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pera
feminine noun
1pear (fruta)
2(rubber) bulb (de goma)
3= light switch on cord
4(expresiones)
  • partir peras -> to fall out
  • pedir peras al olmo -> to ask (for) the impossible
  • ser la pera (informal) -> to be the limit (peninsular Spanish)
adjective invariable
5posh (informal) (peninsular Spanish)
  • niño pera -> spoiled o posh brat

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pera [pay’-rah]
noun
1Pear, the fruit of the pear-tree. (f)
2A small tuft of hair left to grow on the chin (barba, barbilla). (f)
3(coll.) A sinecure. (f)
4Bulb (bocina). (f)
5Bulb (bombilla). (f)
6Cushy job (empleo). (f)
7Punchball. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Pedir peras al olmo -> to look for pears on elm-trees
  • Tocarse la pera -> to sit on one's backside

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pera
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Botánica) pear
eso es pedir peras al olmo that's asking the impossible
esperar a ver de qué lado caen las peras to wait and see which way the cat will jump
hacerse una pera (vulgar) to wank; (vulgar)
partir peras con algn to fall out with sb
poner a algn las peras a cuarto to tell sb a few home truths
ser la pera (familiar) to be the limit
son la pera de buenos esto nos viene de pera
tirarse la pera (And) (familiar) to play truant; play hooky; (EEUU)
tocarse la pera (muy_familiar) to sit on one's backside (doing nothing)
2 (barba) goatee; (Chile) (familiar) (barbilla) chin;
3 [de atomizador, bocina] bulb
4 (Electricidad y Eléctronica) (bombilla) bulb; (interruptor) switch
5 (muy_familiar) (cabeza) nut; (familiar) bonce; (familiar) noggin; (EEUU) (familiar)
6 peras (familiar) (pechos) tits; (vulgar)
"Lo mejor de Calvià son las [peras] de las germanas", explica sardónico un taxista de Son Ferrer, entusiasta convicto de la moda ubicua del top-less.
7 (familiar) (empleo) cushy job; (familiar)
8 (Latinoamérica) (Dep) punchball
pera (familiar)
adjetivo:invariable
(pijo) posh; (familiar)
un barrio pera a posh area; fuimos a un restaurante muy pera we went to a really swish posh restaurant;o (familiar) niño pollo perao spoiled upper-class brat
es un pollo pera
pera (muy_familiar)
sustantivo:masculino
fence; (familiar) receiver (of stolen goods)

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