loro

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parrot

∗ noun

loro
masculine noun
1parrot (animal)
2chatterbox (informal) (charlatán)
3sounds (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!

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loro [lo’-ro]
noun
1Parrot. (m)
2Portugal laurel. (Botany) (m)
3Old 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)
7Estar al loro, to be on the alert. (m)

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loro
sustantivo:masculino
1 (ave) parrot
2 (muy_familiar) (radio) radio; (radiocasete) radio-cassette
estar al loro (muy_familiar) (alerta) to be on the alert; (informado) to know the score; (familiar)
hay que estar al loro you need to be on the alert; está al loro de lo que pasa he's in touch with what's going on; ¡al loro! watch out!
3 (charlatán) chatterbox; (familiar)
mi hermana es un loro, no para de hablar my sister's a chatterbox, she never stops talking
4 (familiar) (mujer fea) old bag; (familiar) old bat; (familiar)
5 (S. Cone) (en robo) thieves' lookout man
6 (S. Cone) (Med) bedpan
7 (S. Cone) (moco)
sacar los loros (familiar) to pick one's nose
8 (Caribe) (cuchillo) pointed and curved knife
lora
adjetivo
dark brown

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