kite

kite
[kaɪt]
sustantivo
1cometa (f) (toy), papalote (m) (CAm, español de México)volantín (m) (español de Chile)pandorga (f) (español de Paraguay)barrilete (m) (español de Argentina)
  • to fly a kite (sentido figurado) -> lanzar un globo sonda (para tantear el terreno)
  • go fly a kite! (familiar) -> ¡vete a hacer gárgaras!
  • to be as high as a kite (familiar) -> ir como una moto
2milano (m) (bird)

kite [kait]
sustantivo
1Milano, ave de rapiña.
2Cometa, (prov.) barrilete, (Cuba) papalote, armazón de papel y cañas que se echa a volar.
3Sobrejuanete, foque volante. (Marina)
  • Kite-flying -> (a) acción de remontar una cometa
(b) (Geor.) Acción de poner en circulación pagarés sin valor.

kite [kaɪt]
noun
1 (toy) cometa; (f)
to fly a kite lanzar una idea (para sondear la opinión); go fly a kite! (US) (informal) ¡vete al cuerno!; (informal)
2 (Orn) milano real; (m)
3 (US) (Economics) (very_informal) cheque sin valor; (m)
verb:intransitive
(very_informal) presentar papeles falsos para conseguir dinero
verb:transitive
(US)
to kite a cheque presentar un cheque sin fondos
modifier
kite mark (n) (Britain) señal de aprobación (de la BSI); (f)

Verb Conjugation for "kite"

Imperative
  • kite
  • you kite
  • he/she kites
  • we kite
  • you kite
  • they kite
Preterite
  • I kited
  • you kited
  • he/she kited
  • we kited
  • you kited
  • they kited
Present Continuous
  • I am kiting
  • you are kiting
  • he/she is kiting
  • we are kiting
  • you are kiting
  • they are kiting
Present Perfect
  • I have kited
  • you have kited
  • he/she has kited
  • we have kited
  • you have kited
  • they have kited
Past Continuous
  • I was kiting
  • you were kiting
  • he/she was kiting
  • we were kiting
  • you were kiting
  • they were kiting
Past Perfect
  • I had kited
  • you had kited
  • he/she had kited
  • we had kited
  • you had kited
  • they had kited
Future
  • I will kite
  • you will kite
  • he/she will kite
  • we will kite
  • you will kite
  • they will kite
Future Perfect
  • I will have kited
  • you will have kited
  • he/she will have kited
  • we will have kited
  • you will have kited
  • they will have kited
Future Continuous
  • I will be kiting
  • you will be kiting
  • he/she will be kiting
  • we will be kiting
  • you will be kiting
  • they will be kiting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been kiting
  • you have been kiting
  • he/she has been kiting
  • we have been kiting
  • you have been kiting
  • they have been kiting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been kiting
  • you will have been kiting
  • he/she will have been kiting
  • we will have been kiting
  • you will have been kiting
  • they will have been kiting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been kiting
  • you had been kiting
  • he/she had been kiting
  • we had been kiting
  • you had been kiting
  • they had been kiting
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