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v. ruin, spoil; pamper, indulge; blemish, mar; queer, taint

nf. feline, female cat; Madrid woman; hill cloud; jack, mechanical device for raising great weights

nm. cat, feline, small furry mammal which is often kept as a pet; tomcat, male cat; moneybag, purse; jack, mechanical device for raising great weights; native of Madrid; open-air market

n. cat, tabby

n. cat, pussy; rivet, staple

(n.) = cat ; moggy [moggie].
Nota: Usado generalmente para referirse a un gato que no es de raza.
Ex: Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and (cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
Ex: An astonished cat owner has been reunited with her beloved missing moggy -- ten years after he first disappeared.
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* acabar como el perro y el gato = end up at + each other's throats.
* a gatas = on all fours.
* albergue para gatos = cattery.
* andar a gatas = walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* andar como el perro y el gato = be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* apenas cuatro gatos = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
* comida para gatos = cat food.
* cuatro gatos = four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke ; pass off + a lemon.
* defender como gato panza arriba = fight + tooth and nail to defend.
* el gato + comerse + la lengua = the cat + have got + Posesivo + tongue.
* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
* estar como el perro y el gato = be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* gato callejero = stray cat ; alley cat.
* gato de roca = meerkat.
* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy ; once bitten, twice shy.
* gato macho = tomcat.
* gato montés = wildcat.
* gato salvaje = feral cat.
* gato siamés = Siamese cat.
* guardería para gatos = cattery.
* haber gato encerrado = smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* llevarse como el perro y el gato = be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats.
* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; the nod + go to ; steal + Posesivo + thunder ; steal + Posesivo + scene ; steal + the spotlight ; win + the day ; come out on + top ; carry + the day ; get + the upper hand.
* ojos de gato = cat's eyes.
* oler a gato encerrado = smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for) ; stick out + Posesivo + neck.
* residencia para gatos = cattery.