horse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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horse [Am hɔrs, Brit hɔːs] N

1. horse C ZOOL:

horse
caballo m
to ride a horse
montar a caballo
to ride a horse
andar a caballo CSur Mex
he lost a lot of money on the horses
perdió mucho dinero en las carreras de caballos
from the horse's mouth inf I want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth
quiero que me lo diga él mismo/ella misma
his/her high horse when he gets on his high horse …
cuando se pone a pontificar …
you'd better get down off your high horse
va a ser mejor que bajes el gallo inf
hold your horses inf
¡un momentito!
horses for courses Brit inf
a cada cual, lo suyo
I could eat a horse
tengo un hambre canina
I could eat a horse
me comería una vaca entera
to back the wrong horse
hacer una mala elección
to be a horse of another or a different color
ser harina de otro costal
to beat or Brit flog a dead horse inf , talking to them about cutting expenditure is a case of beating a dead horse
hablarles de reducir gastos es como arar en el mar or como machacar en hierro frío
asking him to contribute is like beating a dead horse
pedirle que colabore es pedirle peras al olmo
to change horses in midstream
cambiar de parecer (or de política etc.) a mitad de camino
to drive a horse and cart through sth
arrasar con algo
to eat like a horse
comer como un sabañón or como una lima (nueva)
wild horses wild horses wouldn't make me go back to that job
por nada del mundo volvería a ese trabajo
wild horses couldn't keep me away
no me lo perdería por nada del mundo
you can lead or take a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov
puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga
attr horse blanket
gualdrapa f
attr horse blanket
manta f para caballo
attr horse blanket
jerga f RioPl

horse-trading, horse trading N U inf

stud horse [ˈstʌdhɔːrs, ˈstʌdhɔːs] N

stalking horse [Am ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs, Brit] N

horse-drawn [Am ˈhɔrs ˌdrɔn, Brit ˈhɔːsdrɔːn] ADJ

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A family with a horse and wagon could cross for 10 cents.
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Daughter of a barmaid and a travel agent, the clothes horse has also been a muse for creatives, inspiriting artists and designers alike.
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As the children leave the stables to begin looking for Sagitta, a one-legged beggar says he knows exactly where to find the horse.
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Her husband takes revenge by leaving her to romance a talking male horse, whom the man persuades to penetrate her in the rear-end.
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Lumber, tools, and other materials used in the construction of the home were hauled in two-horse wagons, a commonly used conveyance of the time.
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His name derived from a personality like a high-spirited and uncontrolled horse, hence crazy or wild horse.
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In the winter, people could walk or take the horse drawn sled to the mainland over the ice.
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Men were sold into slavery in exchange for horses with a ratio of ten men for one horse.
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White markings, except for a small star on the forehead, render the horse inadmissible to the stud book.
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There are also a swimming pool, a small ski lift and horse riding facilities in the valley.
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