loro

=

parrot

noun

loro
masculine noun
1. parrot (animal)
2. chatterbox (informal) (charlatán)
3. sounds (informal) (aparato de música) (peninsular Spanish), = radio and/or cassette or CD player
4. (informal)
  • estar al loro -> to keep one's ears o eyes open; (alerta) (peninsular Spanish) to be well up (on what's happening) (enterado)
  • si no estamos al loro, no conseguiremos entradas -> if we're not quick off the mark we won't get tickets
  • ¡al loro con Luis! -> be careful with Luis!

loro [lo’-ro]
noun
1. Parrot. (m)
2. Portugal laurel. (Botany) (m)
3. Old bat (arpía). (m)
4. (Cono Sur) Thieves' look-out man. (m)
5. (Cono Sur. Med.) Bedpan. (m)
6. (Cono Sur) Sacar los loros, to pick one's nose. (m)
7. Estar al loro, to be on the alert. (m)

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