pig

pig
piɡ
1. noun
1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) cerdo, puerco
2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) cerdo, guarro, puerco, marrano
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2. adjective
(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de cerdo
- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly
pig n cerdo
pig
tr[pɪg]
noun
1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL cerdo, puerco, marrano
2 pejorative (ill-mannered person) cerdo, puerco, cochino; (glutton) glotón,-ona, tragón,-ona, comilón,-ona
3 (difficult thing) mierda
■ a pig of a day una mierda de día
4 slang (policeman) madero
plural noun the pigs
1 slang la pasma f sing, la bofia f sing
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
pigs might fly cuando las ranas críen pelo
to buy a pig in a poke darle a alguien gato por liebre
to make a pig of oneself pegarse un atracón, darse un atracón, ponerse las botas
to make a pig's ear of something hacer una verdadera chapuza con algo
pig farm granja porcina
pig iron hierro en lingotes
pig ['pɪg] n
1) hog, swine: cerdo m, -da f; puerco m, -ca f
2) slob: persona f desaliñada; cerdo m, -da f
3) glutton: glotón m, -tona f
4) or pig iron : lingote m de hierro
pig
n.
• cerdo s.m.
• chancho s.m.
• cochino s.m.
• galápago s.m.
• gorrino s.m.
• guarro s.m.
• lechón s.m.
• marrano s.m.
• puerco s.m.

I pɪg
noun
1) (Agr, Zool) cerdo m, chancho m (AmL)

a pig in a poke: you've bought yourself a pig in a poke te han dado gato por liebre; pigs might fly o if pigs had wings cuando las ranas críen pelo (fam), la semana de tres jueves (fam); to make a pig's ear of something — (BrE colloq) hacer* algo muy mal or (CS fam) como la mona

2)
a) (obnoxious person) (colloq) cerdo, -da m,f (fam)
b) (glutton) (colloq) glotón, -tona m,f, angurriento, -ta m,f (CS fam)

to make a pig of oneself — darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

c) (policeman) (pej & sl) policía m, mono m (Esp arg & pey), tombo m (Col, Ven fam & pej), paco m (Chi fam & pey), cana m (RPl arg & pey), tira (Méx fam & pey)

II
-gg- transitive verb

to pig it — (colloq) (AmE) compartir la cama

Phrasal Verbs:
[pɪɡ]
1. N
1) cerdo m , chancho m (LAm)

roast pig — lechón m asado or al horno

wild pig — cerdo m de monte

- buy a pig in a poke
- sell sb a pig in a poke
2) * (=person) (dirty, nasty) cerdo(-a) * m / f , puerco(-a) * m / f , chancho(-a) * m / f (LAm); (greedy) comilón(-ona) * m / f , tragón(-ona) * m / f

you pig! — hum ¡bandido!

- make a pig of o.s.
3) ** (=policeman) poli * m

the pigs — la poli *, la pasma (Sp) **, la cana (S. Cone) **

4) * (=sth difficult or unpleasant)

it was a pig of a job — fue un trabajo de lo más puñetero *

this car's a pig to start — a este puñetero coche le cuesta lo suyo arrancar *

5) (Metal) lingote m
2.
VT

to pig it — vivir como cerdos

3.
CPD

pig farm N — granja f porcina

pig farmer N — criador(a) m / f de cerdos

pig iron N — hierro m en lingotes

- pig out
* * *

I [pɪg]
noun
1) (Agr, Zool) cerdo m, chancho m (AmL)

a pig in a poke: you've bought yourself a pig in a poke te han dado gato por liebre; pigs might fly o if pigs had wings cuando las ranas críen pelo (fam), la semana de tres jueves (fam); to make a pig's ear of something — (BrE colloq) hacer* algo muy mal or (CS fam) como la mona

2)
a) (obnoxious person) (colloq) cerdo, -da m,f (fam)
b) (glutton) (colloq) glotón, -tona m,f, angurriento, -ta m,f (CS fam)

to make a pig of oneself — darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

c) (policeman) (pej & sl) policía m, mono m (Esp arg & pey), tombo m (Col, Ven fam & pej), paco m (Chi fam & pey), cana m (RPl arg & pey), tira (Méx fam & pey)

II
-gg- transitive verb

to pig it — (colloq) (AmE) compartir la cama

Phrasal Verbs:

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