pitos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. pito (silbato):

pito
whistle
tocar el pito
to blow the whistle
tiene voz de pito
she has a really shrill voice
entre pitos y flautas inf
(what) with one thing and another inf
no entender/saber/valer (ni) un pito inf no entendí ni un pito
I didn't understand a thing inf
no entender/saber/valer (ni) un pito inf no entendí ni un pito
I couldn't make head nor tail of it inf
no sabe un pito de motores
he doesn't know the first thing about o he doesn't have a clue about engines inf
el libro no vale un pito
the book's not worth two cents Am inf
el libro no vale un pito
the book's not worth tuppence Brit inf
por pitos o flautas inf
somehow or other inf
tocar pito LatAm inf ¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí?
what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? inf
nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito
that's nothing to do with us inf
tomar a alg. por el pito del sereno Spain inf
to mess sb around inf

See also importar

I.importar VB intr

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1. importar (tener importancia, interés):

importar
to matter
se me olvidó — bueno, no importa
I forgot — well, never mind o well, it doesn't matter
no importa que sea caro si es de buena calidad
it doesn't matter if it's expensive as long as it's good quality
no importa quién lo haga
it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it
no importa el tamaño
the size isn't important o doesn't matter
¿qué importa que él no venga?
what does it matter o what difference does it make if he doesn't come?
ahora lo que importa es que te recuperes
the important thing now is for you to get better
(+ me/te/le etc) no me importa lo que pueda pensar él
I don't care what he thinks
¿a mí qué me importa que a él no le guste?
what do I care if he doesn't like it?
¿a ti qué te importa?
what business is it of yours?
¿a ti qué te importa?
what's it to you? inf
yo no le importo — sí que le importas, y mucho
I don't mean a thing to him — that's not true, he cares a great deal for o about you
me importa un bledo o un comino o un pepino o un pimiento o un pito o un rábano o Mex un cacahuate inf
I couldn't care less
me importa un bledo o un comino o un pepino o un pimiento o un pito o un rábano o Mex un cacahuate inf
I don't give a damn inf
me importa un carajo o un huevo o Col un culo vulg sl
I don't give a fuck vulg sl
me importa un carajo o un huevo o Col un culo vulg sl
I don't give a toss Brit sl
meterse en lo que no le importa inf
to poke one's nose into other people's business inf
cállate y no te metas en lo que no te importa
shut up and don't poke your nose into other people's business!
cállate y no te metas en lo que no te importa
shut up and mind your own business! inf

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pito catalán N m RioPl

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squeaky voice
de pito
reefer
pito m Chil inf
roach sl
pito m Chil inf
toot (of whistle)
pito m
she gave me a toot as she drove past
me pitó al pasar
he honked his horn a couple of times
tocó el claxon or la bocina or pitó un par de veces
not to give a monkey's they don't/he doesn't give a monkey's Brit sl
les/le importa un rábano or un pepino or un pito inf
he whistled the play dead Am
pitó para detener el juego
whistle
pito m
to blow a whistle
tocar un silbato or pito
he peeped at them as he drove by
les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar

pitos in the PONS Dictionary

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pito (-a) ADJ inf

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pitos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tocar pitos
to click one's fingers
entre pitos y flautas inf
what with one thing and another
por pitos o por flautas inf
for one reason or another
tomar a alguien por el pito del sereno inf
to take no notice of sb
no me importa un pito inf
I don't give a damn about it
no valer un pito inf
to be completely worthless
jugar a los pitos
to play marbles
iba todo pito
he looked really smart
importar algo un pito a alguien
to not give a hoot (about sth)
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