roly-poly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for roly-poly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.roly-poly <pl roly-polies> [Am ˈroʊli ˈpoʊli, Brit rəʊlɪˈpəʊli] N

1. roly-poly U or C FOOD:

roly-poly

especie de brazo de gitano cocido al vapor

2. roly-poly C (fat person) Brit:

roly-poly inf

gordito m / gordita f

roly-poly inf

gordinflón m / gordinflona f inf

II.roly-poly [Am ˈroʊli ˈpoʊli, Brit rəʊlɪˈpəʊli] ADJ inf

roly-poly

gordinflón inf

roly-poly

regordete

Translations for roly-poly in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gordinflas¹ ADJ invariable inf

gordinflas

chubby inf

gordinflas

roly-poly inf

gordinflas

pudgy Am

gordinflas

podgy Brit

gordinflón¹ (gordinflona) ADJ inf

gordinflón (gordinflona)

chubby inf

gordinflón (gordinflona)

roly-poly inf

gordinflón (gordinflona)

pudgy Am

gordinflón (gordinflona)

podgy Brit

botijo N m

botijo

drinking jug with spout

estar como un botijo inf

to be roly-poly inf

estar como un botijo inf

to be as round as a barrel inf

I.porfiado² (porfiada) N m (f) (persona)

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn creature inf

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn devil inf

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn so-and-so Brit inf

es un porfiado

he's as stubborn as a mule

es un porfiado

he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-so

II.porfiado N m

porfiado Peru (muñeco):

porfiado

roly-poly doll

roly-poly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for roly-poly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

roly-poly¹ [ˌrəʊliˈpəʊli, Am ˌroʊliˈpoʊ-] ADJ inf

roly-poly

regordete, -a

roly-poly² [ˌrəʊliˈpəʊli, Am ˌroʊliˈpoʊ-] N, roly-poly pudding N FOOD

roly-poly

brazo m de gitano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The innovative design of this combustion-powered robot, based on a roly-poly toy, and how it...

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Underneath the jovial, roly-poly bon viveur was a sensitive soul and a radical musical thinker.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The food is utterly delicious -- buckets of chips, little chipolatas with mustard mayonnaise, jam roly-poly.

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The genial, roly-poly monk has a special reason to be happy here.

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Her book features old favourites such as bubble and squeak and roasts along with nursery puddings, such as jam roly-poly.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The best way to describe it is crusty and sweet, like jam roly-poly but slightly burnt.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But enhancements for 2017 don't mask the weak, vibrating three-cylinder engine that delivers sluggish acceleration or the clumsy roly-poly handling.

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The charming roly-poly, cigar-chomping, beer-drinking curler might have been successful years ago.

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He had grown into a tall but roly-poly teen.

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Many roly-poly toys are hollow, with a weight inside the bottom.

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