garbillo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for garbillo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barbilla N f

barbilla

chin

bombillo N m AmC Col Cuba Ven

bombillo

light bulb

se me/le encendió el bombillo Ven inf

I/he had a great idea o a flash of inspiration

rabillo N m

1. rabillo ZOOL:

rabillo

short tail

2.1. rabillo BOT:

rabillo

stem

rabillo

stalk

2.2. rabillo (del ojo):

rabillo

corner

mirar a alg. con el rabillo del ojo

to look at sb out of the corner of one's eye

cabillo N m

cabillo

stalk

See also cabo

cabo N m

1. cabo GEOG:

cabo

cape

2. cabo (en remo):

cabo

stroke

3. cabo (en ejército de tierra):

cabo

corporal

4. cabo:

cabo (extremo)

end

cabo (trozo pequeño)

bit

cabo (trozo pequeño)

piece

la investigación ha dejado muchos cabos sueltos

the investigation has left a lot of things unexplained o a lot of loose ends

atar los cabos sueltos

to tie up the loose ends

del lápiz me queda este cabito

this stub's all that's left of my pencil

al cabo de

after

al cabo de los tres primeros meses

after the first three months

atar o unir cabos inf

to put two and two together

de cabo a rabo inf

from start to finish

de cabo a rabo inf

from beginning to end

se conoce la ciudad de cabo a rabo

she knows the city inside out o like the back of her hand

estar al cabo de algo

to know all about sth

estaba al cabo de lo que estábamos tramando

she knew exactly what we were planning

estar al cabo de la calle inf

to know the score inf

estar al cabo de la calle inf

to know what one's about inf

llevar a cabo operación/robo

to carry out

llevar a cabo amenaza

to carry out

llevar a cabo amenaza

to execute form

no sé cómo llevó a cabo tal proeza

I've no idea how he carried out o performed such a feat

no sé cómo llevó a cabo tal proeza

I've no idea how he executed such a feat form

llevó a cabo un duro entrenamiento para el combate

he trained very hard for the fight

llevó a cabo una excelente labor

he did an excellent job

tobillo N m

tobillo

ankle

no te/le llega ni al tobillo o a los tobillos

he's not even fit to tie your/her shoelaces inf

juega bien, pero no le llega ni al tobillo a Ricardo

he's a good player but he is nowhere near as good as Ricardo o he can't hold a candle to Ricardo

garbillo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for garbillo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barbilla [bar·ˈβi·ja, -ʎa] N f

barbilla

chin

bombillo [bom·ˈbi·ʎo] N m AmC, Ant, Col, Ven

bombillo

lightbulb

jobillo [xo·ˈβi·jo, -ʎo] N m PRico inf

irse de jobillos

to play truant

tobillo [to·ˈβi·jo, -ʎo] N m

tobillo

ankle