1 [of person] pierna; (f) [of animal, bird, insect] pata; (f) [of furniture] (one of set) pata; (f) (central support) pie; (m) [of trousers] pernera; (f) [of stocking] caña; (f) my leg is hurting she broke a leg a year ago Tina sat with her legs crossed Gita had long, thin, brown legs... ...the legs of a spider... Their hind legs are enormously powerful. The legs of the trousers have poppers down the sides so you can easily pull them on over boots The wind flapped at the legs of my shorts. he hoisted up his trouser leg to show his scar I felt my trouser leg being tugged by a hand The teak table has fluted legs ...tables with metal legs the legs of the chair
artificial leg pierna ortopédica artificial; (f)or wooden leg pierna de madera; (f) pata de palo; (f) (informal)
he had a wooden leg
he was the fastest thing on two legs era rápido donde los haya
isn't he the most gorgeous thing on two legs?
to give sb a leg up (Britain) (informal) aupar a algn; dar un empujoncito a algn; (informal) echar un cable a algn; (informal)
The horse stood quietly while Michael gave Alison a leg-up can you give me a leg up? I asked Tim to give me a leg up onto the wall a good primary education can give your child a leg up BT has made clear that any new rivals should not be given a leg-up by the regulators
to get one's a leg overor (very_informal) (humorous) (have sex) darse un revolcón; (informal) anyone who didn't get his leg over and smoke a few joints wasn't regarded as a normal human being all they really want to do is get their leg over he had tried unsuccessfully to get a leg over
to be on its/one's last legs (informal) estar en las últimas the company is on its last legs la compañía está en las últimas; (informal) the washing machine is on its last legs la lavadora está en las últimas; (informal)
the Warsaw Pact is on its last legs the empire was clearly on its last legs that sweater of yours is on its last legs he could see Bull was on his last legs
to pull sb's leg tomar el pelo a algn of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg
to shake a leg (hurry) espabilarse; (dance) menear mover el esqueleto;or (informal) you'd better shake a leg if you want to be down in time for breakfast No way would you want to shake a leg to any of these tracks to show a leg
show a leg! (informal) ¡a levantarse!
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (in case, argument) no tiene donde agarrarse; (informal) my solicitor says I don't have a leg to stand on "I could still sue the museum." - "I suppose you could try but you'd never win. Our lawyers said you wouldn't have a leg to stand on Any solicitor will tell you, if you're cohabiting and the man leaves you, you haven't got a leg to stand on. He has no financial obligation towards you to stretch one's legs
2 (Cookery) [of lamb, mutton, pork] pierna; (f) [of chicken, turkey] muslo; (m) pata; (f) leg of lamb She was roasting a leg of lamb in the oven
frogs' legs ancas de rana; (f)
3 (stage) [of journey] tramo; (m) etapa; (f) [of race] etapa; (f) manga; (f) [of championship] vuelta; (f) the first leg of the journey was by boat He has now flown on to Jordan on the second leg of his five-nation tour the final leg of the race The first round of the cup was decided over two legs... They will televise both legs of Leeds' European Cup clash with Rangers
