- pelele
- f. & m.1 person without criteria, person who changes sides, scrub, straw man.2 sleeper, bunting bag, pajama, Babygro.3 rag doll.m.1 puppet (informal pejorative) (person).2 guy, straw doll (muñeco).3 romper suit. (peninsular Spanish)* * *pelele► nombre masculino1 (muñeco de paja) straw puppet2 (persona) puppet3 (de bebé) romper suit* * *SM1) (=figura) guy, straw doll; (fig) tool, puppet2) (=bobo) simpleton3) [de bebé] Babygro ®, rompers pl , creepers pl (EEUU)* * *masculinoa) (de trapo) rag doll; (de paja) straw dollb) (persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.Ex. Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *masculinoa) (de trapo) rag doll; (de paja) straw dollb) (persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *pelelemasculineA1 (de trapo) rag doll; (de paja) straw doll2 (persona manipulada) puppetes el pelele de los militares he's a puppet controlled by the military3 (fam) (persona débil) wimp (colloq)B (Esp) (Indum) rompers (pl), romper suit (BrE), Babygro® (BrE)* * *
pelele sustantivo masculinoa) (de trapo) rag doll;
(de paja) straw dollb) (persona — manipulada) puppet;
(— débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)
pelele sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) puppet
2 (muñeco) dummy: quemaron un pelele que llevaba la esvástica, they burnt a mannequin with a swastika on it
3 (de bebé) rompers, creepers
'pelele' also found in these entries:
English:
pushover
- rompers
* * *pelele nm1. Fam Pey [persona] puppet2. [muñeco] straw doll, Br guy3. Esp [prenda de bebé] romper (suit), Br Babygro®* * *pelelem puppet
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.