Nouns | |||||||
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| stick-in-the-mud | el sapo | la sapa [coll.] | ||||||
| toad non-technical usage [ZOOL.] | el sapo | ||||||
| toad - contemptible person [fig.] [pej.] | el sapo [fig.] [pej.] - persona flaca y enclenque | ||||||
| snitch | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica, Chile, Col., Perú, Venez.) [coll.] | ||||||
| cop [sl.] | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [coll.] | ||||||
| policeman | policewoman - pl.: policemen, policewomen | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [coll.] | ||||||
| constable (Brit.) | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [coll.] | ||||||
| trooper (short for: state trooper) (Amer.) | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [coll.] | ||||||
| stool pigeon [fig.] | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: Chile, Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| betrayer | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: Col., C. Rica, Venez.) | ||||||
| traitor | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: Col., C. Rica, Venez.) | ||||||
| turncoat | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: Col., C. Rica, Venez.) | ||||||
| pig [pej.] | el sapo (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [fig.] [pej.] - policía | ||||||
| copper - police officer (Brit.) [coll.] | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: C. Rica) [coll.] | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| fly adj. (Brit.) [coll.] | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú, Bol.) [coll.] | ||||||
| arch adj. | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| astute adj. | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| clever adj. | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| dodgy adj. | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| savvy adj. | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| cute adj. - clever, shrewd (Amer.) | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| foxy adj. - cunning | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| sly adj. - slyer, slyest or slier, sliest | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
| tricky adj. - wily, crafty | sapo, sapa (Lat. Am.: Ecu., Perú) [coll.] | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to bite the bullet | tragarse el (or: un) sapo [fig.] | ||||||
| to breathe fire and brimstone | echar sapos y culebras [fig.] | ||||||
| to curse | cursed, cursed | | echar sapos y culebras [fig.] | ||||||
| to eff and blind | echar sapos y culebras [fig.] | ||||||
| to rail | railed, railed | | echar sapos y culebras [fig.] | ||||||
| to swear | swore, sworn | - use rude words | echar sapos y culebras [fig.] | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| Napo, São, Sao, sap, slap, snap, soap, spot, swap | ampo, apio, apto, capó, gapo, lapo, papo, saco, sano, sapa, saxo, sayo, spot, swap |
Related search terms | |
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| traidor, artero, listo, taimada, traidora, picoleto, polizonte, delator, delatadora, gaucha, astuta, viva, astuto, chingona, delatora, avispado, artera, piola, cuca, chapa | |
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