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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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codo1 (coda) ADJ Mex inf

codo (coda)
tightfisted inf
codo (coda)
stingy inf

codo2 N m

1. codo ANAT:

codo
elbow
codo (de una prenda)
elbow
se te han roto los codos del suéter
you've gone through the elbows of your sweater
a fuerza o a base de codos inf
through sheer hard slog o graft inf
borrar con el codo (lo que se escribe con la mano) RioPl
to give with one hand and take away with the other
codo con codo o codo a codo vamos a tener que trabajar codo con codo para conseguir estos objetivos
we're going to have to work together very closely to achieve these aims
el director trabajó codo a codo con los empleados en esta tarea
the director worked side by side with the employees in this task
empinar el codo inf a estas horas estará empinando el codo
he'll be propping up the bar by now inf
empinar el codo inf a estas horas estará empinando el codo
he'll be having a few drinks by now
empinar el codo inf a estas horas estará empinando el codo
he'll be having a few jars by now Brit inf
hablar (hasta) por los codos inf
to talk nineteen to the dozen inf
hincar o romperse los codos inf si quieres aprobar ya puedes empezar a hincar los codos
if you want to pass you'd better knuckle down inf
se pasó el fin de semana hincando los codos para el examen
she spent all weekend grinding for her exam Am inf
se pasó el fin de semana hincando los codos para el examen
she spent all weekend swotting for her exam Brit inf
se rompieron los codos para terminar el trabajo a tiempo
they really worked their butts off to get the work finished in time Am inf
se rompieron los codos para terminar el trabajo a tiempo
they really slogged their guts out to get the work finished in time Brit inf
ser del codo o duro de codo Arg inf
to be tightfisted o stingy inf

2. codo (medida):

codo
cubit

sinovitis del codo N f

sinovitis del codo
tennis elbow

codo de tenista N m

codo de tenista
tennis elbow
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cubit
codo m
elbow joint
articulación f del codo
elbow joint (in pipework)
codo m
elbow joint (joining moving parts)
juntura f del codo
tennis elbow
sinovitis f del codo
tennis elbow
codo m de tenista
dogleg (in pipe)
codo m
funny bone
hueso m del codo
crazy bone
hueso m del codo

in the PONS Dictionary

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codo N m

1. codo ANAT:

codo
elbow
codo de tenis
tennis elbow
empinar el codo inf
to go on the booze
el lado interno [o la parte interna] del codo
the crook (of the arm)
trabajar codo a codo
to work side by side
hablar por los codos inf
to talk non-stop

2. codo TECH (doblez):

codo
elbow joint

3. codo (de camino):

codo
bend (in the road)
sangradura del codo
crook (of the elbow)
flexura del codo
crook (of the elbow)
empinar el codo inf
to have a drink
empinar el codo inf
to booze inf
sangría del codo
crook (of the elbow)
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tennis elbow
codo m de tenista
to go cheek by jowl
ir codo con codo
to hit the bottle
empinar el codo
booze
empinar el codo
elbow (of people)
codo m
elbow (in a pipe)
codo m
in the PONS Dictionary
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codo [ˈko·do] N m

1. codo ANAT:

codo
elbow
codo de tenis
tennis elbow
empinar el codo inf
to go on the booze
trabajar codo a codo
to work side by side
hablar por los codos inf
to talk nonstop

2. codo TECH (doblez):

codo
elbow joint

3. codo (de camino):

codo
bend
empinar el codo inf
to take a drink
English
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Spanish
Spanish
tennis elbow
codo m de tenista
elbow (of people)
codo m
elbow (in a pipe)
codo m
booze
empinar el codo
to hit the bottle
empinar el codo
bend in a pipe
codo m
elbow to elbow
codo con codo