mango - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

mango
mangar (Verb)

Nouns

hilt	el mango
hold [TECH.]	el mango
shank [TECH.]	el mango
mango [BOT.]	el mango   - fruta
grip [TECH.]   - attachment by which something is held	el mango
handle [TECH.]   - holding part	el mango
shaft [TECH.]   - long part of a tool	el mango
neck [MUS.]	el mango   - violín
mango tree [BOT.]	el mango   - árbol   Lat.: Mangifera indica
brush handle	mango del pincel
Antillean mango [ZOOL.]	mango antillano   Lat.: Anthracothorax dominicus   [Ornithology]
Hispaniolan mango [ZOOL.]	mango antillano   Lat.: Anthracothorax dominicus   [Ornithology]
Y-strut [TECH.]	mango bifurcado
black-throated mango [ZOOL.]	mango común   Lat.: Anthracothorax nigricollis   [Ornithology]

Verbs

to beg (for sth.)  | begged, begged |   - ask for food or money as charity	mangar [vulg.] [coll.]   - pedir limosna
to siphon (or: syphon) sth. off	mangar algo   - robar
to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted | [coll.]	mangar algo [coll.]
to get a five-finger discount (Amer.) [sl.]	mangar algo [vulg.]
to sneak  | sneaked/snuck, sneaked/snucksneaked/snuck | [sl.]	mangar algo [vulg.]
to pilfer sth.  | pilfered, pilfered |	mangar algo a alguien [vulg.]
to steal  | stole, stolen |	mangar algo a alguien [vulg.]
to shoplift  | shoplifted, shoplifted |	mangar algo [vulg.]   - en una tienda
to swipe sth.  | swiped, swiped |   - steal [coll.]	mangar algo a alguien [vulg.]
to filch sth.  | filched, filched | [coll.]	mangar algo a alguien [vulg.]   - robar
to insert sleeves  | inserted, inserted |	clavar mangas
to set sleeves  | set, set |	clavar mangas
to insert sleeves  | inserted, inserted |	coser la manga a la sisa
to set sleeves  | set, set |	coser la manga a la sisa

Phrases / Collocations

to be (firmly) in control	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]
to have things (firmly) under control	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]
to be in the driver's seat	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]
to be top dog [coll.]	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]
to call the shots [coll.]	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]
to crack the whip [coll.]	tener la sartén por el mango [fig.] [coll.]

Orthographically similar words

fango, magot, mange, mangy, mano, manor, tango

amago, amaño, fango, magno, mago, magro, manao, manco, mando, manga, mano, manos, manso, manto, rango, tango

Related search terms

hilt	agarre, empuñadura, cerviz, agarradero, asidero, picaporte, puño, manecilla, pomo, tirador, fuste, morcillo, agarrador, asa, orejuela, manilla, agarradera, manija