pez dípneo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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See also boca

1.2. boca en locs:

(boca abajo/arriba) échate boca abajo
lie on your stomach o front
duerme boca arriba
he sleeps on his back
puso los naipes boca arriba
she laid the cards face up
boca a boca
→ respiración
a boca de jarro
→ bocajarro
de boca de
from
lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas
we heard it from the horse's mouth
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura
you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest
(en boca de) términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo
psychology terms which are part of everyday speech
la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños
the question which is on every child's lips
se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos
by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge
se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos
everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it
(por boca de) la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general …
the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …
lo supe por boca de su hermana
I heard it from his sister
abrir la boca
to open one's mouth
abra más la boca, por favor
open (your mouth) wider please
mejor es que no abra la boca
it's best if he keeps his mouth shut
no abrió la boca en toda la noche
he didn't open his mouth all evening
andar/correr de boca en boca la noticia ya corría de boca en boca
the news was by now common knowledge
desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca
since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging
su nombre anda de boca en boca
her name is on everybody's lips
a pedir de boca
just fine
todo saldrá a pedir de boca
everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine
callar(se) la boca
to shut up
¡cállate la boca!
shut up! inf
¡cállate la boca!
shut your face o trap! sl
en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca
in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut
cerrarle o taparle la boca a alg.
to keep sb quiet
cerrarle o taparle la boca a alg.
to shut sb up inf
con la boca chica o pequeña lo dijo con la boca chica
he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it
coserse la boca yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca
I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it
coserse la boca yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca
I'll tell you but you have to keep it under your hat inf
de (la) boca para afuera nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera
he supports us in name only
de (la) boca para afuera nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera
he says he supports us
es radical solo de (la) boca para afuera
he pays lip service to radicalism
hablar por boca de ganso
to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc.) parrot fashion
hacer o abrir boca inf
to whet the o one's appetite
hacérsele la boca agua a alg. o LatAm hacérsele agua la boca a alg. se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles
looking at the cakes made her mouth water
llenársele la boca a alg. con algo inf se le llena la boca con su apellido
she's always boasting about her surname
meterse en la boca del lobo
to take one's life in one's hands
meterse en la boca del lobo
to put one's head in the lion's mouth
no decir esta boca es mía no dijo esta boca es mía
he didn't say a word o open his mouth
no tener qué llevarse a la boca no tienen qué llevarse a la boca
they haven't got a penny to their name
no tener qué llevarse a la boca no tienen qué llevarse a la boca
they don't have a red cent to their name Am
no tener qué llevarse a la boca no tienen qué llevarse a la boca
they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together Brit
(oscuro) como boca de lobo
pitch-black
(oscuro) como boca de lobo
pitch-dark
parar la boca inf
to cut the cackle inf
quedarse con la boca abierta
to be dumbfounded
quedarse con la boca abierta
to be flabbergasted inf
que la boca se te haga de un lado RioPl inf
Heaven forbid!
quitarle algo a alg. de la boca
to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth
quitarse algo de la boca se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien
he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education
ser pura boca Chil inf eso de sus viajes es pura boca
all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air
tener algo/a alg. siempre en la boca
to go on o harp on about sth/sb inf
tener una boquita de piñón inf
to have a little mouth
en boca cerrada no entran moscas prov
if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it inf
por la boca muere el pez prov
talking too much can be dangerous
quien o el que tiene boca se equivoca prov inf
to err is human

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