horses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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-trading, horse trading N U inf

stud horse [ˈstʌdhɔːrs, ˈstʌdhɔːs] N

stalking horse [Am ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs, Brit] N

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horses in the PONS Dictionary

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horse about VB intr, horse around VB intr

horse van → horsebox

See also horsebox

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

horses 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
the world of dogs/horses
el mundo de los perros/caballos
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
to hold one's horses inf
parar el carro
this is where my horse was found
aquí es donde se encontró mi caballo
cloth (used to rub down a horse)
mandil
the horses were neck and neck
los caballos iban parejos
to get down off one's high horse
deshincharse
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White coloration is occasionally found in the breed, though white in horses is very rare.
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There are additional concerns that horses are underfed and overused, repeatedly roped until lame, with rope burns down to the bone.
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These are motorcycles, horses and carts the most common means of locomotion flowing through the dirt roads.
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Horses carrying genetics for frame and other white-spotting patterns may be so minimally marked as to lack the registry's minimum requirements for white.
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He led the mercenaries and was in charge of the army's horses, and distributed the spoils of a victorious battle.
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Charioteers wrapped the reins around their bodies in order to use their body weight to better control the horses.
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While conceding that federal law protects the animals, these individuals also argued that economic needs (like livestock grazing) should take precedence over the horses.
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With no shortage of the theatrical in their nature, the imposters pulled off the hoax and rode good horses.
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Men were sold into slavery in exchange for horses with a ratio of ten men for one horse.
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Health regulations mandate vaccinations and blood testing of horses crossing state lines, so rodeo horses receive routine care.
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