papa in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for papa in the English»Spanish Dictionary

papa N

1. papa [ˈpɑpə] [pəˈpɑː, ˈpɑːpə] Am:

papa

papá m

2. papa [ˈpɑpə] [pəˈpɑː, ˈpɑːpə] Brit dated:

papa

padre m dated

papa

papá m

Translations for papa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

papa¹ N m

papa

pope

Su Santidad el Papa

His Holiness the Pope

papa² N f

1. papa esp. LatAm BOT:

papa

potato

ni papa inf

not a thing

no sé/no entiendo ni papa de mecánica

I haven't a clue about mechanics inf

no sé/no entiendo ni papa de mecánica

I don't know a thing about mechanics

ser mala papa Col inf

to be a spoilsport inf

ser una papa RioPl inf persona:

to be a dead loss inf

ser una papa tarea:

to be a piece of cake inf

ser una papa tarea:

to be a cinch inf

2. papa LatAm inf (comida):

papa

food

el bebé no se ha comido la papa

the baby hasn't eaten his food

le da cuatro papas diarias Chil

she gives him four feeds a day

ganarse la papa Col inf

to earn a living

ganarse la papa Col inf

to earn a crust inf

3. papa inf (mentira):

papa Chil Mex

fib inf

4. papa CSur inf (agujero):

papa

hole

5. papa Chil (bulbo):

papa

bulb

papá <pl papás> N m inf

papá

daddy inf

papá

pop Am inf

mis papás

my parents

mis papás

my mom and dad Am

mis papás

my mum and dad Brit inf

enseñarle a su papá a ser hijo inf

to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs inf

papa dulce N f LatAm

papa dulce

sweet potato

papa caliente N f

papa caliente

hot potato

papa frita N mf RioPl inf

papa frita

blockhead inf

papa frita

dummy inf

I.papar VB intr, trans

papar → papear

II.paparse VB vpr

paparse Urug inf:

paparse

to scoff inf

See also papear

I.papear VB intr inf

papear

to eat

II.papear VB trans inf

papear

to eat

mejor papeamos algo antes

we'd better eat sth beforehand

mejor papeamos algo antes

we'd better grab a bite to eat beforehand inf

hijo de papá (hija de papá) N m (f)

hijo de papá (hija de papá)

rich kid inf

Papá Noel N m

Papá Noel

Santa Claus

Papá Noel

Father Christmas

papa in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for papa in the English»Spanish Dictionary

papa [ˈpɑ:pə] N Am

papa

papá m

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papa f LatAm

Translations for papa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

papa¹ N m

papa

pope

papa² N f

1. papa region, LatAm (patata):

papa

potato

no entender ni papa

not to understand a thing

2. papa inf → paparrucha

3. papa pl (comida):

papa

purée

See also paparrucha

paparrucha N f inf, paparruchada N f inf

1. paparrucha:

paparrucha (noticia falsa)

piece of nonsense

paparrucha (patraña)

lie

2. paparrucha (obra sin valor):

paparrucha

piece of trash

ese libro es una paparrucha

this book is trash

papá N m inf

1. papá (padre):

papá

dad

Papá Noel

Father Christmas

2. papá pl:

los papás

mum and dad

papa Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be spellbound

papar moscas inf

Daddy's boy

un hijo de papá

Father Christmas

Papá Noel

dad is coming by train/by car

papá viene en tren/en coche

not to understand a thing

no entender ni jota/papa inf

not to understand a thing

no entender ni papa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On my thirteenth birthday, papa gave me a gold signet ring.

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In the forefront were papa and mamma, half laughing, half crying, waving hands and mopping tears.

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Papa becomes fed up with their fighting, but ultimately gets pulled into the dispute.

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The poor put-upon papa is a good look for him.

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It opens with the couplet my brother you taught me how to fly, my papa you taught me how to cry.

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Papa pulled a small mirror, the size of a powder compact, from his pocket.

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Papa had the radio set to the country station.

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Papa informs little red chicken that she should not interrupt the story like past experiences, little red chicken promises to be good tonight(4).

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