león

m.

1 lion.

2 Leo, Leon.

3 León.

4 León.

5 León.

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León

► nombre masculino

1 León

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FRASEOLOGÍA

golfo de León Gulf of Lions

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(f. - leona)

noun

lion

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SM

1) (=nombre) Leon, Leo

2) (Geog) [en España] León

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-ona masculino, femenino

a) (de África) (m) lion; (f) lioness

es un león para defender sus derechos — he'll fight to the death to defend his rights

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan — <asunto> it is not as bad as it seems; <persona> he's/she's not as bad as he's/she's made out to be

echar or arrojar a alguien a los leones — (fam) to throw somebody to the lions

b) (AmL) (puma) puma, cougar

tirar a alguien de a león — (Méx fam) to ignore somebody

- león marino

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= lion.

Ex. Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.

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* diente de león = dandelion, swine's snout.

* guarida del león, la = lion's den, the.

* león marino = sea lion.

* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.

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-ona masculino, femenino

a) (de África) (m) lion; (f) lioness

es un león para defender sus derechos — he'll fight to the death to defend his rights

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan — <asunto> it is not as bad as it seems; <persona> he's/she's not as bad as he's/she's made out to be

echar or arrojar a alguien a los leones — (fam) to throw somebody to the lions

b) (AmL) (puma) puma, cougar

tirar a alguien de a león — (Méx fam) to ignore somebody

- león marino

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= lion.

Ex: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.

* diente de león = dandelion, swine's snout.

* guarida del león, la = lion's den, the.

* león marino = sea lion.

* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.

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león -ona

masculine, feminine

1 (de África) (masculine) lion; (feminine) lioness

es un león para defender sus derechos he'll fight to the death to defend his rights

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan (refiriéndose a un asunto) it is not as bad as it seems; (refiriéndose a una persona) he's not as bad as he's made out to be/as he seems, he isn't the monster he's made out to be, his bark is worse than his bite

echar or arrojar a algn a los leones (fam); to throw sb to the lions

2 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (puma) puma, cougar

tirar a algn de a león (Méx fam); to ignore sb

me tiraste de a león you totally ignored me, you didn't pay me the blindest bit of notice (colloq)

Compuesto:

león marino

sea lion

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león

◊ -ona sustantivo masculino, femenino (de África) (m) lion;

(f) lioness
león m Zool lion
'león' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guedeja
- melena
- se
- cachorro
- leonera
- regreso
- rugir
- zarpazo
English:
dandelion
- lion
- loose
- mane
- paw
- roar
- sea lion
- symbol
- puma
- sea

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león, -ona nm,f

1. [africano] [macho] lion;

[hembra] lioness;

Prov

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan he/it/etc is not as bad as he/it/etc is made out to be

2. Am [puma] puma

3. león marino sea lion

4. Fam [valiente] fighter

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león

m ZO lion; L.Am.

puma

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león, -ona n, mpl leones

1) : lion, lioness f

2) (in various countries) : puma, cougar

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león n lion