caballo
caballo
horse
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el caballo
(
kah
-
bah
-
yoh
)
masculine noun
1.
(animal)
a.
horse
Tenemos dos caballos en la granja.
We have two horses on the farm.
2.
(chess)
a.
knight
El movimiento del caballo es difícil de aprender.
It's hard to learn how to move your knight.
3.
(Spanish deck of cards)
(Spain)
a.
knight
Solo el rey gana al caballo.
Only a king beats a knight.
4.
(unit of power)
a.
horsepower
Un motor de 50 caballos será suficiente.
A 50 horsepower engine will be enough.
5.
(slang)
(heroine)
a.
smack
(slang)
Dijo que ya no consumía caballo. ¡Ojalá fuera cierto!
He said he wasn't doing smack any more. I wish it were true!
b.
horse
(slang)
Ha hecho tanto caballo que no sé cómo sigue viva.
She's done so much horse that I don't know how she's still alive.
6.
(carpentry)
a.
sawhorse
Pon la madera en el caballo y sujétala bien antes de empezar a serrar.
Place the wood on the sawhorse and clamp it securely before starting to saw.
b.
sawbuck
(United States)
Si no tienes caballo, apoya la tabla sobre una silla para cortarla.
If you don't have a sawbuck, place the plank of wood on a chair to cut it.
adjective
7.
(slang)
(unintelligent)
(Central America)
(South America)
a.
stupid
(colloquial)
Es bien caballo ese chavo. - No, no más es muy callado.
That kid is really stupid. - No, he's just really quiet.
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Examples
Phrases
montar a caballo
to ride a horse
a caballo
on horseback
cola de caballo
ponytail
andar a caballo
to ride on horseback
se montaba a caballo
people used to ride horses
caballo sin nombre
horse with no name
A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
caballo de caza
hunting horse
caballo de batalla
hobbyhorse
old standby
caballo de guerra
charger
caballo de silla
saddle horse
caballo de alquiler
horse for hire
caballo zaino
chestnut horse
caballo castaño
chestnut horse
caballo que marca el paso
pacer
caballo de paso
pacer
caballo mesteño
mustang
caballo árabe
Arabian horse
caballo de carreras
racehorse
paseo a caballo
horseback ride
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