perro
perro, -a
adjective
1. wretched, lousy (informal)
- ¡qué vida más perra! -> life's a bitch!
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)
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perro [per’-ro]
noun
1. Dog. (m)
- Perro de aguas -> water-dog
- Perro de presa -> bull dog
- Perro de ayuda -> newfoundland dog, a large dog kept to defend his master
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
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