big dog
big dog(
bihg
dag
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).
1. (large dog)
a. perro grande
A big dog came out and knocked me down when I knocked on the door.Salió un perro grande que me tumbó cuando toqué a la puerta.
2. (colloquial) (important person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el pez gordo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I have no control over that. You're going to have to talk to the big dog about that one.Yo no estoy al cargo de eso. Vas a tener que hablar con el pez gordo sobre ese tema.
b. el mandamás (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The big dogs don't care about little guys like us.A los mandamases no les importa la gente corriente como nosotros.
c. el mero mero (M) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
If the big dog says jump, you jump.Si el mero mero te dice que saltes, tú saltas.
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