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gata

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she-cat

∗ noun

gata [gah’-tah]
noun
1. She-cat, puss. (f)
2. (Botany) (f)
3. A toothed bar from which is suspended the floodgate of a dam. (Nautical) (f)
4. A machine which served to protect those who were scaling a wall against the besieged. (Military) (f)
5. The crossjack yard. (Nautical) (f)
  • A gatas -> on all fours
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gata
1 (Chile) (Perú) (Automóviles) jack
2
a gatas
andar a gatas to crawl; subió las escaleras a gatas he crawled up the stairs
el niño todavía anda a gatas
el niño entró andando a gatas the baby crawled in
el niño atravesó la habitación a gatas
en este juego tenéis que andar a gatas in this game you have to crawl on all fours
limpiaba a gatas las escaleras Se abrieron puertas, aparecieron niños a gatas, nueras, un anciano en silla de ruedas Asiduo de los bares de la zona, de donde bastantes veces ha salido a gatas
 (S. Cone) (apenas) barely; by the skin of one's teeth
3 (Meteorología) hill cloud
4 (agujetas)
tener gata to ache all over
5
echar la gata (Centroamérica)
soltar la gata (Perú)
to lift (familiar); steal
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basement, cellar (in a house); vault (in a bank)

 
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