gata

f.

1 she-cat, puss.

2 a toothed bar from which is suspended the floodgate of a dam. (Nautical)

3 a machine which served to protect those who were scaling a wall against the besieged. (Military)

4 the crossjack yard. (Nautical)

A gatas on all fours

5 jack, lifting device, lifting jack.

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gata

► nombre femenino

1 she-cat, cat {{Table 1}}NOTA Véase también gato{{/Table 1}}

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f., (m. - gato)

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SF

1) Chile, Perú (Aut) jack

2)

a gatas —

a)

andar a gatas — to crawl

subió las escaleras a gatas — he crawled up the stairs

el niño entró andando a gatas — the baby crawled in

en este juego tenéis que andar a gatas — in this game you have to crawl on all fours

b) Cono Sur * (=apenas) barely, by the skin of one's teeth

3) (Meteo) hill cloud

4) (=agujetas)

tener gata — to ache all over

5)

- echar la gata

gato

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femenino

1) (Chi, Per) (Auto) jack; ver tb gato I

2)

a gatas — (loc adv) (a cuatro patas)

ir or andar a gatas — to crawl

tuve que entrar a gatas — I had to go in on all fours

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femenino

1) (Chi, Per) (Auto) jack; ver tb gato I

2)

a gatas — (loc adv) (a cuatro patas)

ir or andar a gatas — to crawl

tuve que entrar a gatas — I had to go in on all fours

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gata

feminine

A (Chi, Per) (Auto) jack ver tb gato¹ (↑ gato (1))

B

a gatas (loc adv)

1

(a cuatro patas): ir or andar a gatas to crawl

todavía anda a gatas he's still crawling

tuve que entrar a gatas I had to go in on all fours o crawl in

y los que anduvo a gatas (Esp fam): ya, ya, 54 años, y los que anduvo a gatas yeah, sure, he's 54 all right, give or take ten years! (colloq)

2

(RPl) (apenas): a gatas logro leer los titulares I can just barely read (AmE) o (BrE) I can only just read the headlines

aprobó a gatas she got through by the skin of her teeth, she just scraped through

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gata sustantivo femenino
1 (Chi, Per) (Auto) jack;
ver tb gato 1
2

◊ a gatas (loc adv) (a cuatro patas): ir or andar a gatas to crawl;

tuve que entrar a gatas I had to go in on all fours
'gata' also found in these entries:
English:
tabby

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gata nf

1. Chile, Perú Aut jack

2. ver gato

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gata

f

1 ZO (female) cat;

a gatas fam on all fours;

andar a gatas fam crawl

2 Méx

servant, maid

3 Chi

para vehículo jack