cuerno
horn.
She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory.
coger el toro por los cuernos
seize + the bull by the horns
take + the bull by the horns
grasp + the nettle
face + Posesivo + fears
A decade ago, therefore, I decided to seize the bull by the horns and challenge my ethics students not to cheat.
The article 'Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system.
If libraries are to be made more relevant to the needs of the community, librarians must 'grasp the nettle' and face up to the obstacles in their way.
By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
con cuernos
horned
Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.
Cuerno de Africa, el
Horn of Africa, the
Adults who can receive it via satellite dish listen to the BBC Somali Service broadcast to the Horn of Africa in London.
cuerno de caza
corn
hunting horn
This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.
The hunt is the predominant sound of the poem, which features more than ten references to the sound of hunting horns or bugles.
cuerno de la luna
cusp of the moon
horn of the moon
The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky).
The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky).
irse al cuerno
naff off
I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
ponerle los cuernos a
cuckold
Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
véte al cuerno
drop dead!
take a hike!
take a long walk off a short pier
When President Ford was telling New York City to drop dead last month, he evoked a vision of the city as a wayward family to drive home his point.
Leo is so angry that he basically told her to 'take a hike' - he feels like he was wasting his time with her.
I called the police about that and was impolitely told to take a long walk off a short pier for trying to spread such garbage.