monkey

el mono

tontear

monkey(muhng-ki)

noun

1. (animal)

a. el mono

(M)

, la mona

(F)

We saw a pregnant female monkey at the zoo.

Vimos una mona embarazada en el zoo.

2.

(colloquial)

(misbehaved child)

a. el diablillo

(M)

, la diablilla

(F)

(colloquial)

Sara's children act like a bunch of monkeys. I can't stand them.

Los niños de Sara se comportan como una cuerda de diablillos. No los soporto.

intransitive verb

3. (to behave in a silly way; used with "about" or around")

a. tontear

Sam's always monkeying around in class and I can't concentrate.

Sam siempre anda tonteando en clase y no puedo concentrarme.

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

a. jugar con

Fans of the series were upset that they'd monkeyed with the storyline to such a degree.

Los aficionados de la serie se molestaron que habían jugado con el argumento hasta tal punto.

monkey

Noun

1. (animal)

a. el mono

(M)

2. (colloquial)

a.

to make a monkey out of somebodytomarle el pelo a alguien

3. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

a.

I don't give a monkey'sme importa un pito

4. (colloquial)

a.

monkey businessbribonadas fpl

monkey puzzle treearaucaria f

monkey wrenchllave inglesa

5. (naughty child)

a. el diablillo

(M)

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monkey [ˈmʌŋkɪ]

noun

(Zool) mono (m); (child) diablillo (m)

I don't give a monkey's me importa un rábano (informal)

to make a monkey out of sb poner a algn en ridículo

modifier

monkey business (n) (dishonest) trapisondas (f); tejemanejes (m)

there was some monkey business going on

(mischievous) travesuras (f); diabluras (f)

monkey nut (n) (Britain) cacahuete (m); maní (m); (LAm) cacahuate (m); (Méx)

monkey puzzle (n) (Bot) araucaria (f)

monkey shines (n) (US)

monkey tricks See culture box in entry monkey.

monkey suit (n) traje (m) de etiqueta; esmoquin (m)

I remember wearing a monkey suit to a Cambridge May ball

monkey tricks (n) travesuras (f)

monkey wrench (n) llave (f) inglesa