ladrar

v.

1 to bark (also figurative).

está que ladra (informal) he's hopping mad, he's fit to be tied (United States)

Los perros laten en la madrugada The dogs bark at dawn.

2 to bark at.

Me ladran los perros Dogs bark at me.

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ladrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to bark

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verb

to bark

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VI [perro] to bark; [persona] to yell; [tripas] to rumble

- está que ladra

- esta semana estoy ladrando

- ladran, luego andamos

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verbo intransitivo

a) perro to bark

b) (fam) persona to yell (colloq), to bark (colloq)

ladrar de hambre — (AmS fam) to be starving (colloq)

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= bark, yelp, yap.

Ex. A librarian should suspect that behind an enquiry such as `Where would I find the law about animals?' may lie an everyday irritation such as a neighbour's dog barking in the middle of the night.

Ex. If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.

Ex. Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.

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* ladrarle a la luna = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

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verbo intransitivo

a) perro to bark

b) (fam) persona to yell (colloq), to bark (colloq)

ladrar de hambre — (AmS fam) to be starving (colloq)

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= bark, yelp, yap.

Ex: A librarian should suspect that behind an enquiry such as `Where would I find the law about animals?' may lie an everyday irritation such as a neighbour's dog barking in the middle of the night.

Ex: If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.

Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.

* ladrarle a la luna = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

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ladrar [A1 ]

vi

1 «perro» to bark

2 (fam); «persona» to yell (colloq), to bark (colloq)

estar ladrando (Ven arg); to be broke (colloq)

ladrar de hambre (Col, Per fam); to be starving (colloq)

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ladrar (conjugate ladrar) verbo intransitivo

a) [perro] to bark

b) (fam) [persona] to yell (colloq), to bark (colloq)

ladrar verbo intransitivo to bark
'ladrar' also found in these entries:
English:
bark
- yap

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ladrar vi

1. [perro] to bark

2. [persona] to bark;

Comp

Fam

está que ladra he's hopping mad, US he's fit to be tied;

Comp

Ven Fam

estar ladrando [estar sin dinero] to be broke, Br to be skint;

[tener hambre] to be starving

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ladrar

v/i bark

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ladrar vi

: to bark

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ladrar vb to bark