- chiva
- intj.look out.f.1 kid, a female goat.2 goatee (barba). (Latin American)3 bus; car. (Andes & Central America)4 blanket, bedcover. (Central America)5 naughty little girl; (CAm. Cono Sur) mannish woman; (And. Carib, Cono Sur) immoral woman. (Caribbean)6 fib, tall story. (Central America)7 grass, informer (delator). (Caribbean)8 bus.9 naughty little girl.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chivar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: chivar.* * *f., (m. - chivo)* * *1. SF1) (Zool) kid; (=cabra) nanny goat- estar como una chiva2) LAm (=barba) goatee, goatee beard3) CAm (=manta) blanket, bedcover
chivas — bedclothes
4) And, CAm (=autobús) bus; (=coche) car5) Caribe, Cono Sur (=niña) naughty little girl; CAm, Cono Sur (=marimacho) mannish woman; And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=vividora) immoral woman6) CAm, Cono Sur (=rabieta) rage, tantrum7) Caribe (=mochila) knapsack8) pl chivas Méx * (=trastos) junk sing9) Cono Sur * fib, tall story10) Caribe * (=delator) grass **, informer2.ADJ CAm * (=despabilado) alert, sharp3.EXCL CAm * look out!, careful!* * *femenino1) (AmL) (barba) goatee2) (Col) (bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) (primicia) scoop, exclusive4) (Chi fam) (mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq) ver tb chivo5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) (cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *femenino1) (AmL) (barba) goatee2) (Col) (bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) (primicia) scoop, exclusive4) (Chi fam) (mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq) ver tb chivo5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) (cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *chiva1adjectiveA1 (AmC arg) (listo) smart (colloq), on the ball (colloq)2 (Ven fam) (con mucha suerte) lucky, jammy (BrE colloq)B (como interj) (AmC arg) watch out! (colloq)¡chiva con ese maje! you'd better watch your step with that guy (colloq)chiva2feminineA (AmL) (barba) goateeB (Col) (bus) rural o country busC (Col period) (primicia) scoop, exclusiveD (Chi fam) (mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq)me salió con la chiva de que había estado enfermo he gave me some cock-and-bull story about how he'd been ill (colloq)son puras chivas it's all a bunch o pack of lies (colloq)E (Ven fam) (suerte) luckde chiva (Ven fam): nos salvamos de chiva it was sheer luck that we weren't hurtser una chiva para algo (Ven fam): mi hermana es una chiva para la lotería when it comes to the lottery my sister has the luck of the devilCompuesto:chiva negramasculine and feminine (Ven fam) lucky devil (colloq)F chivas fpl1 (Méx fam) (cachivaches) junk (colloq)2 (Ven fam) (ropa usada) secondhand clothes (pl)* * *
Del verbo chivarse: (conjugate chivarse)
se chiva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
chiva sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) (barba) goatee
2 (Col) (bus) rural o country bus
3 (Col period) (primicia) scoop, exclusive
4 (Chi fam) (mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq);
ver tb◊ chivo
5◊ chivas sustantivo femenino plural (Méx fam) (cachivaches) junk (colloq)
chivo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool kid, young goat
2 figurado chivo expiatorio, sustantivo masculino scapegoat
'chiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivo
* * *chiva♦ nf1. CAm [manta] blanket2. RP [barba] goatee♦ chivas nfpl1. Méx [pertenencias] odds and ends2. Ven [ropa usada] second-hand clothes* * *chivaf1 L.Am.goat;estar como una chiva fam be nuts fam2 C.Am., Colbus
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.