patos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for patos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pato¹ (pata) N m (f) ZOOL

pato (pata)

duck

pato a la naranja FOOD

duck à l'orange

hacerse pato Mex inf

to pretend not to know anything

si te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato

if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anything

cuando se lo recordé se hizo pato

when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking about

pagar el pato inf

to get the blame

pagar el pato inf

to take the rap Am inf

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can Brit inf

siempre me toca a mí pagar el pato

I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the can

pato² (pata) ADJ CSur inf

pato (pata)

broke inf

la llevé a cenar y me quedé pato

I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) inf

pato³ N m

1. pato Spain inf (persona):

pato

clodhopper inf

tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar

your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to dance

2. pato Spain inf (aburrimiento):

pato

drag inf

4. pato Col inf (en una fiesta):

pato

gatecrasher inf

5.1. pato MED:

pato And Mex

bedpan

5.2. pato Chil (biberón):

pato

baby's bottle

6. pato Chil inf (litro):

pato

liter Am

pato

litre Brit

pato salvaje, pato silvestre N m

pato salvaje

wild duck

pato colorado N m

pato colorado

re-crested pochard

pato cuchara N m

pato cuchara

shoveler

pato mareado N mf Spain inf

pato mareado

turkey Am inf

pato mareado

wally Brit inf

pato mandarín N m

pato mandarín

mandarin duck

pato malo N mf Chil inf

pato malo

punk Am inf

pato malo

yob Brit inf

Translations for patos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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duckpond

estanque m de patos

patos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for patos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pato (-a) N m (f)

1. pato ZOOL:

pato (-a)

duck

pato (-a) (macho)

drake

2. pato inf (torpe):

pato (-a)

clumsy person

Phrases:

estar hecho un pato (de agua) inf

to be extremely dull

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can

Translations for patos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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duck pond

estanque de patos

drake

pato (macho) m

waddle

andares m pl de pato

to carry the can Brit inf

pagar el pato

duck

pato m

ducks go ‘quack’

los patos hacen ‘cuac’

patos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

estar hecho un pato (de agua) inf

to be extremely dull

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can

andares m pl de pato

waddle