In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
noun
1
1.1(male fowl)
gallo masculine1.2(male bird)
macho masculine(sparrow/pheasant) (invariable adjective) (before noun) macho
2
2.1(valve, tap)
llave de paso feminine2.2(in firearm)
percutor masculine
3vulgar slang
(penis)verga femininepija feminine River Plate vulgar slangpolla feminine Spain vulgar slangpico masculine Chile vulgar slang4British informal
(pal)macho masculine informal5British informal
(nonsense)tonterías femininependejadas feminine Southern Cone Latin America vulgar slanggilipolleces feminine Spain informalhuevadas feminine Andes vulgar slang
transitive verb
1
(gun) montar(gun) amartillar- Two goons cocked their guns ready to fire at me, still kneeling on the ground, when he lifted a finger.
- She cocked the hand gun and scurried downstairs.
- With a 1911, the gun can be cocked and ready to fire with the safety on, so again there is no problem.
- When you're loading to shoot immediately you can simply position the empty chamber under the firing pin and cock the gun in a normal manner.
- I pointed the pistol at the shooter, but the gun wasn't cocked.
- When the lever is on ‘safe,’ the hammer cannot be cocked by the trigger, by hand, or by pulling back the slide.
- ‘We don't make deals with the enemy,’ he snarled cocking the gun making it ready to fire.
- Grinning, Vincent raised his eyebrow, cocking the revolver.
- He stepped into view and the sound of his gun being cocked brought the guards around suddenly, rifles ready.
- The kitchen door flew open, and one of the men backed into the hall, his gun cocked and ready.
- At some stage you cocked that gun so that it was ready to fire.
- The sound of fifty plus guns being cocked ready to fire echoed throughout the enclosed hangar.
- The hammer must now be cocked or lowered by hand with a single action pistol, and that gets dangerous.
- He picked up the fool's gun and cocked it in the direction of the children.
- Chris was just standing up from his seat in front of the computer, cocking a machine gun and inspecting it closely.
- As quietly as he could he headed up the stairs, revolver cocked and ready in his hand.
- The young man spun around, only to face a large group of mounted police, their pistols cocked and ready.
- He cocked it and aimed directly at Vincent, who was caught in his own battle with Greg.
- Soldiers, with guns cocked and ready, check your ID and query the purpose of your visit.
- All around, weapons were readied, pistols were drawn, and rifles were cocked.
2
2.1(tilt)
(head) ladearhe cocked his hat — se ladeó el sombrero- She replied stubbornly and cocked her chin slightly in defiance.
- Cash raises her eyebrows and cocks her head at me.
- He frowned slightly and cocked his head as he looked at her.
- He cocks his head slightly at me, the corner of his lips curving upward.
- The cat cocked its head slightly to the left, as though assessing the fairness of his words.
- As I look on, the first guy in the group, short and thin with a shaven head, comes to a stop, and he cocks his head sharply in my direction.
- ‘You look like your mother,’ she said, cocking her head slightly.
- The black-haired girl cocked her head and leaned forward a bit over the table.
- Micah asked the question, relaxing back in his seat and cocking his head in my direction.
- ‘You must be the mistress,’ he said quietly, cocking one arched eyebrow.
- She cocks her jaw, tilts her head, and taps a fisted hand on the chair's arm.
- Jem cocks his head, casting a suspicious gaze in his direction.
- A raven pecks at the dying salmon, then cocks its head and looks at us.
- She smiled a very pleasant smile, cocking her head slightly.
- His head was cocked slightly to the right, and he was seeing her through squinted eyes.
- He cocked up a questioning eyebrow as he bent down lower to assess the noise.
- She jolted slightly in alarm, before leaning back and, cocking her chin to the side, surveyed him in perplexity.
- Andrew's brow furrows, and he cocks his head slightly.
- Alyssa cocked her head sideways slightly referring to the glances they were getting.
- She cocked one slick eyebrow at us with a small, tight smile.
2.2(raise)
(ears) levantar(ears) parar Latin Americathe dog cocked its leg at each tree — el perro levantaba la pata en cada árbol- try and keep an ear cocked for the mailman — estáte atento / pendiente por si viene el cartero
- Junior turned around as the dog was cocking his leg.
- Postal workers are so fed up with dogs cocking their legs on the town's main postbox that the Royal Mail is threatening to remove it.
- One piece featured a dog cocking his leg against an orange tree.
- As usual, one charming little dog cocked its leg on my tackle bag.
- Council bosses are spending £75,000 to discover the effects of dogs cocking their legs against lamp posts.
- His unluckiest dog cocked his leg at a lamp post - and was electrocuted.
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