sapo

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toad

∗ noun

sapo
masculine noun
1toad
  • echar sapos y culebras (figurative) -> to rant and rave

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sapo [sah’-po]
noun
1A large toad. (m)
verb
2ESCUERZO.
  • Echar sapos y culebras -> (Coll.) to be beside oneself; to be extremely angry
3Game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron toad. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
4Informer (soplón). (Ante Meridian & Central America & Caribbean) (m)

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sapo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Zoología) toad
echar sapos y culebras to turn the air blue
2 (persona) ugly creature
3 (Latinoamérica) game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron toad
4 (Centroamérica) (Caribe) (soplón) informer; grass; (familiar) fink; (EEUU) (familiar)
5 (S. Cone) (muy_familiar) (soldado) soldier
sapo
adjetivo
1 (And) (Centroamérica) (S. Cone) (astuto) cunning; sly
2 (S. Cone) (hipócrita) hypocritical; two-faced
3 (Centroamérica) (Caribe) (chismoso) gossipy

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