hombro

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hombro(

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

1. (anatomy)

Es un hombre alto con hombros amplios.He's a tall man with broad shoulders.

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hombro

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

1. (general)

a. shoulder

al hombroacross one's shoulder

a hombrosover one's shoulders

encogerse de hombrosto shrug one's shoulders

arrimar el hombroto lend a hand

hacer algo hombro con hombroto do something together

mirar por encima del hombro a alguiento look down one's nose at somebody

hombro

shoulder

a hombros on one's shoulders

¡armas al hombro! ¡sobre el hombro armas! shoulder arms!

cargar algo sobre los hombros to shoulder sth

echarse algo al hombro to shoulder sth; take sth upon o.s.

en hombros

sacar a algn en hombros to carry sb out on their shoulders; el vencedor salió en hombros the victor was carried out shoulder-high

encogerse de hombros to shrug one's shoulders; shrug

enderezar los hombros to square one's shoulders; straighten up

arrimar el hombro to put one's shoulder to the wheel; lend a hand

hombro con hombro shoulder to shoulder

mirar a algn por encima del hombro to look down on sb; look down one's nose at sb

poner el hombro to put one's shoulder to the wheel; lend a hand

Examples

Phrases

parte del brazo entre el hombro y la mano	part of the arm between the shoulder and the hand
viajar con la mochila al hombro	to backpack
Más vale pájaro en mano que elefante al hombro.	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
hombro a hombro	shoulder to shoulder