cascabel

cascabel
masculine noun
1. (small) bell
  • poner el cascabel al gato (figurative) -> to bell the cat, to dare to go ahead

cascabel [cas-cah-bel']
noun
1. Hawksbell, bell used for hawks, cats, or dogs, and also for beasts of burden. (m)
2. Knob at the end of the breech of a cannon, cascabel. (m)
3. Rattlesnake. (m)
  • Echar a uno el cascabel -> (Met.) to throw off a burden and lay it on another
  • Echa -> or soltar el cascabel, (Met.) to drop a hint in conversation, to see how it takes
  • Ser un cascabel -> (Met.) to be a crazy or rattle-brained fellow

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