www.nola.com

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