Nouns | |||||||
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| leg - stage | la etapa (de ruta) | ||||||
| leg - stage | el recorrido (parcial) | ||||||
| leg - stage | el tramo (de ruta) | ||||||
| leg - stage | el trayecto | ||||||
| leg - stage | el trecho | ||||||
| leg - branch of a forked object | el diente - punta de herramientas, p. ej.: de un tenedor o de un rastrillo | ||||||
| leg - of a piece of furniture | la pata - de un mueble | ||||||
| leg [MATH.] | la arista [Geometry] | ||||||
| frog's leg [COOK.] | anca de rana | ||||||
| leg [ANAT.] - of a person | la pierna | ||||||
| leg [COOK.] | la pata - de un animal | ||||||
| leg - of a right-angled triangle [MATH.] | el cateto [Geometry] | ||||||
| leg - of animal [ZOOL.] | la pata - de un animal | ||||||
| leg [ANAT.] | la changa [coll.] (Lat. Am.: Ecu.) - pierna, especialmente de mujer | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to leg it - run [coll.] | correr | ||||||
| to leg it - run [coll.] | salir corriendo | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | apresurarse | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | darse prisa | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | despabilarse | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | espabilarse | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | apresurarse | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | darse prisa | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | despabilarse | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | espabilarse | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | correr - darse prisa | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | correr - darse prisa | ||||||
| to shake a leg | shook, shaken | - hurry [coll.] | apurarse (Lat. Am.) | ||||||
| to show a leg | showed, shown/showed | - hurry [coll.] | apurarse (Lat. Am.) | ||||||
| to stretch one's legs | stretched, stretched | | estirar las piernas | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to leg it - run [coll.] | tomar vientos [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| Shake a leg! | ¡Espabila! | ||||||
| Shake a leg! | ¡Levántate! | ||||||
| Shake a leg! | ¡Muévete! | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | burlarse de alguien | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | coñearse de algo (or: alguien) | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | guasearse de algo (or: alguien) | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | mofarse de alguien | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | tomar el pelo a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | vacilar a alguien [coll.] | ||||||
| to pull so.'s leg [fig.] | quedarse con alguien [coll.] - burlarse | ||||||
| Break a leg! [THEA.] | ¡Buena/Mucha/... suerte! | ||||||
| Break a leg! [THEA.] | ¡Que vaya bien! | ||||||
| Break a leg! [THEA.] | ¡Mucha mierda! [coll.] - deseo de buena suerte en el teatro | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| He lost two members in the accident: an arm and a leg. | Perdió dos miembros en el accidente: un brazo y una pierna. | ||||||
| John has had an accident on his bike and has broken his leg. Now he can't walk for a few months. | John ha tenido un accidente en bici y se ha roto una pierna. Ahora no puede caminar hasta pasados unos meses. | ||||||
| My mother had a fall last week and broke her leg. | Mi madre sufrió una caída la semana pasada y se rompió una pierna. | ||||||
| This little piece of wood will act as a leg for the furniture until we fix it. | Este trocito de madera hará las veces de pata para el mueble hasta que lo arreglemos. | ||||||
| A normal chair has four legs. | Una silla normal tiene cuatro patas. | ||||||
| He's on his last legs. | Se le acabó la cuerda. | ||||||
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