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buey

∗ ≈

ox

∗ noun

buey
(pl bueyes)
masculine noun
1. ox (mamífero)
2. edible crab (crustáceo), brown crab (British)

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buey [boo-ay’-e]
noun
1. Ox, bullock. (m)
2. Buey marino, sea-calf. (m)
3. Buey de cazo, stalking-ox. (m)
  • A paso de buey -> at a snail's gallop
  • Buey de agua -> body of water issuing from a conduit or spring
noun, plural
4. Oxen.
5. Cuckold (cornudo). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
6. Big sum of money. (Caribbean) (m)
7. Buey corneta, busybody, nose-poker (entrometido). (Andes) (m)
  • Buey muerto -> bargain
  • Como bueyes -> enormous bedbugs
  • Es un buey para el trabajo -> he's a tremendous worker
  • Cuando vuelen los bueyes -> when pigs learn to fly
(Carib.)

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buey
1 (Zoología) ox
buey almizclado musk ox
buey corneta (And) (S. Cone) one-horned ox; (entrometido) busybody; nosey-parker (familiar)
nunca falta un buey corneta (And) (S. Cone) there's always someone who can't keep his mouth shut
buey de Francia crab
buey de mar variety of crab or crawfish
Los bogavantes, langostas, centollas o [bueyes de mar] pequeños, comode medio kilo, necesitarán alrededor de diez minutos.
buey marino manatee
buey muerto (Caribe) bargain
2
como bueyes enormous
chinches como bueyes bedbugs the size of elephants; enormous bedbugs
cuando vuelen los bueyes when pigs fly
hablar de bueyes perdidos (S. Cone) to waste one's breath
pegar bueyes (Centroamérica) to go to sleep
poner los bueyes antes que el carro to put the cart before the horse
saber con los bueyes que ara (Caribe) to know who your friends are
sacar el buey de la barranca (México) to bring it off
ser un buey para algo
es un buey para el trabajo he's a tremendous worker
buey suelto free agent; (soltero) bachelor
3 (Latinoamérica) (cornudo) cuckold
4 (Caribe) (dineral) big sum of money

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