pig in the middle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.pig [Am pɪɡ, Brit pɪɡ] N

1. pig:

pig FARM, ZOOL
cerdo m
pig FARM, ZOOL
chancho m And RioPl
a pig in a poke you've bought yourself a pig in a poke
te han dado gato por liebre
you're expecting the electorate to buy a pig in a poke
ustedes pretenden que el electorado los vote a ciegas or sin conocer su programa
pigs might fly or if pigs had wings
cuando las ranas críen pelo inf
pigs might fly or if pigs had wings
la semana de tres jueves inf
to make a pig's ear of sth Brit inf
hacer algo muy mal
to make a pig's ear of sth Brit inf
hacer algo como la mona CSur inf
to scream like a stuck pig
gritar como un desaforado
to sweat like a pig inf
sudar a mares
attr pig farm
granja f de ganado porcino
pig farmer
criador m de cerdos / criadora f de cerdos
pig farmer
criador m de chanchos / criadora f de chanchos And RioPl

II.pig <pres part pigging; pt, pp pigged> [Am pɪɡ, Brit pɪɡ] VB trans to pig it inf

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I.middle [Am ˈmɪdl, Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l] N

1. middle (of object, place):

middle (center)
centro m
middle (center)
medio m
middle (half-way line)
mitad f
it stood in the middle of the room
estaba en el centro or en (el) medio or en la mitad de la habitación
they were playing in the middle of the road
estaban jugando en (el) medio or en la mitad de la calle
much of the play was confined to the middle of the field
el partido se concentró en el centro del campo
the industries are concentrated in the middle of the country
las industrias se concentran en el centro del país
in the middle of nowhere
quién sabe dónde
in the middle of nowhere
en el quinto pino Spain inf
in the middle of nowhere
donde el diablo perdió el poncho AmS inf
we cut the cake down the middle
partimos el pastel por la mitad
to split sth down the middle
dividir algo por la mitad
the party is split down the middle over this issue
el partido está dividido en dos sectores de opinión sobre este problema

II.middle [Am ˈmɪdl, Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l] ADJ attr

I.the ART DEF [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

II.the ADV + comp [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

IN → Indiana

I.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] PREP

1.1. in (indicating place, location):

in
en
in the drawer/kitchen
en el cajón/en la cocina
in Detroit/Japan
en Detroit/en (el) Japón
our friends in Detroit
nuestros amigos de Detroit
he's in a meeting
está en una reunión
he's in a meeting
está reunido
I've got something in my eye
tengo algo en el ojo
who's that in the photo?
¿quién es ese de la foto?
in here/there
aquí/allí dentro
in here/there
aquí/allí adentro esp LatAm
in life/business
en la vida/los negocios
to go out/lie in the sun
salir/tumbarse al sol
in the rain
bajo la lluvia
you can't go out in this weather
no puedes salir con este tiempo
he was sitting in the dark/shade
estaba sentado en la oscuridad or en lo oscuro/a or en la sombra
in the moonlight
a la luz de la luna

4.1. in (indicating manner):

in
en
in a low voice
en voz baja
in dollars
en dólares
in French
en francés
they sat in a circle
se sentaron en un círculo
in rows/groups
en filas/grupos
in twos
de dos en dos
in twos
de a dos LatAm
to break sth in two
partir algo en dos
cut it in half
córtalo por la mitad
they came in their thousands
vinieron miles y miles
to work in wood
trabajar con madera
to paint in oils
pintar al óleo
in bronze/silk
de or en bronce/seda
write in ink/pencil
escriba con tinta/lápiz
sonata in A minor
sonata en la menor

II.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADV in often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (close in, hand in, stand in, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (close, hand, stand, etc).

3. in (involved):

we were in on the planning stage
participamos en la planificación
we're doing the bank job tonight: are you in or not? inf
esta noche asaltamos el banco ¿te apuntas o no? inf
to be in for sth you're in for a thrashing!
¡la paliza que te espera or que te vas a llevar!
you're in for it now!
¡ahora sí que te va a caer una buena!
you don't know what you're in for!
¡no sabes la que te espera! inf
it looks like we're in for some rain
parece que va a llover
you're in for a big surprise
te vas a llevar una buena sorpresa
I'm in for the 100m
me he apuntado a los 100 metros
to be in on sth I wanted to be in on the deal
quería tener parte en el trato
she was in on it from the start
lo supo or estuvo al tanto desde el principio
to be in with sb he's in with a really bad crowd
anda en muy malas compañías
he's (well) in with the boss
es muy amigo del jefe

III.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADJ

See also get in with

get in with VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

in. → inch(es)

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I.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

II.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] ADV (in comparison)

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