parrot-fashion in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for parrot-fashion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

parrot-fashion ADV Brit

parrot-fashion

como un loro

parrot-fashion

como un papagayo

Translations for parrot-fashion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

paporreta N f Peru inf

de paporreta

parrot-fashion inf

se aprendió la poesía de paporreta

she learned the poem parrot-fashion

papagayo N m

1.1. papagayo ZOOL (ave):

papagayo

parrot

aprender/recitar algo como un papagayo

to learn/recite sth parrot-fashion

hablar como un papagayo

to be a chatterbox o windbag inf

1.2. papagayo ZOOL (pez):

papagayo

parrot fish

1.3. papagayo ZOOL (en Ecuador):

papagayo (víbora)

poisonous snake

2.1. papagayo BOT (amarantácea):

papagayo

type of amaranth

2.2. papagayo BOT (arácea):

papagayo

caladium

3. papagayo (para enfermos):

papagayo Peru RioPl

bedpan

4. papagayo Ven (cometa):

papagayo

kite

volar un papagayo

to fly a kite

corrido¹ (corrida) ADJ

1. corrido inf persona:

corrido (corrida)

worldly-wise

es un hombre muy corrido

he's a man of the world

es un hombre muy corrido

he's very worldly-wise

es un hombre muy corrido

he's been around inf

2. corrido balcón/galería:

corrido (corrida)

continuous

de corrido inf se lo saben de corrido

they know it (off) by heart

me lo dijo de corrido

he reeled it off parrot-fashion

3. corrido Spain inf (avergonzado):

corrido (corrida)

embarrassed

memorista N mf

no es tan brillante, es un memorista

he's not so brilliant, he just learns everything by rote o by memory

no es tan brillante, es un memorista

he's not so brilliant, he just learns everything parrot-fashion inf

loro¹ (lora) N m (f)

1. loro ZOOL:

loro (lora)

parrot

dijo la lección como un loro

he recited the lesson parrot-fashion

callado el loro Chil inf

be quiet! inf

estar al loro Spain inf (pendiente, alerta)

to be on one's toes inf

estar al loro Spain inf (pendiente, alerta)

to be on the ball inf

estar al loro Spain inf (pendiente, alerta)

to keep one's eyes open inf

(informado) está al loro de lo que pasa allí

he keeps up with what's going on there

(informado) está al loro de lo que pasa allí

he's very clued up about o he's very up on what's going on there inf

hablar como un loro inf

to be a chatterbox inf

hablar como un loro inf

to talk nineteen to the dozen inf

2. loro inf (charlatán):

loro (lora)

chatterbox

esa mujer es un loro o una lora

that woman is a real chatterbox o windbag inf

3. loro Urug inf (alcahuete):

loro (lora)

sneak inf

loro (lora)

telltale inf

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caletrearse

to learn … parrot fashion

los estudiantes caletreros

students who learn everything by rote o (off) by heart o parrot fashion

estudiar algo al caletre

to learn sth parrot fashion o by rote o (off) by heart

repite como un loro todo lo que dice su marido

she repeats, parrot fashion, everything her husband says

parrot-fashion in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for parrot-fashion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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repetir como un loro

to repeat parrot fashion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I repeated that single syllable parrot-fashion by opening my jaws slightly.

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Students who memorise the content parrot-fashion without deducing something from it, defeat the whole point of learning and teaching, no matter how good their grades.

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