sapo

toad

crafty

el sapo, sapo(

sah

poh

)

masculine noun

1. (animal)

a. toad

Besó al sapo y se transformó en un príncipe guapo.She kissed the toad and it turned into a handsome prince.

2. (game)

a. sapo

Siempre tira las monedas tan lejos cuando juega al sapo con nosotros.He always throws the coins too far whenever he plays sapo with us.

masculine or feminine noun

3. (colloquial) (informant) (Andes) (Central America) (Uruguay)

a. snitch (colloquial)

¡Ojo con ese sapo!Be careful with that snitch!

b. grass (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

Una vez sapo, sapo para siempre.Once a grass, always a grass.

adjective

4. (smart) (Andes)

a. crafty

¡Qué niño más sapo! Se las jugó para salir de sus quehaceres.What a crafty boy! He tricked his way out of doing his chores.

Examples

Phrases

nunca sapo	never a snitch
rana y sapo	frog and toad
ser sapo de otro pozo	to be the odd one out

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