palo
handle ; stick ; lance ; pole.
The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.
That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
botón en forma de palo
toggle fastener
They were provided with medium-length duffel coats made of Italian wool with toggle fasteners and a hood.
dar palos de ciego
grope (for/toward)
The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.
delgado como un palo
stick-thin
The film's first revelation is Kate Winslet and her lovely body in a world of stick-thin actresses.
de tal palo tal astilla
a chip off the old block
like father, like son
The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker - new man or chip off the old block'.
'Like father, like son' is the favorite cliche of sons who 'have a conflict with authority' = "De tal palo, tal astilla" es la cita favorita de los hijos que "tienen un conflicto de autoridad".
en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo
the cobbler's children run barefoot
Given the line of business they're in, it would be pretty embarrassing not to, but many cobblers' children run barefoot out there.
llevarse un palo
be gutted
feel + gutted
Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest.
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
matar a palos
beat + Nombre + to death
After the alligator snapped at one of them, the teenagers beat it to death with their snow shovels.
moler a palos
beat + Nombre + to a pulp
But as ill-luck would have it he was mistaken for a kidnapper of children and was beaten by the mob to a pulp.
no dar palo al agua
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
palo de golf
golf club
Answering machines, baby monitors, golf clubs, and toasters were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
palo de (la) escoba
broomstick
The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
palo de rosa
rosewood
The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry .
palo largo para alcanzar Algo
long-handled reacher
This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
palos al aire
a stab in the dark
a shot in the dark
wild guess
He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent.
My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000.
A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
palos de ciego
a stab in the dark
a shot in the dark
wild guess
He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent.
My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000.
A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
quedarse dormido hasta en una fiesta de palos
fall + asleep on a clothes line
I don't have any trouble getting to sleep, its always been a running joke in my family that I could fall asleep on a clothes line.
repartir palos
whoop + ass/arse
kick + ass/arse
kick + butt
When Bruce Lee started whooping ass with his shirt off, it wasn't so you could admire his pecs.
It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world.
In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
