cola

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noun

cola

feminine noun

1. tail (de animal, avión)

2. train (de vestido de novia)

3. queue (fila) (British), line (United States)

hay mucha cola -> there's a big o long queue o (British) line (United States)
hacer o guardar cola -> to queue (up) (British), to stand in line (United States)
me tuve que poner a la cola -> I had to join the end of the queue o (British) line (United States)
¡a la cola! -> go to the back of the queue o (British) line! (United States)
cola de impresión (computing) -> printing queue

4. bottom (de clase, lista); end (de desfile)

están a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas -> they have the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education
ir a la cola del pelotón -> to be one of the backmarkers
tener o traer cola (informal) -> to have serious consequences o repercussions

5. glue (pegamento)

6. cola (bebida)

7. (peinado)

8. willy (informal) (pene) (British), peter (United States)

9. bum (informal) (nalgas) (AmBr), fanny (United States)

10. (autoestop)

dar la cola a alguien -> to give somebody a (Venezuelan Spanish) lift o (British) ride (United States)
pedir cola -> to hitchhike

cola [co-lah]

noun

1. Coke, Coca-Cola. (f)


Q:	what's the difference? Me he bebido una coca-cola & he bebido una coca-bebido.
A:	Read section #5 in Lazarus' post "Transitive? Reflexive? Pronominal? - Verbs and pronouns"

Q:	Hacemos cola.
A:	I've never heard "poner cola", but "hacer cola" means "to stand in line", whereas "ponerse a la cola" means "to join the queue". So, "Te pones a la cola,…