Lamb in spanish
pronunciation: koʊɹ̩deɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
lamb1 = cordero, borrego. [La "b" no se pronuncia. Pincha en para ver otras palabras en donde la "b" tampoco se pronuncia]
Example: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.more:
» as innocent as a lamb = tan inocente como un bebé.
Example: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.» as meek as a lamb = tan manso como un cordero, tan suave como un guante.
Example: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.» in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) = en menos que canta un gallo, en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un p(l)is p(l)as, en un periquete, en un instante, en un suspiro, en un dos por tres, en un tris.
Example: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.» lamb chop = chuleta de cordero.
Example: These delicious lamb chops topped with sweet pomegranate sauce offer great flavor with minimal effort.» lamb cutlet = chuleta de cordero, chuletilla de cordero.
Example: Crumbed lamb cutlets was one of my favourite meals as a child.» lamb shoulder = paletilla de cordero.
Example: The lamb shoulder contains four rib bones and the arm, blade and neck bones as well as many small, tough muscles whose grains travel in different directions.» lamb's lettuce = canónigos.
Example: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.» leg of lamb = pierna de cordero.
Example: Leg of lamb is a little more challenging than cooking a rack of lamb, and since it's larger you'll need more people to feed.» like a lamb to the slaughter = como cordero al matadero.
Example: A man tells a court he felt 'like a lamb to the slaughter' when he was allegedly sexually abused as a boy by a priest.» like cotton on a lamb = como una lapa.
Example: The paparazzi have been on Rihanna like cotton on a lamb ever since she made her first public appearance in months.» rack of lamb = costillar de cordero, costillero de cordero.
Example: Leg of lamb is a little more challenging than cooking a rack of lamb, and since it's larger you'll need more people to feed.» sacrificial lamb = chivo expiatorio, cordero expiatorio.
Example: In this limited respect, we may say that Hume opened the door to phenomenology, but as a sacrificial lamb.» shoulder of lamb = paletilla de cordero.
Example: Shoulder of lamb, even when it's of really good quality, isn't expensive and goes a long way if you're feeding a big family.» sucking lamb = lechal, cordero lechal.
Example: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs = La deficiencia de cobre puede causar anemia tanto en cochinillos como en corderos lechales.» suckling lamb = lechal, cordero lechal.
Example: The meat from suckling lambs provides significant amounts of necessary fatty acids and other nutrients, including iron.lamb2 = parir. [Usado sólo para el caso de las ovejas. La "b" no se pronuncia. Pincha en para ver otras palabras en donde la "b" tampoco se pronuncia]
Example: US experiments have shown it may be possible to influence the time of day a ewe chooses to lamb.