carro

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car

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carro
masculine noun
1 cart (vehículo)
  • aguantar carros y carretas (figurative) -> to put up with a lot
  • ¡para el carro! -> hang on a minute! (espera)
  • subirse al carro de la tecnología -> to sign up for the new technology
  • carro de combate (military) -> tank
2 trolley (carrito) , cart (United States); pram (British), baby carriage (United States)
  • carro de la compra (de bebé) -> shopping trolley
3 carriage (de máquina de escribir)
4 car (automóvil) (Am salvo RP)
5 car (de tren) (Mexican Spanish)
  • carro comedor -> dining car
  • carro dormitorio -> sleeper

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carro [car’-ro]
noun
1 Cart, a carriage with two wheels, chariot, cart. (m)
  • Varas del carro -> shafts of a cart
  • Toldo del carro -> tilt, the cloth thrown over the hoops of a cart
2 A railway car. (m)
3 The running gear of a carriage without the body. (m)
4 (Astr.) The Greater Bear, a northern constellation. (m)
  • Carro menor -> the Lesser Bear
  • Carro de oro -> Brussels camlet, fine camlet
5 Manufactory for cables and other ship cordage. (Nautical) (m)
6 Measure for wood; a cartload. (m)
  • Medio carro de leña -> a cord of wood
  • Un carro de problemas -> (fig.) a whole load of problems
7 The bed of a printing-press. (m)
  • Carro de combate -> tank
  • Carro fúnebre -> hearse
  • Aguantar carros y carretas -> to put up with anything
  • Apearse del carro -> to back down

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carro
sustantivo:masculino
1 (carreta) cart; waggon; wagon
aguantar carros y carretas to put up with anything
apearse bajarse del carroo (familiar) to leave off; give it a rest; (familiar)
¡para el carro! (familiar) hold your horses!
pararle el carro a algn (familiar) to tell sb to stop
si no puedes seguir su conversación no tienes más que pararles el carro diciéndoles que no entienes
poner el carro delante de las mulas los bueyeso to put the cart before the horse
subirse al carro to climb jump on the bandwagon;o
le considerar un loco porque es incapaz de subirse al carro del oprtunismo
tirar del carro to do all the donkey work
untar el carro a algn to grease sb's palm
carro alegórico float
carro aljibe water cart
carro de golf golf buggy
carro de guerra (Hist) chariot
carro de la compra shopping trolley; shopping cart; (EEUU)
2 (Mil) tank
carro blindado armoured car; armored car; (EEUU) armour-plated car; armor-plated car; (EEUU)
carro de asalto carro de combate tank
3 (Latinoamérica) (coche) car; (taxi) cab; taxi; (vagón) carriage; car; especialmente (EEUU) (autobús) bus; coach
carro comedor (México) dining car; restaurant car
carro correo mail van
carro cuba tank truck
carro de mudanzas removal van; moving van; (EEUU)
carro dormitorio (México) sleeping car
carro fúnebre hearse
carro tranvía carro urbano tramcar; streetcar; (EEUU)
4 [de máquina de escribir] carriage
5 (carga) cartload
un carro de problemas a whole load of problems

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