lark in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lark¹ [Am lɑrk, Brit lɑːk] N ZOOL

lark

alondra f

to be up or rise with the lark

levantarse al cantar el gallo

to be up or rise with the lark

levantarse de madrugada

See also happy

happy <happier happiest> [Am ˈhæpi, Brit ˈhapi] ADJ

1.1. happy (of people) (joyful, content):

happy person/family/home

feliz

happy smile

de felicidad

happy smile

alegre

happy disposition

alegre

she's not happy unless she has somebody to shout at

si no tiene a quien gritarle, no está contenta

I hope you'll both be very happy

que sean muy felices

I hope you'll both be very happy

que seáis muy felices Spain

to make sb happy

hacer feliz a alguien

he is happy in his work

está contento con su trabajo

I'd be happier if you weren't going alone

me quedaría más tranquilo si no fueras solo

he'll promise them anything just to keep them happy

con tal de tenerlos contentos, es capaz de prometerles cualquier cosa

as happy as a sandboy/as a lark/as the day (is long)/as Larry esp Brit

como unas pascuas

as happy as a sandboy/as a lark/as the day (is long)/as Larry esp Brit

contentísimo

1.2. happy (of people) (pleased) pred:

to be happy

alegrarse

we're so happy you're back

nos alegramos tanto or estamos tan contentos de que hayas vuelto

I'm so happy for you

me alegro mucho por ti

I'm so happy for you

¡cuánto me alegro!

he was very happy that you had found a job

se alegró mucho de que hubieras encontrado trabajo

he was happy to be back home

estaba contento de estar de vuelta en casa

she'd be only too happy to help

ella ayudaría encantada or con mucho gusto

1.3. happy (of people) (satisfied) pred:

to be happy

estar contento

she's not entirely happy with his work

no está del todo contenta con su trabajo

some people are happy with anything

algunas personas se contentan con cualquier cosa

1.4. happy (of people) (tipsy) Brit inf pred:

to be happy

estar alegre

to be happy

estar achispado inf

2.1. happy (of events) (giving pleasure):

happy days/times/occasion

feliz

the happiest days of your life

la época más feliz de la vida

the happy event

el feliz acontecimiento

happy birthday

feliz cumpleaños

Happy New Year

Feliz Año Nuevo

many happy returns (of the day)!

¡felicidades! or ¡que cumplas muchos más!

2.2. happy (of events) (fortunate) attr:

happy coincidence

feliz

happy position

privilegiado

happy position

afortunado

2.3. happy (of events) (felicitous) form or liter:

happy remark/choice/thought

afortunado

happy remark/choice/thought

acertado

lark² [Am lɑrk, Brit lɑːk] N Brit inf

1. lark (bit of fun) no pl:

what a lark

¡qué divertido!

what a lark

¡qué plato! LatAm inf

what a lark

¡qué cachondeo! Spain inf

what a lark

¡qué relajo! Mex inf

they think that's a great lark

se creen que eso es de lo más divertido

to do sth for a lark

hacer algo por divertirse or de broma

2. lark (activity):

I'm too old for this lark

yo ya no estoy para estos trotes inf

I'm fed up with this camping lark

estoy harto de toda esta historia del camping inf

blow or stuff this for a lark! sl

¡ya estoy harto or hasta la coronilla de esto! inf

Translations for lark in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

alondra

lark

cogujada

crested lark

galerita

crested lark

calandria

calandra lark

zoncear

to lark around inf

pavear

to lark around inf

palomillar

to lark around inf

loquear

to lark about inf

lark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lark¹ [lɑ:k, Am lɑ:rk] N

lark (bird):

lark

alondra f

Phrases:

to be up with the lark

levantarse con las gallinas

I.lark² [lɑ:k, Am lɑ:rk] N

1. lark inf (joke):

lark

broma f

for a lark

de broma

2. lark Brit inf (business):

lark

asunto m

don't get involved in that lark!

¡no te metas en ese asunto [o negocio] !

sod this for a lark!

¡estoy hasta el gorro de eso!

II.lark² [lɑ:k, Am lɑ:rk] VB intr inf

to lark about

hacer tonterías

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warble lark

gorjear

Translations for lark in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

terrera

lark

alondra

lark

calandria

calandra lark

lark Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be up with the lark

levantarse con las gallinas

for a lark

de broma

don't get involved in that lark!

¡no te metas en ese asunto [o negocio] !

sod this for a lark!

¡estoy hasta el gorro de eso!

to lark about

hacer tonterías

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Larks' eggs are usually speckled, and clutch sizes range from two (especially in species of the driest deserts) to six (in species of temperate regions).

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This lark is a bird of open dry habitats.

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This lark is a bird of open stony semi-desert.

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This is a small lark at 1516.5 cm in length.

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He had loved the larks, and they were gone.

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The juvenile of this species is reddish above and pale below, quite unlike juvenile shore lark.

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We were on a lark and wanted to see how it would turn out.

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As haltingly vanishes the night, the lark starts to sing, ah, the light she promises, shadows recede!

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The opposite of a lark is a night owl, someone who usually stays up late and may feel most awake in the evening.

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Larks tend to feel most energetic just after they get up in the morning.

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