cana

adj.&f.

feminine of CANO.

f.

1 gray hair.

echar una cana al aire (informal) to let one's hair down

peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old

2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)

3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.

4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.

5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.

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cana

► nombre femenino

1 grey hair, white hair

■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair down

peinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old

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f., (m. - cano)

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I

SF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hair

- echar una cana al aire

- faltar a las canas

- peinar canas

II LAm *

1. SF

1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell

caer en cana — to land in jail

2) (=policía) police

2.

SM (=policía) policeman

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femenino

1) (pelo) gray* hair, white hair

ya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair

echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)

respetar las canas — to respect one's elders

sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave

2) (AmS arg) (cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)

3)

a) (RPl arg) (cuerpo de policía)

la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)

b) (RPl arg) cana masculino y femenino (agente) cop (colloq)

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= grey hair [gray hair].

Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.

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* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

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femenino

1) (pelo) gray* hair, white hair

ya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair

echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)

respetar las canas — to respect one's elders

sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave

2) (AmS arg) (cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)

3)

a) (RPl arg) (cuerpo de policía)

la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)

b) (RPl arg) cana masculino y femenino (agente) cop (colloq)

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= grey hair [gray hair].

Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

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cana

feminine

A (pelo) gray* hair, white hair

ya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go gray

cargar canas (Chi): más respeto con él que carga canas show some respect for your elders

echar una cana al aire to let one's hair down

peinar canas (fam); to be getting on (colloq)

respetar las canas to have respect for one's elders

sacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early grave

salirle canas verdes a algn (fam): me van a salir canas verdes con estos alumnos these pupils will be the death of me (colloq)

B (AmS arg) (cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)

C

1

(RPl arg) (cuerpo de policía): la cana the cops (pl) (colloq), the pigs (pl) (arg pej)

2

(RPl arg) cana masculine and feminine (agente) cop (colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
cana    
caña
cana 1 sustantivo femenino
1 (pelo) gray^{(conjugate gray)} hair, white hair;

◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;

(colloq)
2 (AmS arg) (cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
3 (RPl arg) (cuerpo de policía):

◊ la caña the cops (pl) (colloq)

cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) (agente) cop (colloq)
caña sustantivo femenino

a) (planta) reed

b) (tallo del bambú, azúcar) cane;

◊ muebles de caña cane furniture;

caña de azúcar sugar cane

c) (de pescar) rod

d) (de la bota) leg;

◊ botas de media caña calf-length boots

cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
(gris) grey
cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
(blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
peinar canas, to have grey hair
caña sustantivo femenino
1 (para pescar) rod
2 Bot reed
(tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
caña de azúcar, sugar cane
3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
4 (hueso largo) long bone
un hueso de caña, a long bone
5 (de unas botas) leg
unas botas de caña, log boots
♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
'caña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- flotador
- obtenerse
- bota
- carrete
- pesca
- salir
English:
angler
- angling
- cane
- cane sugar
- fishing rod
- hair
- pint
- reed
- rod
- sugar cane
- sugar plantation
- town
- cop
- fishing
- gray
- straw
- sugar
- tiller

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Caná n

Cana;

las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana

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cana

f

1 (pelo gris) gray o Br

grey hair; (pelo blanco) white hair;

echar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;

peinar canas be getting on, be getting old

2 Cu, Rpl fam (cárcel) can fam

3 Rpl fam (policia)

:

la cana the cops fam

pl

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cana nf

1) : gray hair

2)

salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair

3)

echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down

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cana n grey hair