elbow

el codo

noun

elbow
[ˈelbəʊ]
sustantivo
1codo (m)
  • out at the elbows -> con agujeros en los codos (pullover, jacket)
  • to give somebody the elbow (sentido figurado) -> dar la patada a alguien; (employer) mandar a alguien a paseo (lover)
  • put some elbow grease into it! (sentido figurado) -> ¡dale fuerte! (al sacar brillo)
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to elbow somebody in the ribs -> dar un codazo a alguien en las costillas
  • to elbow somebody aside -> apartar a alguien de un codazo
  • to elbow one's way through (a crowd) -> abrirse paso a codazos (entre una multitud)

elbow [el-bou]
sustantivo
1Codo (of person, in pipe); recodo (on river, road).
  • My sweater is going at the elbows -> se me están gastando los codos del suéter
  • To give somebody the elbow -> deshacerse de alguien
2Codo, cualquier cosa que forma ángulo saliente.
  • To be at the elbow -> estar a la mano, estar muy cerca
adjetivo
  • They elbowed us out of the way -> nos apartaron a empujones
va. Darle un codazo

elbow [ˈelbəʊ]
noun
(Anat) codo; (m) (in road) recodo; (m)
at one's elbow al alcance de la mano; out at the elbow(s) raído; descosido
he doesn't know his arse ass from his elbowor (vulgar) confunde el culo con las témporas; (very_informal)
verb:transitive
to elbow sb aside apartar a algn a codazos; to elbow one's way through the crowd abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre
modifier
elbow grease (informal) (n)
it's a matter of elbow grease es una cuestión de esfuerzo; use a bit of elbow grease! ¡dale con más fuerza!; it will take a bit of elbow grease to shift this va a costar trabajo mover esto
elbow joint (n) articulación del codo; (f)
elbow room (n) (space) espacio para moverse; (m) (leeway) margen de maniobra; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "elbow"

Imperative
  • elbow
  • you elbow
  • he/she elbows
  • we elbow
  • you elbow
  • they elbow
Preterite
  • I elbowed
  • you elbowed
  • he/she elbowed
  • we elbowed
  • you elbowed
  • they elbowed
Present Continuous
  • I am elbowing
  • you are elbowing
  • he/she is elbowing
  • we are elbowing
  • you are elbowing
  • they are elbowing
Present Perfect
  • I have elbowed
  • you have elbowed
  • he/she has elbowed
  • we have elbowed
  • you have elbowed
  • they have elbowed
Past Continuous
  • I was elbowing
  • you were elbowing
  • he/she was elbowing
  • we were elbowing
  • you were elbowing
  • they were elbowing
Past Perfect
  • I had elbowed
  • you had elbowed
  • he/she had elbowed
  • we had elbowed
  • you had elbowed
  • they had elbowed
Future
  • I will elbow
  • you will elbow
  • he/she will elbow
  • we will elbow
  • you will elbow
  • they will elbow
Future Perfect
  • I will have elbowed
  • you will have elbowed
  • he/she will have elbowed
  • we will have elbowed
  • you will have elbowed
  • they will have elbowed
Future Continuous
  • I will be elbowing
  • you will be elbowing
  • he/she will be elbowing
  • we will be elbowing
  • you will be elbowing
  • they will be elbowing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been elbowing
  • you have been elbowing
  • he/she has been elbowing
  • we have been elbowing
  • you have been elbowing
  • they have been elbowing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been elbowing
  • you will have been elbowing
  • he/she will have been elbowing
  • we will have been elbowing
  • you will have been elbowing
  • they will have been elbowing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been elbowing
  • you had been elbowing
  • he/she had been elbowing
  • we had been elbowing
  • you had been elbowing
  • they had been elbowing
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