cocks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cocks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cock [Am kɑk, Brit kɒk] N

1.1. cock C (male fowl):

cock

gallo m

to think one's the cock of the walk

creerse el dueño del mundo

to think one's the cock of the walk

creerse el amo del cotarro inf

1.2. cock (male bird):

cock C

macho m

cock attr pheasant/sparrow

macho adj inv

2.1. cock C (valve, tap):

cock

llave f de paso

2.2. cock C (in firearm):

cock

percutor m

3. cock C (penis):

cock vulg sl

verga f

cock vulg sl

pija f RioPl vulg sl

cock vulg sl

polla f Spain vulg sl

cock vulg sl

pico m Chil vulg sl

4. cock C (pal) Brit:

cock inf

macho m inf

5. cock U (nonsense) Brit:

cock inf

tonterías fpl

cock inf

pendejadas fpl LatAm excl CSur vulg sl

cock inf

gilipolleces fpl Spain inf

cock inf

huevadas fpl And vulg sl

II.cock [Am kɑk, Brit kɒk] VB trans

1. cock gun:

cock

montar

cock

amartillar

2.1. cock (tilt):

cock head

ladear

he cocked his hat

se ladeó el sombrero

2.2. cock (raise):

cock ears

levantar

cock ears

parar LatAm

the dog cocked its leg at each tree

el perro levantaba la pata en cada árbol

try and keep an ear cocked for the mailman inf

estáte atento or pendiente por si viene el cartero

fighting cock N

fighting cock

gallo m de pelea

fighting cock

gallo m de riña AmS

half cock N

at half cock (of gun)

con el seguro echado

to go off at half cock Brit

salir mal

to go off at half cock Brit

frustrarse

cock up VB [Am kɑk -, Brit kɒk -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) sl

cock up

fastidiar inf

cock up

joder vulg sl

we cocked it up

la fastidiamos vulg sl

we cocked it up

la jodimos vulg sl

cock-up [Am ˈkɑkˌəp, Brit] N Brit inf

cock-up

lío m

cock-up

follón m Spain inf

I made a cock-up of it

la fastidié inf

I made a cock-up of it

la embarré AmS inf

cock-and-bull [Am ˌkɑk(ə)nˈbʊl, Brit ˌkɒk(ə)nˈbʊl] ADJ inf

cock-and-bull story or tale

cuento m (chino) inf

cock-and-bull story or tale

camelo m inf

cock-a-hoop [Am ˌkɑkəˈhup, Brit] ADJ

1. cock-a-hoop (exultant):

cock-a-hoop usu pred

contentísimo

cock-a-hoop usu pred

como unas castañuelas

to be cock-a-hoop about sth

estar contentísimo or como unas castañuelas con algo

2. cock-a-hoop (awry) Am:

his plans were knocked all cock-a-hoop

se le desbarataron or trastocaron los planes

cock-a-doodle-doo [Am ˌkɑkəˌdudlˈdu, Brit ˌkɒkəduːd(ə)lˈduː] INTERJ

cock-a-doodle-doo

¡quiquiriquí!

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to cock a snook at sb (make gesture)

hacerle burla a alguien (llevándose el pulgar a la nariz)

to cock a snook at sb (express contempt)

burlarse de alguien

he cocks a snook at convention

se burla or se ríe de las convenciones

Translations for cocks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gallero (gallera)

person who breeds fighting cocks or who enjoys cockfighting

cocks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cocks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cock [kak] N

1. cock (male chicken):

cock

gallo m

2. cock vulg (penis):

cock

polla f

cock

pichula f Arg, Chile, Peru

II.cock [kak] VB trans

1. cock (turn):

cock

ladear

2. cock (ready gun):

cock

amartillar

III.cock [kak] ADJ (in ornithology)

cock

macho

cock-a-doodle-doo [ˌkak·ə·ˌdu·dəl·ˈdu] N childspeak

cock-a-doodle-doo

quiquiriquí m

cock-a-leekie N culin

cock-a-leekie

caldo m de pollo y puerros

cock-and-bull story <-ies> N

cock-and-bull story

cuento m chino

Translations for cocks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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kikirikí

cock-a-doodle-doo

nabo

cock

verga

cock

jaca

(fighting) cock

amartillar

to cock

chuza

cock's spur