palos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. palo:

palo (trozo de madera)
stick
palo (de una valla)
post
palo (de una herramienta)
handle
palo (de telégrafos)
pole
clavar un palo en la tierra
to drive a stake into the ground
la pelota dio en el palo
the ball hit the post o goalpost
el palo de la escoba
the broomstick o broomhandle
me pegaba con un palo
he used to hit me with a stick
estar (flaco) como un palo inf
to be as thin as a rake
más tieso que un palo
as stiff as a board
más tieso que un palo
as stiff as a poker Brit
de tal palo, tal astilla prov
a chip off the old block
de tal palo, tal astilla prov
like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc.)

See also pata2, pata1

pata2 N m Peru inf

2.2. pata LatAm inf, hum:

pata (de una persona) (pie)
foot
¡qué olor a pata!
what a smell of cheesy feet! inf
a la pata la llana Spain inf a mí me gustan las cosas a la pata la llana
I like things to be clear
a la pata la llana Spain inf a mí me gustan las cosas a la pata la llana
I like people to be upfront about things inf
María es muy a la pata la llana
María is very down-to-earth o straightforward
lo hacen todo a la pata la llana
they do things in a very slapdash way
lo hacen todo a la pata la llana
they do things any which way Am inf
lo hacen todo a la pata la llana
they do things any old how Brit inf
a pata inf, hum
on foot
tuvimos que volver a pata
we had to come back on Shank's mare Am inf, hum
tuvimos que volver a pata
we had to come back on Shanks's pony Brit inf, hum
tuvimos que volver a pata
we had to come back on foot
a pata pelada Chil Peru inf
barefoot
hacer algo con las patas Col Mex inf
to make a botch of sth inf
hacer algo con las patas Col Mex inf
to make a botched job of sth Brit inf
hacer algo con las patas Col Mex inf
to botch sth up inf
hacerle la pata a alg. Chil inf
to suck up to sb inf
por abajo de la pata RioPl inf
at least
les debe haber costado $500 por abajo de la pata
it must have cost them $500 easily
les debe haber costado $500 por abajo de la pata
it must have cost them at least $500
les debe haber costado $500 por abajo de la pata
it must have cost them a good $500 inf
saltar a (la) pata coja
to hop
entró dando saltos a (la) pata coja
she hopped in
entró dando saltos a (la) pata coja
she came hopping in
saltar en una pata CSur
to jump for joy
ser pata RioPl inf
to be game inf
si van a la playa yo soy pata
if you're going to the beach I'm game o I'm up for it inf
ser un/una pata de perro Chil Mex inf
to have itchy feet inf
ser un/una pata de perro Chil Mex inf
to be a globetrotter inf
tener pata LatAm inf
to have contacts

palo selfie, palo de selfie N m

palo blanco N m

palo bastón N m

palo dulce N m

palo ensebado N m

palo grueso N m Chil inf

palo mayor N m

palo santo N m

jarabe de palo N m Spain inf, hum

palos in the PONS Dictionary

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palo selfi N m

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te voy a tullir a palos
I'm going to beat you to a pulp

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palos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dar palos de ciego
to thrash about wildly
dar palos de ciego fig
to grope in the dark
echar a alguien a palos
to throw sb out
liarse a palos con alguien
to come to blows with sb
moler a alguien a palos
to beat sb black and blue
se repartieron palos al por mayor fig
many blows were dealt
te voy a tullir a palos
I'm going to beat you to a pulp
matar a palos
to club to death
tanda de palos
thrashing
arrancar una confesión a palos a alguien
to beat a confession out of sb
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