lobo

adj.

tacky.

m.

1 wolf.

2 Lobo.

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lobo

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (macho) wolf; (hembra) she-wolf

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FRASEOLOGÍA

menos lobos Caperucita familiar come off it!

oscuro,-a como la boca del lobo pitch-dark

lobo de mar (persona) sea dog

lobo marino sea lion

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(f. - loba)

noun

wolf

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1. SM

1) (Zool) wolf

- arrojar a algn a los lobos

- gritar ¡al lobo!

- ¡menos lobos!

- pillar un lobo

- son lobos de una camada

lobo de mar — old salt, sea dog; Chile seal

lobo gris — grey wolf, timber wolf

lobo marino — seal

lobo rojo — red wolf

2) Méx * (=guardia) traffic cop *

2.

ADJ Chile * (=huraño) shy

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I

-ba adjetivo

1) (Col fam) <vestido/color> garish; <cuadro> tacky (colloq)

2) (Chi fam) <animal> unfriendly

II

-ba masculino, femenino (Zool) wolf

un lobo con piel de oveja — (fam) a wolf in sheep's clothing

- lobo de mar

- lobo feroz

- lobo marino

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= wolf [wolves, -pl.].

Ex. A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.

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* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.

* lobo solitario = lone wolf.

* manada de lobos = wolf pack.

* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

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I

-ba adjetivo

1) (Col fam) <vestido/color> garish; <cuadro> tacky (colloq)

2) (Chi fam) <animal> unfriendly

II

-ba masculino, femenino (Zool) wolf

un lobo con piel de oveja — (fam) a wolf in sheep's clothing

- lobo de mar

- lobo feroz

- lobo marino

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= wolf [wolves, -pl.].

Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.

* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.

* lobo solitario = lone wolf.

* manada de lobos = wolf pack.

* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

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lobo¹ -ba

adjective

(Col fam) ‹vestido/color› garish; ‹cuadro› tacky (colloq)

lobo² -ba

masculine, feminine

A (Zool) wolf

arrojar a algn a los lobos to throw sb to the wolves

un lobo con piel de oveja (fam); a wolf in sheep's clothing

Compuestos:

● lobo acuático

otter

● lobo cervario

lynx

● lobo de mar

(marino) sea dog

un viejo lobo de mar an old sea dog

● lobo de río

otter

● lobo feroz

el lobo feroz the big bad wolf

● lobo marino

seal

● lobo solitario

lone wolf

B (Col) (persona de mal gusto) person with bad taste

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lobo

◊ -ba sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) wolf;

lobo marino seal
lobo,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Zool wolf 2 un lobo de mar, an old sea dog 3 hombre lobo, werewolf
♦ Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to realise something is wrong
como boca de lobo, pitch-dark

'lobo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ejemplar
- hombre
- loba
- negra
- negro
- oreja
- aullar
- colmillo
- hocico
English:
black
- dog
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- sea dog
- wolf
- tacky

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lobo, -a

♦ adj

Col Fam [cursi] tacky, Br naff

♦ nm,f

wolf;

Comp

Fam

¡menos lobos! tell me another one!, come off it!

Comp

el lobo feroz the big bad wolf;

lobo de mar [marinero] sea dog;

lobo marino [foca] seal;

[del Pacífico] South American sea lion;

lobo de río [pez] stone loach;

lobo solitario lone wolf

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lobo

m wolf

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lobo, -ba n

: wolf

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lobo n wolf [pl. wolves]