canguro

f. & m.

babysitter (informal) (person). (peninsular Spanish)

hacer de canguro to babysit

m.

1 kangaroo (animal).

2 sling to carry a baby, sling.

3 babysitter, baby tender, baby-sitter, child-minder.

4 police van, paddy-wagon.

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canguro

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA kangaroo

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar baby-sitter

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1. SM

1) (Zool) kangaroo

2) (=impermeable) cagoule

3) (=mochila) baby-sling, baby-carrier ( worn on the chest )

4) (Náut) ferry

2.

SMF * [de niños] baby-sitter

esta noche hago de canguro — I'm baby-sitting tonight

-¿a qué te dedicas? -trabajo de canguro — "what do you do for a living?" - "I do some baby-sitting"

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masculino

1) (Zool) kangaroo

2)

a) (anorak) cagoule

b) (para llevar a un niño) sling

3) (Esp) canguro masculino y femenino (persona) babysitter

hacer de canguro — to babysit

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= baby-sitter, sitter.

Ex. These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.

Ex. One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

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* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.

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masculino

1) (Zool) kangaroo

2)

a) (anorak) cagoule

b) (para llevar a un niño) sling

3) (Esp) canguro masculino y femenino (persona) babysitter

hacer de canguro — to babysit

* * *

= baby-sitter, sitter.

Ex: These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.

Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.

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canguro

masculine

A (Zool) kangaroo

B

1 (anorak) cagoule

2 (para llevar a un niño) sling

C (Esp fam) (de la policía) police van, paddy wagon (AmE colloq)

D (Esp)

1

(trabajo): esta noche tengo que hacer canguro I have to babysit tonight

2

canguro masculine and feminine (persona) babysitter

hace de canguro tres veces por semana she babysits three times a week

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canguro sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) kangaroo
2

a) (anorak) cagoule

b) (para llevar a un niño) sling

3 (Esp)

◊ canguro sustantivo masculino y femenino

babysitter;
hacer de canguro to babysit
canguro
I sustantivo masculino Zool kangaroo
II mf familiar baby-sitter
'canguro' also found in these entries:
English:
baby-sitter
- kangaroo
- baby
- sling

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canguro

♦ nm

[animal] kangaroo

♦ nmf

Esp Fam [persona] babysitter;

hacer de canguro to babysit

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canguro

I m ZO kangaroo

II m/f fam

baby-sitter

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canguro nm

1) : kangaroo

2)

hacer de canguro Spain : to baby-sit

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canguro n

1. (animal) kangaroo [pl. kangaroos]

2. (persona) babysitter

hacer de canguro to babysit [pt. & pp. babysat]