jeta

f.

1 mug, face (informal) (cara).

romperle la jeta a alguien to smash somebody's face in

tener (mucha) jeta to be a cheeky bugger (peninsular Spanish)

2 snout.

3 nap, short sleep, catnap, short light sleep.

f. & m.

cheeky bugger. (peninsular Spanish)

ser un jeta to be a cheeky bugger

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: jetar.

* * *

jeta

► nombre femenino

1 familiar (cara) mug, face

2 (hocico) snout

3 (descaro) cheek

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar cheeky monkey, cheeky bugger

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener jeta familiar to be cheeky, have a nerve

* * *

1. SF

1) * (=cara) face, mug *, dial *

te romperé la jeta — I'll smash your face in **

- estirar la jeta

2) (=hocico) [de animal] snout; [de persona] * gob *

3) * (=ceño) frown, scowl

poner jeta — to frown, scowl

4) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *

¡qué jeta tienes! — you've got a nerve! *

se quedó con mi libro por la jeta — the cheeky thing kept my book

2.

SMF

ser un(a) jeta — * to have a nerve *, have a cheek *

* * *

femenino

1) (fam)

a) (cara) face, mug (colloq)

partirle la jeta a alguien — to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener jeta — (fam) to have a nerve (colloq)

b) (AmL fam) (boca) trap (sl)

estirar la jeta — (Chi fam) to pull a face

anda con la jeta estirada — he's going around with a long face (colloq)

2) jeta masculino y femenino (Esp fam) (caradura)

esa tía es una jeta — that woman has a nerve (colloq)

* * *

= mush.

Ex. I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.

* * *

femenino

1) (fam)

a) (cara) face, mug (colloq)

partirle la jeta a alguien — to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener jeta — (fam) to have a nerve (colloq)

b) (AmL fam) (boca) trap (sl)

estirar la jeta — (Chi fam) to pull a face

anda con la jeta estirada — he's going around with a long face (colloq)

2) jeta masculino y femenino (Esp fam) (caradura)

esa tía es una jeta — that woman has a nerve (colloq)

* * *

= mush.

Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.

* * *

jeta

feminine

A (fam)

1 (cara) face, mug (colloq)

partirle la jeta a algn to smash sb's face in (colloq)

tener jeta (fam); to have a nerve (colloq), to have a cheek (BrE colloq)

¡qué jeta tienes! what a nerve o cheek!, you have a nerve!, you've got a cheek!

2 (AmL fam) (boca) trap (sl), gob (BrE sl)

¡cállese la jeta! shut your trap o gob o (AmE) yap! (sl), belt up! (sl)

estirar la jeta (Chi fam); to pull a face

anda con la jeta estirada he's going around with a long face (colloq)

B (Méx fam) nap (colloq)

echarse una jeta to have a nap o sleep

C

jeta masculine and feminine (Esp fam) (caradura): esa tía es una jeta that woman has a nerve (colloq)

* * *

jeta sustantivo femenino (fam)

a) (cara) face, mug (colloq)

b) (AmL fam) (boca) trap (sl)

jeta
I f fam
1 (descaro) cheek: tu hermano tiene mucha jeta, your brother's really cheeky
2 (cara) face, mug familiar
II mf cheeky person
'jeta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
valor
English:
mug
- puss
- pussy

* * *

jeta

♦ nf

1. Fam [cara] mug, face;

no pongas esa jeta there's no need to pull a face o wrinkle your nose;

romperle la jeta a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

Am

estirar la jeta to pull a face

2. Esp Fam [descaro] nerve, cheek;

Comp

entrar por la jeta to get in without paying;

tener (mucha) jeta to be a cheeky so-and-so o devil;

¡qué jeta! what a nerve o cheek!

3. [de cerdo, jabalí] snout

4. Am Fam [boca] kisser, esp Br gob

♦ nmf

Esp Fam cheeky so-and-so, cheeky devil;

tu hermana es una jeta your sister's got a nerve o cheek;

el muy jeta se quedó el dinero the cheeky so-and-so o devil kept the money;

¡qué jeta, ahora dice que fui yo! what a nerve o cheek, now he's saying it was me!

* * *

jeta

f fam

1 face, mug fam ;

¡qué jeta tiene! fam he’s got nerve! fam, Br

what a cheek! fam

2 Méx (siesta) nap;

echar una jeta have a nap, grab some sleep

* * *

jeta nf

1) : snout

2) fam : face, mug

* * *

jeta n (descaro) cheek / nerve

tener jeta to have a nerve

¡vaya jeta que tiene! what a nerve he's got!