liebre

f.

1 hare.

correr como una liebre (figurative) to run like a hare

levantar la liebre (figurative) to let the cat out of the bag

2 small bus.

3 nervous nellie.

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liebre

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) hare

2 DEPORTE pacemaker

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FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar la liebre to let the cat out of the bag

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SF

1) (Zool) hare

- coger una liebre

- levantar la liebre

- ser liebre corrida

gato I

2) (=cobarde) coward

3) Chile (=microbús) minibus

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femenino

1) (Zool) hare

cuando/donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre — things often happen when you least expect them to

levantar la liebre — to let the cat out of the bag

2) (Dep) pacemaker

3) (Chi) (Transp) small bus

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= hare, jackrabbit.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet -- a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.

Ex. Thus the brown hare, the blue hare, the Arctic hare, and the jackrabbit are all species of the genus Leporidae.

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* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* liebre marina = sea hare.

* tan rápido como una liebre = as quick as a wink.

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femenino

1) (Zool) hare

cuando/donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre — things often happen when you least expect them to

levantar la liebre — to let the cat out of the bag

2) (Dep) pacemaker

3) (Chi) (Transp) small bus

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= hare, jackrabbit.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet -- a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.

Ex: Thus the brown hare, the blue hare, the Arctic hare, and the jackrabbit are all species of the genus Leporidae.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* liebre marina = sea hare.

* tan rápido como una liebre = as quick as a wink.

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liebre

feminine

A (Zool) hare

cuando or donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre things often happen when you least expect them to

levantar la liebre to let the cat out of the bag, to blow the gaff (BrE colloq)

B (Dep) pacemaker

C (Chi) (Transp) small bus

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liebre sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hare
2 (Chi) (Transp) small bus
liebre sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hare
2 Dep pacemaker
♦ Locuciones: LAm fam correr la liebre, to go through rough times
dar gato por liebre, to fool
levantar la liebre, to let the cat out of the bag
'liebre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gato
- brincar
- coger
English:
cat
- hare
- jack
- pace

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liebre nf

1. [animal] hare;

Comp

correr como una liebre to run like a hare;

Comp

levantar la liebre to let the cat out of the bag;

Comp

donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre you never know what might happen

Comp

liebre patagónica Patagonian hare

2. Dep pacemaker

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liebre

f ZO hare;

levantar la liebre fig let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans

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liebre nf

: hare

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liebre n hare