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chorlito
plover

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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chorlito N m

chorlito
plover

cabeza N f

1.1. cabeza ANAT:

cabeza
head
negó con la cabeza
she shook her head
asintió con la cabeza
he nodded
asintió con la cabeza
he nodded his head
sacó la cabeza por la ventanilla
he stuck o put his head out of the window
volvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían
he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followed
bajó la cabeza avergonzado
he lowered his head in shame
me duele la cabeza
I've got a headache
me duele la cabeza
my head aches
es para darse de o la cabeza contra la pared
it's enough to make you cry
se tiró al agua de cabeza
she dived into the water (head first)
marcó de cabeza
he scored with a header o with his head
marcó de cabeza
he headed the ball into the net
un día vas a perder la cabeza inf, hum
you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on inf, hum
me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies
I got covered in grease from head to toe o foot
pararse en la o de cabeza LatAm
to stand on one's head
pararse en la o de cabeza LatAm
to do a headstand

1.2. cabeza (medida):

cabeza
head
ganó por una cabeza
he won by a head
le lleva una cabeza a su hermana
he's a head taller than his sister
le lleva una cabeza a su hermana
his sister only comes up to his shoulder

1.3. cabeza (pelo):

cabeza
hair
me tengo que lavar la cabeza
I have to wash my hair

1.4. cabeza (inteligencia):

tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago
he's bright, but he's very lazy
tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago
he's smart, but he's very lazy Am
tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago
he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazy
al pobre niño no le da la cabeza
the poor kid doesn't have the brains for it
usa la cabeza
use your head
nunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias
I never had a head for science
no lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza
I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head
¡qué poca cabeza!
have you/has he no sense?

1.5. cabeza (mente):

¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños
what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthday
tenía la cabeza en otra cosa
my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something else
tú estás mal o no estás bien de la cabeza
you're crazy
tú estás mal o no estás bien de la cabeza
you're out of your mind
tú estás mal o no estás bien de la cabeza
you're out of off your head Am inf
tú estás mal o no estás bien de la cabeza
you're off your head Brit inf
con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos
all that praise went to his head
se me ha ido de la cabeza
it's gone right out of my head
¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza?
who's put those ideas into your head?
se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar
she's got it into her head that she wants to get married
le dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza
I said the first thing that came into my head
jamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea
the idea never even crossed my mind
ya te puedes ir quitando o sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza
you'd better start getting that woman out of your head
ya te puedes ir quitando o sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza
you'd better start forgetting about that woman
andar o ir de cabeza inf ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo
I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella
he's crazy about her
calentarle a alg. la cabeza con algo inf
to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza inf
to get worked up inf
como malo de la cabeza inf se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza
he stuffed himself silly inf
como malo de la cabeza inf se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza
he ate like there was no tomorrow inf
cortar cabezas en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas
as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll
darle por la cabeza a alg. RioPl
to criticize sb
darle por la cabeza a alg. RioPl
to knock sb inf
darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared, esconder la cabeza Chil inf
to make oneself scarce
ir con la cabeza alta
to hold one's head high
írsele a alg. la cabeza se me va la cabeza
I feel dizzy
jugarse la cabeza RioPl inf seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza
you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late inf
levantar cabeza inf
to get back on one's feet
aún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza
they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feet
la selección no levanta cabeza
the national team can't get out of its rut
levantar la cabeza ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza
she's had her head buried in her work all day
¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza!
your father would turn in his grave!
¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza!
if your father was alive today … !
meterse de cabeza en algo inf
to throw oneself into sth
no caberle a alg. en la cabeza inf no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí
I just can't understand how you like living here
¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno!
who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?
perder la cabeza tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza
keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads
¿has perdido la cabeza?
have you gone crazy?
¿has perdido la cabeza?
are you out of your mind?
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer
he lost his head over that woman
romperse o And quebrarse la cabeza inf (preocuparse)
to rack one's brains
romperse o And quebrarse la cabeza (lastimarse)
to break one's neck inf
sentar (la) cabeza inf
to settle down
ser duro de cabeza inf
to be stupid
subírsele a alg. a la cabeza el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza
the wine/her success has gone to her head
tener la cabeza como un bombo inf tengo la cabeza como un bombo
I have o I've got a splitting headache! inf
tener la cabeza como un bombo inf tengo la cabeza como un bombo
my head feels ready to burst inf
tener la cabeza como un bombo inf tengo la cabeza como un bombo
my head's spinning
tener la cabeza como un bombo inf tengo la cabeza como un bombo
my head feels ready to burst inf
tener la cabeza como un colador
to have a head like a sieve
tener la cabeza en su sitio o bien puesta o sobre los hombros inf
to have one's head screwed on tight Am inf
tener la cabeza en su sitio o bien puesta o sobre los hombros inf
to have one's head screwed on Brit inf
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros inf
to have one's head in the clouds
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros inf
to be living in a fantasy world
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros inf
to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land
traer o llevar a alg. de cabeza inf
to drive sb crazy inf
trae a los hombres de cabeza
she drives men wild o crazy inf
más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león prov
it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond
nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena prov
people only learn from their own mistakes
nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena prov
you have to make your own mistakes

