vacas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for vacas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

vacar VB intr

1. vacar:

vacar puesto:

to fall vacant

vacar local:

to be left vacant

vacar persona:

to leave one's job

vacar persona:

to leave one's business

vacar persona:

to stop working

2. vacar (carecer):

vacar de algo

to be short of sth

vaca¹ ADJ Chil inf, pej

vaca

dumb inf

vaca² N f

1.1. vaca ZOOL:

vaca

cow

en vaca Peru inf han ido en vaca en este asunto

they've gone into this together inf

voy a jugar a la lotería en vaca con la vecina

I'm going halves on a lottery ticket with my neighbor inf

estar como una vaca inf

to be very fat

hacerse la vaca Peru inf

to play hooky Am inf

hacerse la vaca Peru inf

to skive off (school) Brit inf

hacer una vaca o vaquita AmS inf

to make a collection

hacer una vaca o vaquita AmS inf

to have a whip-round Brit inf

las vacas gordas/flacas ha llegado la época de las vacas gordas/flacas para la industria del automóvil

these are boom/lean years for the car industry

ponerse como una vaca

to put on a lot of weight

ponerse como una vaca

to get very fat

1.2. vaca FOOD:

vaca

beef

carne de vaca

beef

estofado de vaca

beef stew

estofado de vaca

beef casserole

filete de vaca

fillet steak

2. vaca Mex (en apuestas):

vaca

pool

vaca

kitty inf

enfermedad de las vacas locas N f inf

enfermedad de las vacas locas

mad cow disease inf

vaca lechera, vaca de leche N f

vaca lechera

dairy cow

vaca sagrada N f

vaca sagrada

sacred cow

vaca marina N f

vaca marina

manatee

vaca marina

sea cow

cuero de vaca N m

cuero de vaca

cowhide

carne de vaca N f

carne de vaca

beef

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cowshed

establo m (de las vacas)

vacas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vacas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

vaca N f

1. vaca ZOOL:

vaca

cow

vaca marina

manatee

vaca de San Antón

ladybird Brit

vaca de San Antón

ladybug Am

síndrome de las vacas locas

mad cow disease

vacas gordas/flacas fig

prosperous/lean period

ponerse como una vaca

to get as fat as a cow [or pig]

2. vaca (carne):

vaca

beef

3. vaca (cuero):

vaca

cowhide

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los años de las vacas flacas

the lean years

vaca lechar

milk [or milch Brit] cow

vaca tambera

milking cow

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kine (cows) fpl old

vacas fpl

dairy cattle

vacas f pl lecheras

dairy cattle

vacas f pl lecheras

mad cow disease

enfermedad f de las vacas locas

bully beef

carne f de vaca enlatada

dairy farm, herd

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vacas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

vaca de San Antón

ladybird Brit

vaca de San Antón

ladybug Am

síndrome de las vacas locas

mad cow disease

vacas gordas/flacas fig

prosperous/lean period

ponerse como una vaca

to get as fat as a cow [or pig]

los años de las vacas flacas

the lean years

la vaca da leche

the cow yields milk

vacas f pl lecheras

dairy cattle

enfermedad f de las vacas locas

mad cow disease

vacas f pl lecheras

dairy cattle