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"chiva" in English

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"chiva" in English
chiva{feminine}
cock-and-bull story- goatee- country bus- rural bus- exclusive- scoop- goatee beard- junk- luck- secondhand clothes
chiva{adjective}
jammy- lucky- watch out!- on the ball- smart
chivar{verb}
to tattle- to tell
chivo{masculine}
goat- kid- bad smell- fraud- person with an important job title- vomit- billy goat- fag- poof- pay- wages
Translations & ExamplesSynonymsContext Examples
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
chiva{feminine}
chiva
cock-and-bull story{noun} [coll.]
me salió con la chiva de que había estado enfermo
he gave me some cock-and-bull story about how he'd been ill
chiva(also: barba de chivo, perilla, barbita de chivo, barbas de chivo)
goatee{noun}
chiva
country bus{noun}
chiva
rural bus{noun}
chiva(also: exclusiva)
exclusive{noun} [journ.]
chiva(also: pisotón)
scoop{noun} [journ.]
chiva(also: perilla, barbita de chivo, piocha)
goatee beard{noun}
chiva(also: cacharpas, cachureo, tiliches)
junk{noun} [coll.]
chiva(also: suerte, fortuna, chepa, raja)
luck{noun}
chiva
secondhand clothes{noun}
chiva{adjective}
chiva(also: cagón, conchudo, lechero, lechudo)
jammy{adj.} [Brit.] [coll.]
chiva(also: agraciado, afortunada, agraciada, afortunados)
lucky{adj.}
chiva
watch out!{adj.} [coll.]
chiva(also: pilapuesta)
on the ball{adj.} [coll.]
chiva(also: habiloso, sapo, picudo, diablo)
smart{adj.} [coll.]
chivar[chivando · chivado] {verb}
chivar(also: chismorrear)
to tattle[tattled · tattled] {vb}
chivar(also: enterar, cantar, lorear, platicar)
to tell[told · told] {vb}
me voy a chivar a mamá
I'm going to tell Mom
chivo{masculine}
chivo(also: cabra)
goat{noun}
Los intentos de encontrar un chivo expiatorio, como los mercados financieros, no van a solventar los problemas.
Attempts to find a scape goat, such as the financial markets, will not solve the problems.
chivo(also: chiquillo, crío, chiquilla, cabro)
kid{noun}
chivo
bad smell{noun} (coming from armpits)
chivo(also: fraude, estafa, farsante, comediante)
fraud{noun}
Al mismo tiempo no quiero que se malinterprete lo que he dicho sobre la OLAF, porque no puede ser un chivo expiatorio del fraude cometido por otros.
At the same time I do not want what I have said about OLAF to be misinterpreted, for it cannot become a scapegoat for fraud perpetrated by others.
chivo
person with an important job title{noun} [ex.]
chivo(also: vómito, vomito, devuelto)
vomit{noun}
chivo(also: macho cabrío, chivato)
billy goat{noun}
chivo(also: marica, argolla, cabro, chivato)
fag{noun} [Amer.] [slg.]
chivo(also: marica, argolla, cabro, chivato)
poof{noun} [Brit.] [slg.]
chivo(also: salario)
pay{noun}
En muchos sentidos se los ha convertido en los chivos expiatorios en la presente controversia y, desde luego, están pagando un precio elevado por una crisis de la que no fueron responsables directos.
In many respects they have been made the scapegoats in the present controversy and are certainly paying a high price for a crisis that was not of their direct making.
chivo(also: pago, paga, nómina, asignación)
wages{noun}

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "chiva":
chiva
cabra
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "chiva" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
me salió con la chiva de que había estado enfermo
he gave me some cock-and-bull story about how he'd been ill
¡chiva con ese maje!
you'd better watch your step with that guy

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