mono

=

monkey

noun

English to Spanish
Spanish to English

mono, -a

adjective

1. lovely (informal)

masculine or feminine noun

2. monkey (animal)

¿qué miras? ¿tengo monos en la cara? (informal) -> what are you looking at? have I got two heads or something?
ser el último mono, -a (informal) -> to be bottom of the heap

masculine noun

3. overalls (prenda) (con mangas) (British), coveralls (United States); dungarees (British), boiler suit (British), overalls (United States) (con peto)

4. tracksuit (ropa deportiva) (Venezuelan Spanish) (con peto)

5. withdrawal symptoms (informal) (síndrome de abstinencia) (peninsular Spanish)

un ladrón estaba con el mono, -a (con peto) -> a thief who was desperate for drugs
tengo mono, -a de playa -> I'm dying to go to the beach

mono [mo’-no, nah]

adjective

1. Cute, pretty.

Una chica muy mona -> a very attractive girl

noun

2. Monkey. (m)

3. Mimic (imitador). (Figurative) (m)

4. Coveralls (de obrero). (m)

5. Cocky youngster (engreído). (m)

6. Joker (naipes). (m)

7. Ugly devil (feo). (m)

8. Pansy (maricón). (m)

9. Cop (policía). (m)

10. Debt (deuda). (Caribbean) (m)

11. Sign (señal). (m)

Meter los monos a -> to scare the daylights out of someone
Mono de imitación -> copycat (niño)

"mono" in the Answers forum


Q:	Cuban: rabo mono amarra mono
A:	The monkey's tail wraps up the monkey. (from Google links that show partial translations). It appears to be a refrain from a Cuban Salsa (rhumba) song,…

Q:	mono
A:	A quick answer if that's the only letter you want, is ALT held down and then 164 on the numerical pad.

Q:	Le dio el boleto a él Le di un plátano al mono
A:	I'd suggest that you look at it from a non-English viewpoint. In English we expect to see the indirect object later on in the sentence following the verb…