pajamas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pajamas, pyjamas Brit [Am pəˈdʒɑməz, pəˈdʒæməz, Brit pəˈdʒɑːməz] N npl

See also cat1, cat2

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

cat → catalog or catalogue

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he climbed into his pajamas
se puso el pijama
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
he put a coat on over his pajamas
se puso un abrigo encima del pijama

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pajamas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pajamas in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for pajamas in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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pijama
pajamas pl Am
piyama
pajamas pl Am

pajamas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in (one's) pajamas
en pijama
a pair of pajamas
un pijama
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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We have slumber party sing-a-longs, we make up dance routines in our pajamas.
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Guests have reported having an elderly woman in pajamas knocking on their door and looking lost.
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The salwar is similar to pajamas or pants, wide at the top and tightened around the ankles with hard material, called paunchay.
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As the guests arrive, each puts on a pair of the pajamas.
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Most of the villagers began to flee with their pajamas on.
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Max wants to come too, but it's a pajama party for girl bunnies only.
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They spend most of the trip trying to change into pajamas and get comfortable in a cramped upper berth.
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At one home, after drinking, they are caught by the returning owners, sleeping in their bed and wearing their pajamas.
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She is then carried in her pajamas through the crowded hotel lobby.
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Many black residents fled into the nearby swamps, some clothed only in their pajamas.
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