Pronúncia: hɔːs
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noun
- Zoology cavall.
- [cavalry] cavalleria.
- horse and foot cavalleria i infanteria.
- Technical cavallet.
- slang heroïna.
- Sport [gymnastics] cavall.
- horse of another colour figues d’un altre paner.
- dark horse persona amb mèrits ocults.
- (idem) [racing] guanyador inesperat.
- (idem) [in election] candidat poc conegut.
- hold your horses! para el carro!, a poc a poc!
- to be on one’s high horse, to ride the high horse tenir fums al cap, fer-se l’important.
- white horses [waves crested with foam] cavallets.
- a willing horse un bon treballador.
- to eat like a horse menjar com un llop.
- to put the cart before the horse posar l'arada davant dels bous.
- (straight) from the horse’s mouth de primera mà, de bona tinta.
- to look a gift horse in the mouth mirar el dentat d’un cavall regalat.
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