Gallo in english
pronunciation: rustɜr part of speech: noun
gallo = cock ; rooster ; cockerel.
Example: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Example: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Example: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.more:
» canto del gallo = cockcrow .
Example: You should prepare yourself for an early rise, along with the cockcrow from the numerous roosters that are living close to the hotel.» con el canto del gallo = at cockcrow .
Example: I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow.» en menos que canta un gallo = in two shakes (of a donkey's tail) ; in two shakes (of a duck's tail) ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) ; in two licks ; in a snap ; in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a jiff(y) ; with the tip of a hat ; in next to no time .
Example: This quiche is ready in two shakes of a donkey's tail and literally takes no time at all to put together. Example: After shaving the back of my neck, he sloshed a lather on my face and in two shakes of a duck's tail, my chin was as smooth as the bottom of a baby. Example: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Example: I'm headed out to the barn to pull the buggy around -- I'll be back in two licks to give you a hand. Example: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Example: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Example: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Example: My son had his milk teeth removed and the doctor did it in a jiffy and my son didn't even realise. Example: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.» levantarse al cantar el gallo = rise with + the lark ; get up with + the lark ; get up at + the crack of dawn .
Example: You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus. Example: We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down. Example: My grandpa used to tell me about how he had to get up at the crack of dawn every day to start work on the farm.» Misa de(l) Gallo = Midnight Mass .
Example: Traditionally at the cathedral Midnight Mass is preceded by a short (half hour) carol service, which makes the liturgy last about two hours.» pasar en menos que canta un gallo = be a blip in time .
Example: No matter how grand or how dismal a situation is -- it's only one small blip in time.» patas de gallo = crow's feet .
Example: The first signs of aging -- sun spots, crow's-feet -- show up earlier than we ever realized.» pelea de gallos = cockfighting [cock-fighting] ; cockfight [cock-fight] .
Example: Animal activists believe that banning cock-fighting will do little to control it. Example: Dogfights and cockfights have been illegal for years, but police have often looked the other way.» tener más espolones que un gallo = as old as Methuselah ; as old as the hills ; as ancient as the hills .
Example: Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah. Example: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation. Example: Rivers are ancient as the hills and never run dry -- unless subjected to severe environmental abuse = Los ríos son ancestrales y nunca se secan -- a no ser que sean expuestos a graves abusos medioambientales.