- tobillo
- m.ankle.* * *tobillo► nombre masculino1 ankle* * *noun m.ankle* * *SM ankle* * *masculino ankle
no llegarle a alguien ni al tobillo or a los tobillos: no le llega ni al tobillo a Ricardo — he is nowhere near as good as Ricardo, he can't hold a candle to Ricardo
* * *= ankle.Ex. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.----* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* * *masculino ankleno llegarle a alguien ni al tobillo or a los tobillos: no le llega ni al tobillo a Ricardo — he is nowhere near as good as Ricardo, he can't hold a candle to Ricardo
* * *= ankle.Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* * *tobillomasculine[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]ankleno te/le llega ni al tobillo or a los tobillos he's not even fit to tie your/her shoelaces o (BrE) bootlaces (colloq)juega bien, pero no le llega ni al tobillo a Ricardo he's a good player but he is nowhere near as good as Ricardo o he can't hold a candle to Ricardo* * *
tobillo sustantivo masculino
ankle
tobillo sustantivo masculino ankle
torcerse el tobillo, to twist one's ankle
'tobillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
- torcerse
- esguince
- pulsera
English:
ankle
- ankle bone
- inflamed
- sprain
- strain
- turn
- twist
- hurt
* * *tobillo nmankle* * *tobillom ankle* * *tobillo nm: ankle* * *tobillo n ankle
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.