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"prickly" in Spanish

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
prickly{adjective}
aguatoso{adj.} [Mex.]
espinoso{adj.}
We naturally hope that you will extricate us from this prickly situation.
Nosotros, por supuesto, esperamos que nos saquen de esta situación tan espinosa.
careful with that plant, it's prickly
cuidado con esa planta, que pincha
que pica{adj.} [Mex.]
espinoso{adj.}
We naturally hope that you will extricate us from this prickly situation.
Nosotros, por supuesto, esperamos que nos saquen de esta situación tan espinosa.
peliagudo{adj.} [coll.]
aguijonoso{adj. m} [bot.]
espinudo{adj.} [Chile] [coll.] (quisquilloso)
prick{noun}
I hardly felt the prick of the needle
apenas sentí el pinchazo
it will prick a little, that's all
vas a sentir solo un pinchazo
Sucrose (sugar) provides pain relief for newborn babies having painful events such as needles or heel pricks.
La sucrosa alivia el dolor en recién nacidos sometidos a procedimientos dolorosos por el uso de agujas o pinchazos con lanceta en el talón.
to prick a hole in sth
hacerle un agujero a algo
polla{f} [Spa.] [vulg.]
pija{f} [SAm.] [vulg.]
pico{m} [Chile] [vulg.]
prick(also: jab)
piquete{m} [Mex.]
it will prick a little, that's all
vas a sentir solo un piquete
pendejo{m} [LAm.] [coll.]
prick(also: schmuck)
huevón{m} [SAm.] [vulg.]
prick(also: git, gink, prat)
gilipollas{m} [Spa.] [coll.]
pelotudo{m} [SAm.] [vulg.]
boludo{m} [Col.] [vulg.]
he's such a prick he didn't even ask her to dance
es tan boludo que ni la sacó a bailar
verga{f} [vulg.]
prick(also: dick)
cipote{m} [vulg.] (pene)
prick(also: cock)
carajo{m} [vulg.] (pene)
chile{m} [Mex.] [vulg.] (pene)
güebo{m} [Ven.] [vulg.] (pene)
machete{m} [Ven.] [vulg.] (pene)
prick(also: cock)
minga{f} [Spa.] [vulg.] (pene)
mondá{f} [Col.] [vulg.]
prick(also: cock)
penca{f} [Chile] [vulg.] (pene)
picha{f} [Spa.] [vulg.]
prick(also: cock, dong)
pichula{f} [Chile] [vulg.]
prick(also: cock)
pincho{m} [Peru] [vulg.] (pene)
Or the case of a dental nurse working in a prison who was pricked by a needle that was used on an inmate who had hepatitis A, B, and C and was HIV positive.
O el caso de una enfermera de una consulta dental que trabajaba en una cárcel y que se pinchó con una aguja que se utilizaba con un interno que tenía hepatitis A, B y C y era seropositivo.
prick(also: cock)
porra{f} [vulg.] (pene)
prick(also: cock)
riata{f} [Mex.] [vulg.]

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CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "prickly" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
careful with that plant, it's prickly
cuidado con esa planta, que pincha
she's a prickly character
esa chica es un cardo borriquero