moco

m.

1 (piece of) snot, bogey.

limpiarse los mocos to wipe one's nose

tener mocos to have a runny nose

llorar a moco tendido (informal) to cry one's eyes out

no ser moco de pavo (informal) to be something not to be sneezed at, to be no mean feat

tirarse el moco (informal) to brag

2 mucus, snot.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mocar.

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moco

► nombre masculino

1 (mucosidad) mucus; (familiarmente) snot

2 (de vela) drips plural

3 (de pavo) wattle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

limpiarse los mocos familiar to blow one's nose

llorar a moco tendido to cry one's eyes out

no es moco de pavo familiar it's not to be sneezed at

tener mocos familiar to have a runny nose

tirarse el moco familiar to show off

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SM

1) mucus, snot *

limpiarse los mocos — to blow one's nose

sorberse los mocos — to sniff

tener mocos — to have a runny nose

- llorar a moco tendido

- soltar el moco

- tirarse el moco

2) (Orn) crest

- no es moco de pavo

3) (=mecha) snuff, burnt wick; (=cera derretida) candle drippings pl

a moco de candil — by candlelight

4) (Téc) slag

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masculino

a) (líquido) snot (colloq)

límpiate los mocos — wipe o blow your nose

le colgaban or se le caían los mocos — he had a runny nose (colloq) o (sl) snotty nose

tengo mocos — my nose is running

suelta una especie de moco — it exudes a kind of mucus

llorar a moco tendido — (fam) to cry one's eyes out

b) (seco) booger (AmE colloq), bogey (BrE colloq)

- moco de pavo

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= snot.

Ex. Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.

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* hacerse pelotillas con los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

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masculino

a) (líquido) snot (colloq)

límpiate los mocos — wipe o blow your nose

le colgaban or se le caían los mocos — he had a runny nose (colloq) o (sl) snotty nose

tengo mocos — my nose is running

suelta una especie de moco — it exudes a kind of mucus

llorar a moco tendido — (fam) to cry one's eyes out

b) (seco) booger (AmE colloq), bogey (BrE colloq)

- moco de pavo

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= snot.

Ex: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.

* hacerse pelotillas con los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

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moco

masculine

límpiate los mocos wipe o blow your nose

se limpió los mocos en la manga she wiped her nose on her sleeve

le colgaban or se le caían los mocos he had a runny nose (colloq), he had a snotty nose (sl)

tengo mocos my nose is running, I've got a runny nose

suelta una especie de moco it exudes a kind of mucus

tenía un moco pegado en la nariz he had a bogey o piece of snot stuck to his nose (sl)

llorar a moco tendido (fam); to cry one's eyes out, sob one's heart out

tirarse el moco (Esp arg); to bullshit (sl)

Compuesto:

moco de pavo

(Bot) cockscomb; (Zool) crest, caruncle

no ser moco de pavo (fam): gana cinco mil dólares al mes, que no es moco de pavo he earns $5,000 a month which is a considerable sum of money

pasé el examen a la primera, que no es moco de pavo I passed the exam first go, which is no mean feat (colloq)

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moco sustantivo masculino

a) (líquido) snot (colloq);

◊ límpiate los mocos wipe o blow your nose;

le colgaban los mocos he had a runny nose (colloq) o (sl) snotty nose

b) (seco) booger (AmE colloq), bogey (BrE colloq)

moco sustantivo masculino mucus
(en nariz) vulgar snot
'moco' also found in these entries:
English:
crest
- mucus

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moco nm

1. [de la nariz] snot;

un moco a piece of snot, a bogey;

limpiarse los mocos to wipe one's nose;

sonarse los mocos to blow one's nose;

tener mocos to have a runny nose;

Comp

Fam

llorar a moco tendido to cry one's eyes out

2. [mucosidad] mucus

Comp

moco vaginal vaginal mucus

3. moco de pavo [cresta] comb;

[planta] love-lies-bleeding;

Comp

Fam

no es moco de pavo it's not to be sneezed at, it's no mean feat;

Fam

conseguir un buen trabajo no es moco de pavo getting a good job is no mean feat

4. Esp Fam [borrachera]

pillarse un moco to get plastered

5. Comp

Esp Fam

tirarse el moco [presumir] to brag;

¡no te tires el moco, no sabes ruso! stop bragging o showing off, you can't speak Russian!

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moco

m

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tener mocos have a runny nose;

se sacó un moco de la nariz he picked a booger o Br bogey out of his nose fam ;

no es moco de pavo fam it’s not to be sniffed at

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moco nm

1) : mucus

2) fam : snot

limpiarse los mocos: to wipe one's (runny) nose