stalking horse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stalking horse [Am ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs, Brit] N

1. stalking horse (pretext):

stalking horse

pretexto m

2. stalking horse POL:

stalking horse

candidato presentado para favorecer a otro, dividir a la oposición etc

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stalk¹ [Am stɔk, Brit stɔːk] N

1. stalk:

stalk (of plant)

tallo m

stalk (of leaf, flower)

pedúnculo m

stalk (of leaf, flower)

tallo m

stalk (of fruit)

rabillo m

stalk (of fruit)

cabito m RioPl

stalk (of cabbage, lettuce)

troncho m

stalk (of cabbage, lettuce)

tronco m

asparagus stalks

espárragos mpl

she's got legs like stalks

tiene las piernas como palillos

she's got legs like stalks

tiene las piernas como popotes Mex

his eyes stood out on stalks

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas

2. stalk Brit MOTOR:

stalk

palanca f

I.stalk² [Am stɔk, Brit stɔːk] VB trans

1. stalk prey/game:

stalk

acechar

famine stalks the land liter

la hambruna asola la región (or el país etc.)

2. stalk (persecute):

stalk

asediar

stalk

acosar

stalk

acechar

II.stalk² [Am stɔk, Brit stɔːk] VB intr

she stalked off without a word

se fue muy ofendida (or indignada etc.) sin decir palabra

III.stalk² [Am stɔk, Brit stɔːk] N (in hunting)

stalk

acecho m

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

2. horse C (vaulting-block):

horse

potro m

horse

caballo m Mex

3. horse (cavalry):

horse + pl vb

caballería f

light horse

caballería ligera

4. horse U (heroin):

horse sl

caballo m sl

stalking horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stalking horse [ˈstɔ:kɪŋˌhɔ:s, Am -ˌhɔ:rs] N POL

stalking horse

candidato que se presenta para favorecer a otro

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stalk¹ [stɔ:k] N

stalk of plant:

stalk

tallo m

her eyes were out on stalks Brit, Aus

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas

I.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB trans (follow)

stalk

acechar

II.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB intr

to stalk off

marcharse airadamente

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

caballo m

to ride a horse

montar a caballo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

potro m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

saber algo de buena tinta

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado prov

you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink prov

puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga

to flog a dead horse

perder el tiempo (intentando algo)

to flog a dead horse

arar en el mar

to be on one's high horse inf

tener muchos humos

to eat like a horse

comer como una lima

to hold one's horses inf

parar el carro

horse N

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to know sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

saber algo de buena tinta

to hear sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

oír algo de primera mano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is bitterly opposed to the succession of his nephew to the presidency, and presents himself as a stalking horse contender.

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The preseason favorite can become the also-ran, and the player who gallops to an early lead can be caught by a stalking horse.

www.sbnation.com

None of the presumed front-runners has emerged as a stalking horse for one or other of the two factions.

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Leading to a fertile ground for the stalking horse with the promise of a new deal.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The stalking horse appears to be acting for and as themselves, but there are others in the shadows.

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The stalking horse of low alcohol is increasingly being exposed as just that.

insidescoopsf.sfgate.com

Very often, like many talking points, the headline conflict is really a stalking horse that conceals the true source of conflict.

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In business, the strategy is sometimes called a stalking horse bid, but the same principles apply.

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It will be interesting to see if it is a stalking horse for the rest of the industry or simply out there on its own.

www.thestar.com

If the idea is viable and/or popular, the stalking horse person will lose out because the anonymous figure will discard him or her and take over the concept themselves.

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