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dog(

dag

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (animal)

a. el perro

(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).

(M)

, la perra

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My dog is a German Shepherd.Mi perro es un pastor alemán.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(wicked person)

a. el bribón

(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).

(M)

, la bribona

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My coworker is a lazy dog; I'm always having to do his work.Mi colega es un bribón perezoso; siempre le tengo que estar haciendo el trabajo.

b. el canalla

(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).

(M)

, la canalla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

That dog started cheating on his girlfriend almost as soon as they started going out.Ese canalla le pegó cuernos a su novia prácticamente tan pronto empezaron a salir.

An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g. ghetto).

(pejorative)

(unattractive woman)

a. el adefesio

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Claire would spend hours primping because she didn't want to look like a dog.Claire pasaba horas arreglándose porque no quería parecer un adefesio.

b. el bagre

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Matt gave Bob a thrashing for calling his sister a dog.Matt le dio una golpiza a Bob por llamar bagre a su hermana.

c. el callo

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Rosalia might not be the most beautiful girl in the world, but she's not a dog either.Puede que Rosalía no sea la chica más guapa del mundo, pero tampoco es un callo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to follow)

a. seguir

The neighborhood bullies dogged him all the way to his house.Los matones del vecindario lo siguieron el camino entero hasta llegar a su casa.

5. (to plague)

a. perseguir

He has been dogged by scandal his entire career.El escándalo lo ha perseguido durante su carrera entera.

dog

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (animal)

a. el perro

(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).

(M)

dog biscuitgalleta para perros

dog collarcollar m de perro

2. (colloquial)

a. (of cleric)

dog foodcomida para perros

dog handleradiestrador(ora) de perros

dog licenselicencia del perro

dog paddleestilo m perrito

dog racingcarreras de galgos

dog tagplaca f de identificación

3. (colloquial)

a. (person)

you lucky dog!iqué potra tienes!

dirty dogcanalla mf, perro(a) asqueroso(a)

4. (fam pej)

a. el coco

(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).

(M)

(ugly woman)

b. el cardo

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

c. el bagre

(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).

(M)

5. (idioms)

a. (colloquial)

to lead a dog's lifellevar una vida de perros

6. (colloquial)

to make a dog's breakfast or dinner of somethinghacer una chapuza con algo

7. (colloquial)

it's a dog-eat-dog worldes un mundo de fieras

8. (colloquial)

to go to the dogsirse a pique, hundirse

9. (colloquial)

to be a dog in the mangerser como el perro del hortelano, que ni come ni deja comer

10. (prov)

you can't teach an old dog new tricksa perro viejo no hay tus tus

11. (prov)

every dog has his daytodos tenemos nuestro momento de gloria

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

12. (follow)

a. perseguir, seguir

to dog somebody's footstepsseguir los pasos de alguien

she was dogged by misfortunele perseguía la mala suerte

dog [dɒɡ]

noun

1 (Zool) perroaperra (m) (f);a perra

dog eat dog

it's dog eat dog in this place aquí se despedazan unos a otros

to go to the dogs [+person] echarse a perder; [+nation, country] ir a la ruina

dog's breakfast revoltijo (m)

to have a dog's chance

he hasn't a dog's chance no tiene la más remota posibilidad

it's a dog's life es una vida de perros

to be dressed up like a dog's dinner ir hecho un adefesio

to be a dog in the manger [+person] ser como el perro del hortelano

he's a dog in the manger

to put on the dog (US) vestirse de punta en blanco

to be top dog ser el gallo del lugar; triunfar

the dog's bollocks (Britain) la hostia (vulgar)

Tony-boy, you are the dog's bollocks To a wide-eyed teenager, Mott were the dog's bollocks. They had the loudest amps, the longest hair, the hardest rock and the baddest attitude 'At Ascot Park. It's near Sunningdale." 'Oh," he says, `I go there. It's the dog's bollocks, isn't it?"

every dog has its day a cada cerdo le llega su San Martín

let sleeping dogs lie más vale no meneallo

2 (male) (fox) macho (m)

3 (term of abuse) canalla (m); bribón (m)

you dog! ¡canalla!; ¡tunante!

4 (unattractive girl) callo (m) (malayo) (informal)

5 (person)

dirty dog tío (m) guarro (informal); tipo (m) asqueroso (informal); you lucky dog! ¡qué suerte tienes!; he's a lucky dog es un tío suertudo

there's life in the old dog yet (al abuelo) aún le queda cuerda para rato

Wimbledon's Terry Gibson reckons there's life in the old dog yet and he's looking for a new club to prove it There is obviously life in the old dog yet otherwise we wouldn't have offered him a new one-year contract

the dogs (Britain) (greyhounds) las carreras de galgos

note See culture box in entry greyhound.

7 (Britain) (telephone) teléfono (m)

transitive verb

(follow closely) seguir (de cerca)

he dogs my footsteps me sigue los pasos; he was dogged by ill luck le perseguía la mala suerte

modifier

dog basket (n) cesto (m) del perro

dog biscuit (n) galleta (f) de perro

dog breeder (n) criadoracriadora (m) (f) de perros;a criadora

dog collar (n) collar (m) de perro; (Rel) gola (f); alzacuello(s) (m)

dog days (n) canícula (f)