perro

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noun

perro, -a

adjective

1. wretched, lousy (informal)

masculine noun

2. dog (animal)

andar como el perro, -a y el gato -> to fight like cat and dog
de perros (informal) -> lousy (tiempo, humor)
hace un día de perros -> the weather's foul today, it's lousy weather today
ser perro, -a viejo -> to be an old hand
perro, -a ladrador poco mordedor (Prov) -> his/her bark is worse than his/her bite
muerto el perro, -a, se acabó la rabia (Prov) -> deal with a problem at its source
perro, -a callejero -> stray dog
perro, -a de caza -> hunting dog
perro, -a faldero -> lapdog; lackey (figurative)
perro, -a guardián -> guard dog, watchdog
perro, -a lazarillo -> guide dog (British), seeing-eye dog (United States)
perro, -a lobo -> alsatian
perro, -a pastor -> sheepdog
perro, -a polícia -> police dog
perro, -a salchicha -> sausage dog

3. swine, dog (informal) (persona)

perro [per’-ro]

noun

1. Dog. (m)

2. One who obstinately asserts an opinion or perseveres in an undertaking. (m)

3. Damage, loss, deception. (m)

4. Dog, name of contempt or ignominy pivot to a person. (Metaphorical) (m)

5. Drowsiness. (Andes) (m)

6. (Cono Sur) Clothes peg. (m)

Ponerse como un perr -> or hecho un perro, to get into a vehement passion
¡A otro perro con ese hueso -> tell that to the marines
Perro viej -> (an old dog), a clever, experienced man
Perro esquimal -> husky
Perro lobo -> alsatian
Perro del hortelano -> dog in the manger
Tiempo de perros -> dirty weather
Se llevan como perros y gatos -> they're always squabling, they fight like cat and dog
Perro ladrador -> poco mordedor, his bark is worse than his bite
Llevar una vida de perros -> to lead a dog’s life
Es un perro viejo -> he’s an old fox
A perro flaco todos on pulgas -> misfortunes rain upon the wretched
A otro perro con ese hueso -> pull the other one
Morir como un perro -> to die a forgotten man
Perro sarnoso -> mangy cur
Allí no atan los perros con longanizas -> money does not grow on trees there


Q:	Other meaning for perro
A:	no that will be offensive, rude no i won't recommend to use the word perro for anything else but referring to the animal dog,

Q:	caminar con el perro
A:	Significa "walk the dog".

Q:	Tienes que dar de comer al perro
A:	You're right: Tienes que dar de comer al perro = He has to give food to the dog. to = a el = the al = the contraction of a + el

Q:	Perro the dog & perro the "but"
A:	the "but" is spelled with single r: pero

Q:	pan y perro
A:	Raise ravens and they will peck out your eyes' Yep, although it's usually crows, not ravens. It's a pretty common proverb. I think the idea of these…