monkey

el mono

noun

monkey
[ˈmʌŋkɪ]
sustantivo
1mono (m) (animal)
  • to make a monkey out of somebody (familiar) -> tomarle el pelo a alguien
  • I don't give a monkey's (familiar) -> me importa un pito (británico)
  • monkey business (familiar) -> bribonadas (f pl)
  • monkey nut -> cacahuete (m) (británicoEsp), maní (m) (Am), cacahuate (m) (CAm, español de México)
  • monkey puzzle tree -> araucaria (f)
  • monkey wrench -> llave (f) inglesa (Estados Unidos)
2diablillo (m) (naughty child)

monkey [man-ki]
sustantivo
1Mono.
2Cualquier animal cuadrumano, sea mono, cinocéfalo, marmoseto o lemúrido.
3Mono o mona: voz de desprecio unas veces, y otras de cariño.
4Cada uno de varios artículos pequeños, como un fiador del martinete o un pequeño crisol para fundir el vidrio.
  • To play the monkey -> hacer monadas
  • Monkey tricks -> monerías, travesuras
  • Monkey-flower -> mímulo
  • Monkey-jacket -> capote o capotón de piloto
  • Monkey-wrench -> llave inglesa
  • I don’t give a monkey’s -> me importa un bledo (Fam.)
sustantivo
V. MIMULUS. To monkey about/around, hacer tontería

monkey [ˈmʌŋkɪ]
noun
(Zool) mono; (m) (child) diablillo; (m)
I don't give a monkey's (very_informal) me importa un rábano; (informal)
to make a monkey out of sb poner a algn en ridículo
modifier
monkey business (informal) (n) (dishonest) trapisondas; (f) tejemanejes; (m)
there was some monkey business going on
(mischievous) travesuras; (f) diabluras; (f)
monkey nut (n) (Britain) cacahuete; (m) maní; (m) (LAm) cacahuate; (m) (Méx)
monkey puzzle (n) (Bot) araucaria; (f)
monkey shines (n) (US)
monkey tricks See culture box in entry monkey.
monkey suit (informal) (n) traje de etiqueta; (m) esmoquin; (m)
I remember wearing a monkey suit to a Cambridge May ball
monkey tricks (n) travesuras; (f)
monkey wrench (n) llave inglesa; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "monkey"

Imperative
  • monkey
  • you monkey
  • he/she monkeys
  • we monkey
  • you monkey
  • they monkey
Preterite
  • I monkeyed
  • you monkeyed
  • he/she monkeyed
  • we monkeyed
  • you monkeyed
  • they monkeyed
Present Continuous
  • I am monkeying
  • you are monkeying
  • he/she is monkeying
  • we are monkeying
  • you are monkeying
  • they are monkeying
Present Perfect
  • I have monkeyed
  • you have monkeyed
  • he/she has monkeyed
  • we have monkeyed
  • you have monkeyed
  • they have monkeyed
Past Continuous
  • I was monkeying
  • you were monkeying
  • he/she was monkeying
  • we were monkeying
  • you were monkeying
  • they were monkeying
Past Perfect
  • I had monkeyed
  • you had monkeyed
  • he/she had monkeyed
  • we had monkeyed
  • you had monkeyed
  • they had monkeyed
Future
  • I will monkey
  • you will monkey
  • he/she will monkey
  • we will monkey
  • you will monkey
  • they will monkey
Future Perfect
  • I will have monkeyed
  • you will have monkeyed
  • he/she will have monkeyed
  • we will have monkeyed
  • you will have monkeyed
  • they will have monkeyed
Future Continuous
  • I will be monkeying
  • you will be monkeying
  • he/she will be monkeying
  • we will be monkeying
  • you will be monkeying
  • they will be monkeying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been monkeying
  • you have been monkeying
  • he/she has been monkeying
  • we have been monkeying
  • you have been monkeying
  • they have been monkeying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been monkeying
  • you will have been monkeying
  • he/she will have been monkeying
  • we will have been monkeying
  • you will have been monkeying
  • they will have been monkeying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been monkeying
  • you had been monkeying
  • he/she had been monkeying
  • we had been monkeying
  • you had been monkeying
  • they had been monkeying
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