carabina

f.

1 carbine, rifle (weapon).

2 chaperone (informal figurative) (woman).

3 chaperon, chaperone.

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carabina

► nombre femenino

1 (arma) carbine, rifle

2 familiar figurado chaperon, chaperone

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer de carabina / ir de carabina familiar to act as chaperone

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SF

1) (Mil) carbine, rifle

- ser la carabina de Ambrosio

carabina de aire comprimido — airgun

2) (=persona) chaperone

hacer o ir de carabina — to go as chaperone, play gooseberry *

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femenino

a) (Arm) carbine

b) (Esp fam) (acompañante)

ir/hacer de carabina — to play gooseberry (colloq)

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= chaperon, carbine.

Ex. Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.

Ex. Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

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* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.

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femenino

a) (Arm) carbine

b) (Esp fam) (acompañante)

ir/hacer de carabina — to play gooseberry (colloq)

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= chaperon, carbine.

Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.

Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.

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carabina

feminine

1 (Arm) carbine

ser como la carabina de Ambrosio (fam); to be worse than useless (colloq)

2 (Esp fam) (acompañante) chaperon

ir/hacer de carabina to go along as/play chaperon

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carabina sustantivo femenino

a) (Arm) carbine

b) (Esp fam) (acompañante):

◊ ir de carabina to play gooseberry (colloq)

carabina sustantivo femenino
1 (fusil corto) carbine, rifle
2 (de una pareja) chaperone
'carabina' also found in these entries:
English:
chaperone
- gooseberry
- goose

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carabina nf

1. [arma] carbine, rifle

2. Fam [acompañante] chaperone;

ir de carabina Br to play gooseberry, US to be like a fifth wheel

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carabina

f carbine; fig fam

chaperone

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carabina nf

: carbine