gato-1
cat.
Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and (cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
acabar como el perro y el gato
end up at + each other's throats
One of the best ways to ensure that you and your partner don't end up at each other's throats is by giving each other plenty of leeway to be who you want to be.
a gatas
on all fours
Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.
albergue para gatos
cattery
In my youth, my mother kept a cattery of sort because we had about 18 adopted stray cats, each lovingly cared for.
andar a gatas
walk on + all fours
crawl
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.
andar como el perro y el gato
be at each other's throats
be at one another's throats
be at daggers drawn (with)
What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats.
Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
apenas cuatro gatos
hardly anybody
scarcely anybody
hardly anyone
scarcely anyone
hardly a soul
only a handful of people
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly.
For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended.
Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.
aquí hay gato encerrado
there's more to it than meets the eye
there's more to the picture than meets the eye
So don't be too hasty to write it off - there's more to it than meets the eye.
Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
buscarle cinco pies al gato
split + hairs
This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
buscarle los tres pies al gato
nitpick
Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
buscarle tres pies al gato
split + hairs
This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
comida para gatos
cat food
Wet cat food can also be fed to an undernourished kitten, especially if it struggles with chewing dry cat food.
cuatro gatos
four men and a dog
four nobodies
But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog.
So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
dar gato por liebre
buy + a pig in a poke
pass off + a lemon
You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.
Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.
defender como gato panza arriba
fight + tooth and nail to defend
I know folk are very passionate about politics and can fight tooth and nail to defend their particular ideological stance.
el Gato con Botas
Puss in Boots
The Tale of 'Puss In Boots' was told by Perrault as 'Le Chat Botte' in his 'Histories ou contes du temps passé,' published in 1697.
estar como el perro y el gato
be at each other's throats
be at one another's throats
be at daggers drawn (with)
What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats.
Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
gato callejero
stray cat
alley cat
It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot.
gato de roca
meerkat
Meerkats are an excellent model system to test hypotheses arising from the theory of evolution.
gato escaldado del agua fría huye
once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy
To promote food products, it is essential that exaggerated claims must be avoided, for the consumer 'once bitten is twice shy'.
To promote food products, it is essential that exaggerated claims must be avoided, for the consumer 'once bitten is twice shy'.
gato macho
tomcat
Does anyone know if it is possible for a spayed female cat to attract and possibly mate with tomcats?.
gato montés
wildcat
Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
gato salvaje
feral cat
What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .
gato siamés
Siamese cat
In the example quoted earlier, it was assumed that Siamese cats were to be considered as pets, but it is obvious that they can be regarded in many other ways as a branch of the zoological class Felidae, or as originating in a particular part of the world, to name but two approaches.
guardería para gatos
cattery
In my youth, my mother kept a cattery of sort because we had about 18 adopted stray cats, each lovingly cared for.
haber gato encerrado
smell + a rat
smell + fishy
sound + fishy
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry.
It sounds fishy to me - I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
llevarse como el perro y el gato
be at each other's throats
be at one another's throats
What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats.
llevarse el gato al agua [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto]
steal + Posesivo + show
steal + the limelight
the nod + go to
steal + Posesivo + thunder
steal + Posesivo + scene
steal + the spotlight
The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.
Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.
In a tie, the data suggests the nod would go to search engines = En igualdad de condiciones, los datos nos dan a entender que serían los buscadores los que ganarían el pulso, en última instancia.
She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
But once again her little sister, famous as Kate if not more, is stealing her scene.
It is her big screen debut tonight, so Katy Perry would have wanted to ensure nobody stole the spotlight.
oler a gato encerrado
smell + a rat
smell + fishy
sound + fishy
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry.
It sounds fishy to me - I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
ponerle el cascabel al gato [También usado en el orden stick + Posesivo + neck out]
stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)
stick out + Posesivo + neck
But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
This lack of consistency has created a breach of trust between DGIS and those academics who were sticking out their neck by becoming involved in activities that were often frowned upon by many of their superiors.
residencia para gatos
cattery
In my youth, my mother kept a cattery of sort because we had about 18 adopted stray cats, each lovingly cared for.
