pato colorado in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pato colorado in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pato colorado N m

pato colorado

re-crested pochard

Translations for pato colorado in the Spanish»English Dictionary

colorado¹ (colorada) ADJ

1. colorado:

colorado (colorada)

red

ponerse colorado

to blush

ponerse colorado

to turn red

ponerse colorado

to go red Brit

se puso colorado como un tomate

he turned (as) red as a beet Am inf

se puso colorado como un tomate

he went as red as a beetroot Brit inf

2. colorado Mex inf chiste:

colorado (colorada)

risqué

colorado² N m

colorado

red

pato¹ (pata) N m (f) ZOOL

pato (pata)

duck

pato a la naranja FOOD

duck à l'orange

hacerse pato Mex inf

to pretend not to know anything

si te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato

if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anything

cuando se lo recordé se hizo pato

when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking about

pagar el pato inf

to get the blame

pagar el pato inf

to take the rap Am inf

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can Brit inf

siempre me toca a mí pagar el pato

I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the can

pato² (pata) ADJ CSur inf

pato (pata)

broke inf

la llevé a cenar y me quedé pato

I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) inf

pato³ N m

1. pato Spain inf (persona):

pato

clodhopper inf

tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar

your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to dance

2. pato Spain inf (aburrimiento):

pato

drag inf

4. pato Col inf (en una fiesta):

pato

gatecrasher inf

5.1. pato MED:

pato And Mex

bedpan

5.2. pato Chil (biberón):

pato

baby's bottle

6. pato Chil inf (litro):

pato

liter Am

pato

litre Brit

pato colorado in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pato colorado in the Spanish»English Dictionary

colorado (-a) [ko·lo·ˈra·do] ADJ

1. colorado (rojo):

colorado (-a)

red

ponerse colorado

to blush

2. colorado (coloreado):

colorado (-a)

colored

colorar [ko·lo·ˈrar] VB trans

colorar

to color

pato (-a) [ˈpa·to] N m (f)

1. pato ZOOL:

pato (-a)

duck

pato (-a) (macho)

drake

2. pato inf (torpe):

pato (-a)

clumsy person

Phrases:

estar hecho un pato (de agua) inf

to be extremely dull

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can