- tigre
- m.1 tiger (animal).los tigres económicos del sudeste asiático the tiger economies of South-East Asiaoler a tigre (informal figurative) to stink2 bog (British), john (United States) (informal) (WC). (peninsular Spanish)3 jaguar. (Latin American Spanish)* * *tigre► nombre masculino1 tiger\FRASEOLOGÍAoler a tigre familiar to stink* * *(f. - tigresa)noun1) tiger / tigress2) jaguar* * *SM1) (Zool) tiger; LAm jaguar
tigre de Bengala — Bengal tiger
tigre de colmillo de sable — sabre-toothed tiger
tigre de papel — paper tiger
2) And (=café) black coffee with a dash of milk ; And (=combinado) cocktail3) ** (=wáter) bog **, loo *, john (EEUU) **esto huele a tigre — this stinks, this smells foul
* * *-gresa masculino, femenino1)a) (animal asiático) (m) tiger; (f) tigressb) (AmL) (jaguar) jaguar2) tigre masculino (Ven fam) (trabajo ocasional) casual job* * *= tiger.Ex. Many of the most important relations will be completely lost (eg tigers will file a long way from Cats).* * *-gresa masculino, femenino1)a) (animal asiático) (m) tiger; (f) tigressb) (AmL) (jaguar) jaguar2) tigre masculino (Ven fam) (trabajo ocasional) casual job* * *= tiger.Ex: Many of the most important relations will be completely lost (eg tigers will file a long way from Cats).
* * *tigre -gresamasculine, feminineA1 (animal asiático) (masculine) tiger; (feminine) tigress2 (AmL) (jaguar) jaguarmatar al tigre y tenerle miedo al cuero (Ven fam); to be all talkser un tigre (Méx); to be ruthlessCompuesto:tigre de BengalaBengal tigerBtigre masculine (Ven fam) (trabajo ocasional) casual job* * *
tigre◊ -gresa sustantivo masculino, femenino (animal asiático) (m) tiger;
(f) tigress
tigre mf
1 Zool tiger
2 LAm Zool jaguar
♦ Locuciones: (oler mal) oler a tigre, to smell awful
familiar (el) tigre (retrete) espérame, que voy un momento al tigre, wait for me, I'm just going to the toilet
'tigre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvaje
- arrojar
- hijo
English:
claw
- paw
- species
- tiger
- tiger moth
- report
* * *tigre nm1. [animal] tiger;los tigres económicos del sudeste asiático the tiger economies of South-East AsiaComptigre de Bengala Bengal tiger; Pol tigre de papel paper tiger2. Esp Fam [WC] Br bog, US john;CompFamhuele a tigre it stinks3. Am [jaguar] jaguar* * *tigrem ZO tiger; L.Am.puma; L.Am. (leopardo) jaguar* * *tigre, -gresa n1) : tiger, tigress f2) : jaguar* * *tigre n tiger
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.