- pierna
- f.1 leg.cruzar las piernas to cross one's legsdormir a pierna suelta to sleep like a logestirar las piernas to stretch one's legssalir por piernas (informal) to go haring off, to take to one's heelspierna de cordero gigot, leg of lamb (plato)pierna ortopédica artificial leg2 shank.* * *pierna► nombre femenino1 leg* * *noun f.leg* * *SF1) (Anat) leg
en piernas — bare-legged
estirar las piernas — to stretch one's legs
mañana iremos hasta el pueblo para hacer piernas — we'll walk into the village tomorrow to get some exercise o for the exercise
2) (=muslo de animal) legpierna de cordero — leg of lamb
3) [de letra] stroke; [con pluma] downstroke4) Cono Sur player* * *Ifemeninoa) (Anat) legcon las piernas cruzadas — cross-legged
la falda le llega a media pierna — the skirt is calf length on her
abrirse de piernas — (en gimnasia) to do the splits
dormir a pierna suelta — to sleep the sleep of the death
estirar las piernas — to stretch one's legs
hacer piernas — (andar) (fam) to have a walk
salir por piernas — (fam) to take to one's heels, leg it (colloq)
b) (Coc) legIIpierna de cordero — leg of lamb
adjetivo invariable (RPl fam)es un tipo pierna para todo — he's the sort of guy who's game for anything (colloq)
andá, sé pierna y prestánoslo — come on, be a sport and lend it to us
* * *= cheek, leg.Nota: Parte del cuerpo de una persona.Ex. The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.Ex. For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.----* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* carrera de tres piernas = three-legged race.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con piernas = legged.* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* entrecruzar las piernas = overlap + legs.* espacio para las piernas = legroom.* estirar las piernas = stretch + Posesivo + legs.* flexión de piernas = squat.* pierna de cordero = leg of lamb.* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.* sitio para las piernas = legroom.* * *Ifemeninoa) (Anat) legcon las piernas cruzadas — cross-legged
la falda le llega a media pierna — the skirt is calf length on her
abrirse de piernas — (en gimnasia) to do the splits
dormir a pierna suelta — to sleep the sleep of the death
estirar las piernas — to stretch one's legs
hacer piernas — (andar) (fam) to have a walk
salir por piernas — (fam) to take to one's heels, leg it (colloq)
b) (Coc) legIIpierna de cordero — leg of lamb
adjetivo invariable (RPl fam)es un tipo pierna para todo — he's the sort of guy who's game for anything (colloq)
andá, sé pierna y prestánoslo — come on, be a sport and lend it to us
* * *= cheek, leg.Nota: Parte del cuerpo de una persona.Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* carrera de tres piernas = three-legged race.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con piernas = legged.* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* entrecruzar las piernas = overlap + legs.* espacio para las piernas = legroom.* estirar las piernas = stretch + Posesivo + legs.* flexión de piernas = squat.* pierna de cordero = leg of lamb.* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.* sitio para las piernas = legroom.* * *pierna1feminine1 [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (Anat) legcon las piernas cruzadas cross-leggedla falda le llega a media pierna the skirt is calf length on herabrirse de piernas (en gimnasia) to do the splits; (en sentido sexual) to open o spread one's legsdormir a pierna suelta (fam); to sleep the sleep of the deadestirar las piernas to stretch one's legshacer piernas (andar) (fam); to have a walk;(hacer ejercicio) (fam) to do leg exercisessalir por piernas (fam); to take to one's heels, leg it (colloq)la mujer honrada, la pierna quebrada y en casa a woman's place is in the homeser pierna (RPl):soy pierna para casi todo I’m ready for just about anything2 (Coc) legpierna de cordero leg of lambpierna de vaca round of beefpierna2adj inv(RPl fam): es un tipo pierna para todo he's the sort of guy who's game for o who's on for o who'll try anything (colloq)andá, sé pierna y prestánoslo come on, be a sport and lend it to us* * *
pierna sustantivo femeninoa) (Anat) leg;◊ con las piernas cruzadas cross-legged;
abrirse de piernas (en gimnasia) to do the splitsb) (Coc) leg;◊ pierna de cordero leg of lamb
pierna sustantivo femenino leg
♦ Locuciones: dormir a pierna suelta, to sleep soundly
salir por piernas, to take to one's heels
'pierna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calambre
- consiguientemente
- daño
- dormida
- dormido
- entablillar
- escopetazo
- hormigueo
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- puñalada
- raja
- saltar
- adormecer
- amputar
- atravesar
- balancear
- cortar
- dormir
- enyesar
- flexionar
- hinchado
- hinchar
- lesionar
- mutilar
- ortopédico
- pata
- pellizco
- quebrar
- romper
- rozar
- sensibilidad
- tirón
English:
artificial
- bandage
- bend
- broken
- cock
- dead
- exempt
- gash
- growth
- injured
- leg
- shoot off
- stick
- calipers
- hit
- hurt
- move
- plaster
- throb
* * *pierna1 nf1. [de persona, animal] leg;cruzar las piernas to cross one's legs;estirar las piernas to stretch one's legs;CompFamdormir a pierna suelta to sleep like a log;CompFamsalir por piernas to leg itComppierna ortopédica artificial leg2. [cocinada] legComppierna de cordero [plato] gigot, leg of lambpierna2 adjRP Famser pierna to be game for anything* * *piernaf leg;pierna ortopédica artificial leg;dormir a pierna suelta sleep like a log;salir por piernas fam hotfoot it fam , make o.s. scarce* * *pierna nf: leg* * *pierna n legme duele la pierna my leg hurtsestirar las piernas to stretch your legs
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.