calabaza

f.

pumpkin, gourd.

dar calabazas a alguien (informal figurative) to turn somebody down(a pretendiente), to knock somebody back; (British) to fail o (en exámenes) flunk somebody (United States)

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calabaza

► nombre femenino

1 gourd, pumpkin

2 figurado (cabeza humana) hard nut, bonce

3 familiar (persona) dimwit, idiot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar calabazas a alguien familiar (suspender un examen) to fail somebody 2 (rechazar un pretendiente) to turn somebody down, send somebody packing

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SF

1) (Bot) pumpkin; (=recipiente) gourd, calabash

2) (=idiota) dolt

3) * (=cabeza) bonce **, nut *, noggin (EEUU) **

4)

dar calabazas a — [+ candidato, estudiante] to fail; [+ amante] to jilt; (=ofender) to snub, offend

llevarse o recibir calabazas — [estudiante] to fail; [amante] to be jilted

salir calabaza — to be a flop *, prove a miserable failure

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femenino (Bot, Coc) (fruto - redondo) pumpkin; (- alargado) squash (AmE), marrow (BrE)

dar calabazas — (fam) (a un pretendiente) to give ... the brush-off (colloq); (a un estudiante) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

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= pumpkin, calabash, gourd.

Ex. For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.

Ex. He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.

Ex. Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.

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* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.

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femenino (Bot, Coc) (fruto - redondo) pumpkin; (- alargado) squash (AmE), marrow (BrE)

dar calabazas — (fam) (a un pretendiente) to give ... the brush-off (colloq); (a un estudiante) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

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= pumpkin, calabash, gourd.

Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.

Ex: He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.

Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.

* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.

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calabaza

feminine

A (Bot, Coc)

1 (fruto — redondo) pumpkin; (— alargado) squash (AmE), marrow (BrE)

dar calabazas (fam) (a un pretendiente) to give … the brush-off (colloq) (a un estudiante) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

2 (recipiente) gourd

B (fam) (persona tonta) dimwit (colloq), dummy (colloq)

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calabaza sustantivo femenino (fruto — redondo) pumpkin;
(— alargado) squash
calabaza f Bot pumpkin, gourd
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar calabazas, (a un pretendiente) to give sb the brush off
'calabaza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahuecar
- guacal
- jícara
- mate
- pepita
- pipa
English:
pumpkin
- scoop out
- gourd
- marrow
- squash

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calabaza nf

1. [planta, fruto] pumpkin, gourd;

Comp

Fam

dar calabazas a alguien [a pretendiente] to turn sb down, Br to knock sb back

Comp

calabaza de peregrino bottle gourd

2. Fam [suspenso] fail, US failing grade;

una calabaza en inglés a fail o US failing grade in English;

dar calabazas a alguien to fail o US flunk sb

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calabaza

f pumpkin;

dar calabazas a alguien fam

en examen fail s.o., flunk s.o. fam ; en relación give s.o. the brush off fam

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calabaza nf

1) : pumpkin, squash

2) : gourd

3)

dar calabazas a : to give the brush-off to, to jilt

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calabaza n (fruto) pumpkin

dar calabazas (suspender) to fail (rechazar) to turn down