pellejos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pellejos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pellejo N m

1. pellejo (piel):

pellejo (de animal)

skin

pellejo (de animal)

hide

pellejo (de persona) inf

skin inf

estar/ponerse en el pellejo de alg. inf

to be/put oneself in sb's shoes

no me gustaría estar en su pellejo

I wouldn't like to be in his shoes o skin

ponte en su pellejo

put yourself in her shoes o place

no caber en el pellejo inf

to be bursting inf

no cabía en el pellejo de alegría/satisfacción

she was bursting with joy/brimming with satisfaction

no ser o no tener más que pellejo inf

to be all skin and bone inf

quitarle el pellejo a alg. inf

to tear sb to shreds inf

quitarle el pellejo a alg. inf

to badmouth sb Am inf

quitarle el pellejo a alg. inf

to slag sb off Brit inf

2. pellejo inf (vida):

pellejo

neck inf

jugarse o arriesgar el pellejo

to risk one's neck inf

salvar el pellejo

to save one's skin o neck inf

3. pellejo (odre):

pellejo

wineskin

mesa del pellejo N f Chil inf

mesa del pellejo

small dining table for children

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jugarse la vida o inf el pellejo

to risk one's life

jugarse la vida o inf el pellejo

to risk one's neck inf

Translations for pellejos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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wineskin

pellejo m

to put new wine in old bottles BIBL

echar vino nuevo en pellejos viejos

hide

pellejo m inf

he did that to save his own hide

lo hizo para salvar el pellejo or su propio pellejo inf

to have sb's hide inf if you let me down, I'll have your hide!

como me dejes colgado, pagarás con el pellejo inf

to save sb's bacon inf

salvarle el pellejo a alguien inf

flake (of skin)

pellejo m inf

to be in sb's shoes I wouldn't like to be in her shoes

no me gustaría estar en su pellejo inf

to save one's bacon or neck or skin inf

salvar el pellejo inf

he'd do anything to save his own neck or skin or bacon

haría cualquier cosa con tal de salvar el pellejo

pellejos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pellejos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pellejo N m

1. pellejo (de animal):

pellejo

hide

2. pellejo (de persona):

pellejo

skin

no tener más que el pellejo

to be all skin and bones

no caber en su pellejo fig

to be bursting with pride

quitar el pellejo a alguien fig

to criticize sb

si yo estuviera en tu pellejo... inf

if I were in your shoes ...

3. pellejo inf (vida):

salvar(se) el pellejo

to save one's skin

arriesgar el pellejo

to risk one's neck

para esto yo no daría mi pellejo

I wouldn't risk my neck for that

pagar con el pellejo

to pay with one's life

perder el pellejo

to lose one's life

4. pellejo (odre):

pellejo

wineskin

5. pellejo:

pellejo (fruta)

peel

pellejo (salchicha)

skin

6. pellejo (de las uñas):

pellejo

hangnail

7. pellejo inf (ebrio):

pellejo

drunkard

Translations for pellejos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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pelt (animal skin)

pellejo m

to save one's own skin

salvar el pellejo

skin of animal

pellejo m

pellejos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no tener más que el pellejo

to be all skin and bones

no caber en su pellejo fig

to be bursting with pride

quitar el pellejo a alguien fig

to criticize sb

si yo estuviera en tu pellejo... inf

if I were in your shoes ...

salvar(se) el pellejo

to save one's skin

arriesgar el pellejo

to risk one's neck

para esto yo no daría mi pellejo

I wouldn't risk my neck for that

pagar con el pellejo

to pay with one's life

perder el pellejo

to lose one's life