Translations for knee-high in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

knee-high [Am ˈˌni ˈˌhaɪ, Brit ˌniːˈhʌi] ADJ

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knee-high sock:

knee-high

the weeds are knee-high

la maleza llega hasta las rodillas

when he was just knee-high to a grasshopper inf

cuando era apenas un renacuajo inf

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botas camperas N fpl

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botas camperas

knee-high leather boots pl

microbio N m

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1. microbio BIOL:

2. microbio inf (niño pequeño):

tú, microbio, a la cama

come on, shrimp, off to bed inf

cuando yo era un microbio

when I was knee-high to a grasshopper inf

cuando yo era un microbio

when I was a toddler

bota N f

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1. bota (calzado):

bota

botas de caña alta

knee-high boots

botas de media caña

calf-length boots

colgar las botas

to hang up one's boots

morir con las botas puestas

to die with one's boots on

ponerse las botas inf con ese contrato se están poniendo las botas

they're raking it in with that contract inf

como pagaba la compañía se pusieron las botas

the company was paying so they really made pigs of themselves

2. bota (para vino):

bota

Translations for knee-high in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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knee-high ADJ

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to be knee-high

llegar hasta las rodillas

grasshopper [ˈgrɑ:shɒpəʳ, Am ˈgræshɑ:pɚ] N

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grasshopper

saltamontes m inv

grasshopper

chapulín m AmC, Mex

grasshopper

saltagatos m inv AmC, Mex

Phrases:

to be knee-high to a grasshopper

ser un renacuajo

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knee/waist-high

hasta la rodilla/cintura

knee/waist-high

hasta la rodilla/cintura

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Girls must wear a white shirt with the school's crest embroidered onto the front pocket, navy blue tie, gray skirt, and white knee-high socks. en.wikipedia.org

Many 1960s-era clubgoers wore miniskirts and knee-high, high-heeled boots, which eventually came to be called go-go boots. en.wikipedia.org

The huge area allowed the cattle to graze on healthy, knee-high grass. en.wikipedia.org

Typical waders are chest-high, but waist-high and knee-high waders are sometimes used in shallow water. en.wikipedia.org

He sported long, aristocratic mustaches and wore knee-high boots. en.wikipedia.org

The heavy torrential rains soon triggered knee-high flooding across several locations in the nation. en.wikipedia.org

The knee-high boots are replaced with shoes, however some troopers still wear the boots. en.wikipedia.org

Many 1960s-era clubgoers wore miniskirts and knee-high, high-heeled boots, which eventually came to be called go-go boots, to night clubs. en.wikipedia.org

Also, their boot length was shortened from knee-high (in the pilot episode) to normal length boots in the final series. en.wikipedia.org

The rest of the school property was simply a large field which consisted of knee-high grass and weeds. en.wikipedia.org

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