pata
leg ; paw.
The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.
a cuatro patas
on all fours
on four legs
Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.
Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.
andar a cuatro patas
walk on + four legs
walk on + all fours
crawl
Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals.
In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.
Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls.
cagarse por la pata abajo
shit + bricks
Such kids need to be locked in bathrooms with rabid dogs, those who don't bite but are loud enough to make them shit bricks.
cernícalo de patas rojas
red-legged kestrel
The red-legged kestrel species appears to be rather rare in South Africa on the whole.
con patas
legged
From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.
de dos patas
two-legged
When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
de patas rojas
red-legged
red-footed
The hermit crabs I keep in my fish tank are all red-legged but for one that is scarlet.
Among the most visually striking is the red-footed but otherwise bright green flying frog.
estar patas arriba
be a (complete) shambles
be (in) a (real) mess
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estirar la pata
give up + the ghost
kick + the bucket
pop + Posesivo + clogs
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).
A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.
halcón de patas rojas
red-legged falcon
red-footed falcon
Wherever one turned, from every direction came the note of the golden oriole and the shrill cry of the hoopoe and the red-legged falcon.
While odd red-footed falcons put in appearances locally every year, the birds nest regularly no nearer to Britain than Eastern Europe.
ir a pata
foot it
So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
levantarse en dos patas
buck
While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
metedura de pata
blunder
boner
goof
blooper
gaffe
faux pas
clanger
slip-up
cock-up
muck-up
goof-up
flub
There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action - blunders and all.
Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaffe of bragging about my publications.
The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
While the money invested might be recovered, it remains to be seen what such a flub will cost the university.
meter la pata [Eufemismo de fuck up]
bark up + the wrong tree
be caught out
put + Posesivo + foot in it
put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth
shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot
stick + Posesivo + foot in it
screw up
make + a bloomer
slip up
make + a blunder
drop + a clanger
drop + a bollock
blunder
muck up
goof up
fuck up
eff up
flub
The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.
All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.
In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.
Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up.
The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up - don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
What has Obama done to eff up my country today?.
He's the son of a vice president perhaps best known for enduring ridicule after he flubbed the spelling of the word 'potato'.
pata delantera
foreleg
forelimb
front leg
The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.
The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.
Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.
patas arriba
in shambles
topsy-turvy
upside down
all over the place
He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
patas palmeadas
webbed feet
All petrel species have dense plumage, webbed feet and deeply grooved and hooked bills.
pata trasera
hind leg
rear leg
back leg
The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.
Due to the natural position of the rear legs, bandaging these bones in a straight alignment can be detrimental.
Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.
poner Algo patas arriba
turn + Nombre + inside-out
turn + Nombre + on its head
The article is entitled 'Umbrella in a hurricane: new winds of change may turn it inside-out'.
This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.
poner la casa patas arriba
turn + the house upside down
Summer holiday means that your kids are at home from school and also that they are turning the house upside down.
poner patas arriba
upend
make + a (real) mess
ransack
Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
The two polling stations of the town were ransacked by people who drove electoral officials and prevented the vote.
poner todo patas arriba
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
quedar patas arriba
flip-flop
The following transitory government floundered and flip-flopped embarrassingly in trying to respond to the Persian Gulf crisis.
tocar con la pata
paw
Excessive crying, pawing, and other attention-seeking behaviors can be a sign of your cat's overdependence on you.
