rana

f.

1 frog.

te devolverá el libro cuando las ranas críen pelo (informal) you'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to give you that book back

salir rana (informal) to be a major disappointment

2 Rana.

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rana

► nombre femenino

1 frog

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FRASEOLOGÍA

salir rana familiar to be a letdown, be a disappointment

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noun f.

frog

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SF

1) (Zool) frog

- cuando las ranas críen pelo

¡hasta que las ranas críen pelo! — if I never see you again it'll be too soon!

- pero salió rana

rana toro — bullfrog

2) (=juego) game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron frog

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femenino (Zool) frog

cuando las ranas críen pelo — (fam)

terminará cuando las ranas críen pelo — he won't finish in a month of Sundays (colloq)

salir rana — (Esp fam) to be a real disappointment

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= frog.

Ex. The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.

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femenino (Zool) frog

cuando las ranas críen pelo — (fam)

terminará cuando las ranas críen pelo — he won't finish in a month of Sundays (colloq)

salir rana — (Esp fam) to be a real disappointment

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= frog.

Ex: The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.

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rana

feminine

1 (Zool) frog

cuando las ranas críen pelo or (RPl) cola (fam): a este paso terminará cuando las ranas críen pelo at this rate he won't finish in a month of Sundays (colloq)

salir rana (Esp fam); to be a real disappointment o (colloq) let-down

2 (Jueg) game in which disks are thrown into the mouth of a metal frog

3 (Andes) (aleta) flipper

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rana sustantivo femenino (Zool) frog
rana sustantivo femenino
1 Zool frog
2 (hombre) rana, frogman
♦ Locuciones: cuando las ranas críen pelo, when pigs learn to fly, salir rana, to be a disappointment
'rana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anca
- hombre
English:
croak
- frog
- frogman
- into
- spawn
- bull

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rana nf

1. [animal] frog;

Comp

Fam

cuando las ranas críen pelo: te devolverá el libro cuando las ranas críen pelo you'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to give you that book back;

Comp

Fam

salir rana to be a major disappointment

Comp

rana de San Antonio European tree frog

2. [juego] = game in which the players throw coins or counters into the mouth of a metal frog

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rana

f ZO frog;

salir rana fam be a let-down;

cuando la(s) rana(s) críe(n) pelo fig not in a month of Sundays

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rana nf

1) : frog

2)

rana toro : bullfrog

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rana n frog