carreta

f.

1 cart.

2 oxcart.

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carreta

► nombre femenino

1 cart

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noun f.

cart

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SF

1) (=carro) [cubierta] waggon, wagon; [sin cubrir] cart

- tener la carreta llena

carreta de bueyes — oxcart

carreta de mano — = carretilla 1)

2) Col, Ven wheelbarrow

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femenino

1) (con toldo) wagon; (sin toldo) cart

2) (CS fam) (persona lenta) slowpoke (AmE), slowcoach (BrE); (vehículo lento)

ese tren es una carreta — that train is very slow

3) (Col fam)

a) (cháchara)

¿cuál es la carreta? — what are you talking about?

b) (mentira)

es pura carreta — it's all lies

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= cart, waggon [wagon, -USA].

Ex. The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.

Ex. In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.

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* carreta de bueyes = ox cart.

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femenino

1) (con toldo) wagon; (sin toldo) cart

2) (CS fam) (persona lenta) slowpoke (AmE), slowcoach (BrE); (vehículo lento)

ese tren es una carreta — that train is very slow

3) (Col fam)

a) (cháchara)

¿cuál es la carreta? — what are you talking about?

b) (mentira)

es pura carreta — it's all lies

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= cart, waggon [wagon, -USA].

Ex: The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.

Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.

* carreta de bueyes = ox cart.

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carreta

feminine

A (con toldo) wagon; (sin toldo) cart

pegarse la carreta (Chi fam): me pegué la carreta hasta su casa I went o traipsed all the way over to her house

B (CS fam) (persona lenta) slowpoke (AmE), slowcoach (BrE)

(vehículo lento): ese tren es una carreta that train is very slow o takes forever o goes at a snail's pace

C

1

(Col fam) (cháchara): me soltó una carreta larguísima sobre … she went on and on about … (colloq)

¿cuál es la carreta? what are you talking about?

2

(Col fam) (mentira): no le creas nada, es pura carreta don't believe a word he says, it's all lies

echar carreta (fam) (decir mentiras) to lie, tell lies; (chacharear) to chat

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carreta sustantivo femenino (con toldo) wagon;
(sin toldo) cart
carreta sustantivo femenino cart
'carreta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carro
- galera
- traquetear
- traqueteo
- tumbo
English:
waggon
- wagon
- cart

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carreta nf

1. [carro] cart;

Comp

RP

poner la carreta adelante de los bueyes to put the cart before the horse

2. Guat [carrito] trolley, US cart

3. RP Fam [transporte lento]

ese tren/ómnibus es una carreta that train/bus goes at a crawl

4. Col Fam [labia] smooth talk;

tener carreta [tener labia] to have the gift of the gab;

hablar o [m5]echar mucha carreta [decir tonterías] to talk nonsense

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carreta

f cart

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carreta nf

: cart, wagon

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carreta n cart