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saddle

1. (seat)

Horses themselves are very expensive, not to mention the saddle and all the other tack.Los caballos en sí son muy caros, ni hablar de la silla de montar y los otros arreos.

b. la silla (equestrian)

The rider was so drunk he fell right out of the saddle.El jinete estaba tan borracho que se cayó de la silla.

c. la montura (equestrian)

You have to ride with an English saddle for this event, and with a Western one for the next.Para esta prueba, hay que montar con montura inglesa, y para la siguiente, con vaquera.

d. el sillín (cycling)

My butt hurts. I need to by a new saddle for my bike.Me duele el trasero. Necesito comprarme un sillín nuevo.

e. el asiento (cycling)

If you do as much cycling as I do, it's worth it to invest in a good quality saddle.Si montas tanto en bicicleta como yo, vale la pena invertir en un asiento de buena calidad.

2. (geography)

a. el collado

The setting sun was just peeking over the saddle of the two hills.El sol poniente apenas se adivinaba sobre el collado entre los dos cerros.

3. (culinary)

a. el cuarto trasero

I'm going to broil a saddle of lamb stuffed with shiitake mushrooms and spinach.Voy a asar un cuarto trasero de cordero relleno con hongos shiitake y espinaca.

4. (to burden; used with "with")

a. cargar con

For some reason, I always get saddled with the dirty work.Por alguna razón, siempre tengo que cargar con el trabajo sucio.

b. encajar

My sister is going away for the weekend, so we've been saddled with her two kids.Mi hermana se va este fin de semana, así que nos encajó los dos niños.

c. endilgar

My boss left early and saddled me with the rest of the cleaning.Mi jefe se fue temprano y me endilgó el resto de la limpieza.

5. (to put a saddle on)

a. ensillar

Zorro saddled his horse and rode away.El Zorro ensilló su caballo y se alejó al galope.

saddle

1. (on horse)

a. la silla (de montar)

2. (on bicycle)

a. el sillín

in the saddlea caballo

3. (fig)

to be in the saddlellevar las riendas

4. (horse)

a. ensillar

5. (fam fig)

to saddle somebody with somethingencajar or

saddle [ˈsædl]

noun

1 [of bicycle] silla (f); [of horse] silla (f) de montar

Red Rum won with Stack in the saddle ganó Red Rum montado por Stack; to be in the saddle estar en el poder

2 (Cookery)

saddle of lamb cuarto (m) (trasero) de cordero

3 [of hill] collado (m)

transitive verb

1 (also saddle up) [+horse] ensillar

2 (lumber)

to saddle sb with sth cargar a algn con algo; now we're saddled with it ahora tenemos que cargar con ello; to get saddled with sth tener que cargar con algo; to saddle o.s. with sth cargar con algo

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