goose - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

goose  - pl.: geese [ZOOL.]   - bird	el ganso   [Ornithology]
Ross's goose [ZOOL.]	ánsar de Ross   Lat.: Anser rossii, Chen rossii   [Ornithology]
Ross's goose [ZOOL.]	ganso de Ross   Lat.: Anser rossii, Chen rossii   [Ornithology]
goose  - pl.: geese [ZOOL.]   - bird	la oca   [Ornithology]
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated [ZOOL.]   - person	el burro | la burra
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el adoquín [coll.] [fig.]
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el babieca | la babieca [coll.]
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el gafo | la gafa [coll.] [pej.] (Lat. Am.: Venez.)
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el guanaco | la guanaca (Lat. Am.)
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el ignorante | la ignorante
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el majadero | la majadera
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el necio | la necia
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el pendejo | la pendeja
goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	el pollino | la pollina [fig.]

Adjectives / Adverbs

goose [fig.] [pej.] [coll.]   dated   - person	memo, mema  adj.
wild-goose  adj.   - before noun	de ganso salvaje

Phrases / Collocations

to cook so.'s goose [coll.]	aguarle la fiesta a alguien [fig.]
to give so. goose bumps	poner a alguien los pelos de punta [fig.]
wild-goose chase	buscar una aguja en un pajar
to set a fox to keep the geese	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to set a fox to keep the geese	meter el lobo en el redil [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

gooey, gorse, loose, moose, noose

Related search terms

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