gallito

adj.

cocky (informal) (bravucón).

m.

1 cockerel.

2 badminton.

3 shuttlecock, birdy.

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gallito

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (presumido) cock of the walk, show-off

2 familiar (bravucón) bully, troublemaker

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1.

ADJ * (=bravucón) cocky *, cocksure

ponerse gallito — to get cocky *

2. SM

1) (=ave) cockerel

2) (=persona) tough guy *

es el gallito del grupo — he's top dog *

el gallito del mundo — the cock-o'-the-walk

3) Col, Méx (Dep) shuttlecock

4) And (=flecha) small arrow, dart

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I

-ta adjetivo (fam) cocky

II

masculino

1) (fam) (persona) tough guy (colloq)

2) (Col, Méx) (Dep) shuttlecock, birdie (AmE); ver tb gallo II

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= cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], arrogant, cocksure.

Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex. Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.

Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

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* gallito de las rocas = cock-of-the-rock.

* gallito del corral, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

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I

-ta adjetivo (fam) cocky

II

masculino

1) (fam) (persona) tough guy (colloq)

2) (Col, Méx) (Dep) shuttlecock, birdie (AmE); ver tb gallo II

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= cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], arrogant, cocksure.

Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.

Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

* gallito de las rocas = cock-of-the-rock.

* gallito del corral, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

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gallito¹ -ta

adjective

(fam); cocky

gallito²

masculine

A (fam) (persona) tough guy (colloq)

no te hagas el gallito don't act the tough guy

B (Col, Méx) (deporte) badminton; (rehilete) shuttlecock, birdy (AmE) ver tb gallo² (↑ gallo (2))

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gallito sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) (persona) tough guy (colloq)
2 (Col, Méx) (Dep) shuttlecock, birdie (AmE)
gallito adjetivo cocky: se me puso gallito y tuve que soltarle una fresca, he got all cocky with me and I had to give him a piece of my mind
'gallito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guapa
- guapo
English:
cockerel
- cocky
- shuttle

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gallito, -a

♦ adj

Fam [bravucón] cocky;

ponerse gallito to get all cocky

♦ nm

1. Fam [bravucón]

es un gallito he's cocky

2. [ave] northern jacana

3. Col [dardo] dart

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gallito, -ta adj, fam : cocky, belligerent