Nouns | |||||||
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| sharper | el pillo | la pilla - se aplica afectuosamente - que comete engaños | ||||||
| rascal | el pillo | la pilla chiefly - niño - se aplica afectuosamente - que comete engaños | ||||||
| sly dog | el pillo | la pilla [coll.] | ||||||
| slyboots [coll.] | el pillo | la pilla [coll.] | ||||||
| tinker - mischievous child (Brit.) [coll.] | el pillo | la pilla | ||||||
| scofflaw (Amer.) [coll.] | el pillo | la pilla - que se escabulle de la ley | ||||||
| little rascal - said affectionately to a mischievous child chiefly (Brit.) [coll.] | el pillo | la pilla [fam.] | ||||||
| cheeky monkey - said affectionately to a mischievous child chiefly (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.] | el pillo | la pilla chiefly - niño - se aplica afectuosamente - que comete engaños | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| pilla | |||||||
| pillar (Verb) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to catch so. (or: sth.) | caught, caught | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) or [fig.] | ||||||
| to capture so. (or: sth.) | captured, captured | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to grab so. (or: sth.) | grabbed, grabbed | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to snatch up sth. | snatched, snatched | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to take so. (or: sth.) | took, taken | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to frame so. | framed, framed | | pillar a alguien (in fraganti) | ||||||
| to catch so. ⇔ out (doing sth.) | pillar a alguien | ||||||
| to grip so. (or: sth.) | gripped, gripped | - hold | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to nab so. | nabbed, nabbed | [coll.] | pillar algo (or: a alguien) or [fig.] | ||||||
| to catch so. flat-footed | caught, caught | | pillar algo (or: a alguien) [fig.] | ||||||
| to nail so. | nailed, nailed | [coll.] | pillar a alguien | ||||||
| to knock so. (or: sth.) over | knocked, knocked | [AUTOM.] (Brit.) | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to run into so. (or: sth.) | ran, run | [AUTOM.] | pillar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to snag sth. | snagged, snagged | | pillar algo | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| impish adj. | pillo, pilla | ||||||
| whimsical adj. | pillo, pilla | ||||||
| wily adj. | pillo, pilla | ||||||
| cute adj. - clever, shrewd (Amer.) | pillo, pilla - listo | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The police managed to catch the thief last night. | La policía consiguió pillar al ladrón anoche. | ||||||
| He was caught in the alley, trying to shoot heroin. | Lo pillaron en el callejón, intentando chutarse heroína. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| pilaf, pilau, pilaw, pill, pillar, spill, villa | milla, paila, pella, pila, pilaf, pilar, pilila, pillar, pillo, piola, polla, pulla, silla, villa |
Related search terms | |
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| tunante, golfilla, golfillo, frescales, sapa, listilla, granuja, cuca, bribona, listillo, sinvergüenza, pillo, cuco, pícara, bribón, sapo, pícaro, pillastre | |
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