rocking horse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rocking horse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for rocking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.rock2 [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] VB intr

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II.rock2 [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] VB trans

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III.rock2 [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] N U (music)

horse [Am hɔrs, Brit hɔːs] N

1. horse C ZOOL:

horse
caballo m
to ride a horse
montar a caballo
to ride a horse
andar a caballo CSur Mex
he lost a lot of money on the horses
perdió mucho dinero en las carreras de caballos
from the horse's mouth inf I want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth
quiero que me lo diga él mismo/ella misma
his/her high horse when he gets on his high horse …
cuando se pone a pontificar …
you'd better get down off your high horse
va a ser mejor que bajes el gallo inf
hold your horses inf
¡un momentito!
horses for courses Brit inf
a cada cual, lo suyo
I could eat a horse
tengo un hambre canina
I could eat a horse
me comería una vaca entera
to back the wrong horse
hacer una mala elección
to be a horse of another or a different color
ser harina de otro costal
to beat or Brit flog a dead horse inf , talking to them about cutting expenditure is a case of beating a dead horse
hablarles de reducir gastos es como arar en el mar or como machacar en hierro frío
asking him to contribute is like beating a dead horse
pedirle que colabore es pedirle peras al olmo
to change horses in midstream
cambiar de parecer (or de política etc.) a mitad de camino
to drive a horse and cart through sth
arrasar con algo
to eat like a horse
comer como un sabañón or como una lima (nueva)
wild horses wild horses wouldn't make me go back to that job
por nada del mundo volvería a ese trabajo
wild horses couldn't keep me away
no me lo perdería por nada del mundo
you can lead or take a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov
puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga
attr horse blanket
gualdrapa f
attr horse blanket
manta f para caballo
attr horse blanket
jerga f RioPl

rocking horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.rock2 [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB trans

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II.rock2 [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB intr

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Previous tokens retired in the 1950s included a lantern, a purse and a rocking horse.
www.bbc.co.uk
He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he gets there, into a clairvoyant state where he can be sure of the winner's name.
en.wikipedia.org
Now comes an image more innocent, and more subversive still: a young boy on a rocking horse.
www.ft.com
This rocking horse was built in 2000 and is 7 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 1,200 pounds.
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This decision marked the introduction of the flatiron, purse, lantern, car, thimble, shoe, top hat, and the rocking horse.
jalopnik.com
Farther over is a teacher, a girl, a boy and one another boy on a rocking horse.
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A golden boy riding a rocking horse, its gently mocking subversion is worth a look.
www.independent.co.uk
This rocking horse sat at the edge of the road but was not salvaged.
www.kansas.com
The first 10 tokens were an iron, purse, lantern, race car, thimble, shoe, top hat, battleship, cannon and a rocking horse.
www.theglobeandmail.com
In reality the rocking horse is inanimate and goes nowhere, meanwhile explosives are planted near it to simulate a crash landing.
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