amo

f. & m.

1 master, owner, proprietor.

2 boss, taskmaster.

3 employer.

m.

1 owner.

2 master (of servant).

ser el amo del cotarro (informal) to rule the roost

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

amo

► nombre masculino

1 (señor) master

2 (dueño) owner

3 (jefe) boss

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerse el amo figurado to be the boss (de, of), rule the roost

* * *

(f. - ama)

noun

1) master / mistress

2) owner

•

- ama de casa

- ama de llaves

* * *

amo, -a

1. SM / F

1) (=de casa) master/mistress

¿está el amo? — is the master in?

amo/a de casa — house-husband/housewife

2) (=propietario) owner

2.

SM (=jefe) boss

ser el amo — to be the boss

ese corredor es el amo de la pista — that runner rules the track

ama

* * *

ama masculino, femenino (de animal, criado) (m) master; (f) mistress

aquí el amo soy yo — I give the orders around here

son los amos del pueblo — they own the whole village

hacerse el amo del cotarro — (Esp fam) to become leader of the pack; ver tb ama

* * *

= master.

Ex. They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.

----

* amo de casa = homemaker.

* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* * *

ama masculino, femenino (de animal, criado) (m) master; (f) mistress

aquí el amo soy yo — I give the orders around here

son los amos del pueblo — they own the whole village

hacerse el amo del cotarro — (Esp fam) to become leader of the pack; ver tb ama

* * *

= master.

Ex: They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.

* amo de casa = homemaker.

* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* * *

amo ama

masculine, feminine

1 (de un animal) (masculine) master; (feminine) mistress

2 (ant) (de un criado) (masculine) master, employer; (feminine) mistress, employer

en esta casa el amo soy yo I give the orders in this house

son los amos del pueblo they own the whole village

hacerse el amo del cotarro (fam); to become leader of the pack

ver tb ama

* * *

 

Del verbo amar: (conjugate amar)

amo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
amar    
amo
amar (conjugate amar) verbo transitivo
to love
amarse verbo pronominal (recípr) to love each other
amo,

◊ ama sustantivo masculino, femenino (de animal, criado) (m) master;

(f) mistress;

◊ son los amos del pueblo they own the whole village;

ver tb ama
amar verbo transitivo to love
amo,-a m, f
1 (propietario) owner, master, mistress: este perro no tiene amo, this dog has no master
2 (señor de la casa) master, mistress

'amo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ama
- fiel
- interdependencia
- a
- que
- señor
English:
master
- house

* * *

amo nm

1. [dueño] owner

2. [de criado] master;

Comp

Fam

ser el amo del cotarro to rule the roost

3. [de animal] master, owner

* * *

amo

m

1 (dueño) owner

2 HIST master;

ser el amo del cotarro be the leader of the pack

* * *

amo, ama n

1) : master m, mistress f

2) : owner, keeper (of an animal)

3)

ama de casa : housewife

4)

ama de llaves : housekeeper

* * *

amo n owner

El amo de un piso o casa alquilada se llama landlord