Sinónimos y Antónimos de "la cola"

Question

Create a sentence in Spanish (with the English translation) using a synonym or antonym for today's word la cola.

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A little help: Diccionario

I'm trying to figure out if "la cola" is synonymous with the Italian word "coda". In Italian it means "tail" and it signifies the end of a musical piece. - Nicole-B, Apr 19, 2010

Does anyone have the answer for this? :) - Nicole-B, Apr 19, 2010

I haven't understood it. But may this help you http://www.wordreference.com/enit/tail - Fidalgo, Apr 19, 2010

Gracias Fidalgo. I know for sure that the Italian word "coda" and the Spanish word "la cola" both mean tail as pertains to an animal. I am still wondering if the other definitions listed under "cola" translate the same in Italian. For example "line", etc. - Nicole-B, Apr 19, 2010

Oh, I agree with you. Another link http://www.wordreference.com/iten/coda - Fidalgo, Apr 19, 2010

Answer 1

¿Cuál escoges, las cabezas o las colas? Which do you choose, heads or tails?

Niz, conjugate the verb correctly, try again. - 00494d19, Apr 20, 2010

thanks - nizhoni1, Apr 21, 2010

Answer 2

¿Cuál escogido, las cabezas o las colas? Which do you choose, heads or tails?

This is what people say when flipping a coin, isn't it? Sorry but "¿Cuál escogido, las cabezas o las colas?" doesn't make much sense in Spanish. In Mexico when someone flips a coin and makes you choose they ask: "¿Qué escoges, cara o cruz?" or even "¿águila o sol?" but I think "cara o cruz" is more common nowadays.

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Feel free to correct my English!

isn't "it"? I never heard this expression in Spanish before. I have to write this down. I hope it is in the phrasebook. :) - Nicole-B, Apr 20, 2010

Thanks! :) - InésDelRío, Apr 21, 2010

Answer 3

La línea de personas es larga.

The line of people is long

synonym = La línea

es larga - 00494d19, Apr 20, 2010

Answer 4

When a very large dog confronts my little chihuahua, my dog runs away with her tail between her legs.

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Cuando un perro grandisimo se enfrenta a mi chihuahua pequeña, mi perrito corre con el rabo entre las piernas.

perrita ;) - InésDelRío, Apr 19, 2010

A yorkie attacked my Great Dane once - nizhoni1, Apr 19, 2010

Answer 5

Ver una película de terror solo en un cuarto oscuro le puso el vello de punta a ella.

Watch a terror film alone in a dark room made her hair stand on end.

Answer 6

La capital de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias en España, llamada Santa Cruz de Tenerife, es la extremidad más oriental y más norteña de la isla de Tenerife.

The capital of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands in Spain, called Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is the most eastern and most northern extremity of the island of Tenerife.

Answer 7

La palabra cola tiene una larga linea de sinónimos pero, pienso que el antónimo es solo, "una horda."	The word line has a long queue of synonyms but I think the antonym is only, "a crowd."

Answer 8

No puedo hacer cabeza ni cola de esto.

I can't make head or tail of this.

I think you'd say "esto" because the subject is neither male nor female -- it neutral. - --Mariana--, Apr 19, 2010

Gracias Marianne :-) - --Jen--, Apr 19, 2010

Answer 9

Tuvo que mirar en el apéndice del libro para la información que necesitó.

She had to look in the appendix of the book for the information that she needed.

Answer 10

sinónimo: el rabo

Estofado de rabo de toro es un plato favorito en el sur de España.

Oxtail stew is a favorite dish in the south of Spain.

Answer 11

Estoy esperando en fila para comprar boletas para ver la película nueva..

I am waiting in line to buy tickets to see the new movie.

Answer 12

Antónimo: cabeza = head

José está en cabeza de Juan en el torneo de tenis.

José is ahead of Juan in the tennis tournament.

I think "cabeza" and "ahead" are not synonymous. English sentence is correct - nizhoni1, Apr 19, 2010

ahead and" a head" two different things - nizhoni1, Apr 19, 2010