wooden leg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wooden leg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wooden leg N

wooden leg

pata f de palo inf

Translations for wooden leg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pata de palo

wooden leg

Translations for wooden leg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wooden [Am ˈwʊdn, Brit ˈwʊd(ə)n] ADJ

1. wooden (made of wood):

wooden

de madera

the Wooden Horse

el caballo de Troya

2. wooden (stiff):

wooden expression/manner

rígido

wooden smile

inexpresivo

a wooden performance

una actuación acartonada

I.leg [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)

pierna f

leg (of animal, bird)

pata f

break a leg! inf, hum THEAT

¡(buena) suerte!

he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! inf

habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos inf

not to have a leg to stand on inf

llevar todas las de perder

shake a leg! inf

¡muévete! inf

shake a leg! inf

apúrate LatAm

show a leg! Brit inf

¡a levantarse!

show a leg! Brit inf

¡vamos, arriba! inf

to be on one's/its last legs inf

estar en las últimas inf

to get a or one's leg over Brit sl

echarse un polvo sl

to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf

ponerse de pie

to get on one's hind legs (to stand up) inf

pararse LatAm

to get on one's hind legs (to go into a rage)

ponerse bravo inf

to pull sb's leg inf

tomarle el pelo a alguien inf

to stretch one's legs

estirar las piernas

to walk one's legs off inf

matarse caminando inf

to walk one's legs off inf

matarse andando esp Spain inf

to walk one's legs off attr muscle

de la pierna

to walk one's legs off injury

en la pierna

leg irons

grilletes mpl

leg irons MED

aparato m ortopédico (para la pierna)

2.1. leg FOOD:

leg (of lamb, pork)

pierna f

leg (of lamb, pork)

pernil m

leg (of chicken)

pata f

leg (of chicken)

muslo m

2.2. leg FASHION:

leg

pierna f

leg (measurement)

entrepierna f

2.3. leg (of chair, table):

leg

pata f

3. leg (stage):

leg (of competition, race)

manga f

leg (of competition, race)

vuelta f

leg (of journey)

etapa f

I ran the second leg of the relay

corrí el segundo relevo

II.leg <pres part legging; pt, pp legged> [Am lɛɡ, Brit lɛɡ] VB trans

to leg it inf (go on foot)

ir a pata inf

to leg it (run)

ir corriendo

to leg it (escape)

tomarse las de Villadiego inf

to leg it (escape)

poner pies en polvorosa inf

wooden leg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wooden leg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wooden leg

pata f de palo

Translations for wooden leg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pata de palo

wooden leg

Translations for wooden leg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wooden [ˈwʊdn] ADJ

1. wooden (made of wood):

wooden

de madera

wooden leg

pata f de palo

2. wooden (awkward):

wooden

rígido, -a

wooden smile

inexpresivo, -a

I.leg [leg] -gg- N

1. leg:

leg of person

pierna f

leg of animal, furniture

pata f

2. leg of trousers:

leg

pernera f

3. leg FOOD:

leg of lamb, pork

pierna f

leg of chicken

muslo m

4. leg (segment):

leg

etapa f

Phrases:

to be on one's last legs

estar para el arrastre

to give sb a leg up inf

echar una mano a alguien

break a leg!

¡mucha suerte!

to pull sb's leg inf

tomar el pelo a alguien

to shake a leg inf

apresurarse

II.leg [leg] -gg- VB trans inf

to leg it (go by foot)

ir a pie

to leg it (run fast)

echar a correr

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A severance payment is only a plaster on a wooden leg.

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Sports a beard, a hat with a skull and crossbones emblazoned on it, a hook, and a wooden leg.

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Examples: wooden leg, hook for lost hand, armor, false teeth, etc.

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They used to call me peg leg and wooden leg.

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In order to walk, a wooden leg had to be fastened to his knee.

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