uncle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for uncle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uncle [Am ˈəŋk(ə)l, Brit ˈʌŋk(ə)l] N

uncle

tío m

Uncle Bob/John

tío Bob/John

to say or cry uncle Am inf

rendirse

to say or cry uncle Am inf

darse por vencido

I won't let you go till you say uncle

no te suelto hasta que te rindas

Dutch uncle N

to talk to sb like a Dutch uncle

criticar a alguien con franqueza

grand-uncle [ˈɡrændˌəŋkəl] N

grand-uncle → great-uncle

See also great-uncle

great-uncle [Am ˌɡreɪdˈəŋk(ə)l, Brit ɡreɪtˈʌŋk(ə)l] N

great-uncle

tío m abuelo

great-uncle [Am ˌɡreɪdˈəŋk(ə)l, Brit ɡreɪtˈʌŋk(ə)l] N

great-uncle

tío m abuelo

agony aunt, agony uncle N Brit inf

agony aunt

persona encargada del consultorio sentimental de una revista, programa radiofónico etc

Uncle Sam Info

Uncle Sam

Personaje imaginario que representa a EEUU, a su gobierno y ciudadanos. Tiene barba blanca y su vestimenta es roja, blanca y azul. Lleva un sombrero alto con estrellas. Se utiliza para apelar al patriotismo norteamericano.

Uncle Tom [Am ˌəŋkəl ˈtɑm, Brit] N

1. Uncle Tom LIT:

Uncle Tom

(el) Tío Tom

2. Uncle Tom Am sl, pej:

Uncle Tom

negro norteamericano que tiene una actitud servil para con los blancos

Uncle Sam [Am ˌəŋkəl ˈsæm, Brit sam]

Uncle Sam N inf:

Uncle Sam

(el) Tío Sam inf

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Bob's your uncle! Brit inf

¡listo!

Bob's your uncle! Brit inf

¡ya está!

Translations for uncle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tío abuelo

great-uncle

uncle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for uncle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uncle [ˈʌŋkl] N

uncle

tío m

Phrases:

to say uncle Am childspeak

rendirse

great-uncle N

great-uncle

tío m abuelo

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U for Uncle

U de Uruguay

Translations for uncle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tío

uncle

tío abuelo

great-uncle

mis tíos

my aunt and uncle

U de Uruguay

U for Uncle

uncle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to say uncle Am childspeak

rendirse

U for Uncle

U de Uruguay

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Both would work as tag team partners for their uncle.

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Everyone is very satisfied by this, and the uncle now offers the girls to the boys.

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Amy is upset at everyone for making a fool of her uncle.

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She was taken in by her uncle and aunts.

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The average age of six uncles was 80 years.

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He's a regular of her uncle's caf, and thanks to this he could help her reach her new home when they first met.

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He worked during the summer with his uncle for the fairs and amusement parks.

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His father and his uncle worked in the tiling business for several decades.

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I went down to the village to see one of our uncles.

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