- chaleco
- m.1 waistcoat (British), vest (United States).chaleco antibalas (de punto) bullet-proof vestchaleco de fuerza straitjacket (Am)chaleco salvavidas life-jacket2 vest, waistcoat.* * *chaleco► nombre masculino1 waistcoat, US vest (de punto) sleeveless pullover, tank top\FRASEOLOGÍAchaleco antibalas bullet-proof vestchaleco salvavidas life jacket* * *noun m.vest* * *SM [de traje] waistcoat, vest (EEUU); [de lana] sleeveless pullover
chaleco antibalas — bulletproof vest
chaleco de fuerza — LAm straitjacket
chaleco de seguridad — (Aut) reflective safety vest
chaleco salvavidas — life jacket, life preserver (EEUU)
* * *masculino (de traje) vest (AmE), waistcoat (BrE); (jersey sin mangas) sleeveless sweater; (acolchado) body warmer; (chaqueta de punto) (CS) cardigana chaleco — (Méx) no matter what
* * *= vest, jacket, waistcoat.Ex. They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.Ex. First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.Ex. Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.----* bolsillo del chaleco = vest pocket.* chaleco acolchado = body warmer.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* chaleco reflectante = reflecting traffic jacket.* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* * *masculino (de traje) vest (AmE), waistcoat (BrE); (jersey sin mangas) sleeveless sweater; (acolchado) body warmer; (chaqueta de punto) (CS) cardigana chaleco — (Méx) no matter what
* * *= vest, jacket, waistcoat.Ex: They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.
Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.* bolsillo del chaleco = vest pocket.* chaleco acolchado = body warmer.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* chaleco reflectante = reflecting traffic jacket.* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* * *chalecomasculine1 (de un traje) vest (AmE), waistcoat (BrE)2 (jersey sin mangas) sleeveless sweater3 (acolchado) body warmer, sleeveless jacket4 (CS) (rebeca) cardigana chaleco (Méx fam): tienes que dar una mordida, eso es a chaleco you have to give a bribe, that's a must (colloq)a chaleco quieren ganar, no les importa cómo they're determined to win by hook or by crookquedar como chaleco de mono (Chi fam); to make a fool of oneselfCompuestos:● chaleco antibalasbulletproof vest● chaleco de fuerzastraitjacket● chaleco salvavidaslife jacket, life vest (AmE)* * *
chaleco sustantivo masculino (de traje) vest (AmE), waistcoat (BrE);
(jersey sin mangas) sleeveless sweater;
(acolchado) body warmer;
(chaqueta de punto) (CS) cardigan;◊ chaleco antibalas bulletproof vest;
chaleco de fuerza straitjacket;
chaleco salvavidas lifejacket;
a chaleco (Méx) no matter what
chaleco sustantivo masculino
1 (de tela) waistcoat, US vest
(de lana) sleeveless pullover
2 chaleco antibalas, bullet-proof vest
chaleco salvavidas, life jacket
'chaleco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antibalas
- corpiño
- zamarra
English:
buoy
- life jacket
- life preserver
- life vest
- three-piece suit
- vest
- waistcoat
- life
- strait
- three
- waist
* * *chaleco nmBr waistcoat, US vest; [de punto] tank top;CompMéx Fama chaleco [a la fuerza] [m5]me hacían estudiar a chaleco they forced me to studyCompchaleco antibalas bullet-proof vest;chaleco antifragmentación flak jacket;Am chaleco de fuerza straitjacket;chaleco salvavidas life jacket* * *chalecom de traje vest, Brwaistcoat; de sport gilet, bodywarmer* * *chaleco nm: vest* * *chaleco n waistcoatchaleco salvavidas life jacket
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.