ganso

adj.

1 clumsy, klutzy, sloppy.

2 lazy, do-nothing.

3 stupid, dumb, dimwit.

m.

1 goose, gander.

2 clumsy oaf, klutz.

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ganso

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 ZOOLOGÍA goose (macho) gander

2 (gandul) lazy oaf

3 (torpe) dimwit, fool, idiot

4 (bromista) clown, prankster

► adjetivo

1 (gandul) slow, lazy

2 (torpe) dim

3 (bromista) fond of joking

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer el ganso familiar to play the fool

¡no seas ganso! don't be an idiot!

ganso bravo / ganso salvaje wild goose

paso de ganso MILITAR goose-step

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(f. - gansa)

noun

goose

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ganso, -a

1. ADJ *

1) (=grande) huge, hefty

2) (=gandul) lazy

3) (=estúpido) idiotic; pey (=bromista) play-acting

¡no seas ganso! — don't be an idiot!

4) (=atractivo) hunky *, dishy *

pasta 5)

2.

SM / F * (=torpe) idiot, dimwit *; (=rústico) country bumpkin, hick (EEUU) *

3.

SM (=ave) [gen] goose; (=macho) gander

- hacer el ganso

ganso salvaje — wild goose

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I

-sa adjetivo (fam) (torpe) clumsy; (holgazán) lazy, idle; (tonto) stupid

II

-sa masculino, femenino

1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose

2) (fam)

a) (persona torpe) oaf (colloq)

b) (holgazán) slob (colloq)

c) (tonto) clown (colloq)

hacer el ganso — to clown around

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¹ = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].

Ex. The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.

Ex. So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.

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I

-sa adjetivo (fam) (torpe) clumsy; (holgazán) lazy, idle; (tonto) stupid

II

-sa masculino, femenino

1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose

2) (fam)

a) (persona torpe) oaf (colloq)

b) (holgazán) slob (colloq)

c) (tonto) clown (colloq)

hacer el ganso — to clown around

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ganso²

² = dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.

Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

¹ = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].

Ex: The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.

Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.

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ganso¹ -sa

adjective

(fam)

1 (torpe) clumsy, klutzy (AmE colloq)

2 (holgazán) lazy, idle

3 (tonto) stupid pasta

ganso² -sa

masculine, feminine

A (Zool) (masculine) goose, gander; (feminine) goose

B (fam)

1 (persona torpe) clumsy oaf (colloq), klutz (AmE colloq)

2 (holgazán) lazy slob (colloq)

3 (tonto) idiot, clown (colloq)

hacer el ganso gansear vi 2. (↑ gansear)

C

ganso masculine (Ven fam) (de carne) loin

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ganso

◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (Zool) (m) goose, gander;
(f) goose
2 (fam)

a) (persona torpe) clumsy oaf (colloq)

b) (tonto) idiot, clown (colloq)

ganso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool goose
(macho) gander
2 familiar dimwit
hacer el ganso, to play the fool
II adj fam
1 (persona) dumb, stupid
2 (objeto) huge: les costó una pasta gansa, it cost them a fortune
'ganso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gansa
- graznar
- graznido
English:
goose
- gander
- quill

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ganso, -a

♦ adj

Fam

1. [alto] tall

2. [grande] huge, enormous;

Esp

me costó una pasta gansa it cost me a fortune o an arm and a leg

3. Esp [genial] great, terrific

♦ nm,f

1. [ave] [hembra] goose;

[macho] gander

Comp

ganso de las nieves snow goose;

ganso del Nilo Egyptian goose

2. Fam [tonto] idiot, fool;

hacer el ganso to clown around

3. Fam [perezoso] lazy so-and-so

♦ nm

Ven rump (steak)

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ganso

m ZO goose; macho gander

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ganso, -sa n

1) : goose, gander m

2) : idiot, fool

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ganso n (ave) goose [pl. geese]

Para referirse sólo al ganso macho se dice gander

hacer el ganso to clown around