2.1. cabeza (individuo):

por cabeza
each
por cabeza
a head
pagamos $50 por cabeza
we paid $50 a head o each

2.2. cabeza (de ganado):

cabeza
head
tienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado)
they have more than 600 head of cattle

3. cabeza (primer lugar, delantera):

se hizo con la cabeza
she got to the front
se hizo con la cabeza
she went into the lead
(a la o en cabeza) estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector
we are the leading company in this sector
se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos
they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion polls
iban a la cabeza de la manifestación
they were at the front o head of the demonstration
iban a la cabeza de la manifestación
they were leading o heading the demonstration
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación
the team is at the top of o leads the division

4.1. cabeza (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla):

cabeza
head

4.2. cabeza (de un misil):

cabeza
warhead

5. cabeza (para grabar, leer):

cabeza
head

6. cabeza (de plátanos):

cabeza
hand
cabeza
bunch

7. cabeza (de un camión):

cabeza
tractor unit

cabeza de chorlito N mf inf

cabeza de chorlito
scatterbrain inf
English
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plover
chorlito m
knucklehead
cabeza mf de chorlito inf
muttonhead
cabeza mf de chorlito inf
birdbrain
cabeza mf de chorlito inf
ditzy
con cabeza de chorlito inf
ditz
cabeza mf de chorlito inf
featherbrain
cabeza mf de chorlito inf
peabrain
cabeza mf de chorlito inf

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chorlito N m

chorlito
plover
cabeza de chorlito fig
scatterbrain
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
scatterbrain
cabeza mf de chorlito
pinhead
cabeza f de chorlito
in the PONS Dictionary
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chorlito [ʧor·ˈli·to] N m

chorlito
plover
cabeza de chorlito fig
scatterbrain
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
scatterbrain
cabeza mf de chorlito
knucklehead
cabeza mf de chorlito
pinhead
cabeza f de chorlito

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cabeza de chorlito fig
scatterbrain
pinhead
cabeza f de chorlito
scatterbrain
cabeza mf de chorlito

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Y nosotros podemos caer como chorlitos y pensar que están re-informados y, de manera inocente y desinteresada, nos suministran datos de la realidad.
padrefabian.com.ar
Con su charlatanería subyugaba a los miles de cabeza de chorlitos que la escuchaban.
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Resulta que un chorlito es un ave lejanamente emparentada con las gaviotas.
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Se siembran vientos y se recogen... aunque de todos modos lo que te pasó sea injustificable y más propio de cabezas de chorlito.
www.vozbcn.com
Los chorlitos son esos pájaros que solemos ver corriendo en las playas persiguiendo uno que otro cangrejo.
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