frog

a small animal that lives near water and has long legs, a wide mouth, and smooth skin. Frogs are green or brown in colour.

rana

• a frog

Collocations green frog · tree frog

• There was a frog in the pond.

  Había una rana en el estanque.

to jump like a frog, with your legs wide apart and bent at the knees.

saltar como una rana

• [intransitive]

• He took a frog jump over the fence.

  Él saltó el cercado como una rana.

a sport in which people compete to see who can throw a heavy metal ball the furthest.

juego de la rana

• [intransitive]

• They were playing frog in the park.

  Estaban jugando al juego de la rana en el parque.

a person who is not attractive or popular, especially a girl or woman.

persona fea o poco popular (sobretodo una chica o mujer)

• [intransitive]

• She's such a frog!

  ¡Qué fea es!

to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed.

hacer sentir avergonzado o humillado a alguien

• [transitive, T + obj]

• He really frogged me in front of the whole class.

  Me hizo sentir muy avergonzado delante de toda la clase.

a dish made with frogs, especially their legs.

plato hecho con ranas (especialmente sus patas)

• [intransitive]

• They served frog as the main course.

  Sirvieron rana como plato principal.

a small metal instrument that is used to make a clicking sound in some musical instruments, such as pianos.

instrumento metálico que hace un sonido cliclético en algunos instrumentos musicales (como el piano)

• [intransitive]

• The pianist was adjusting the frog on his piano.

  El pianista estaba ajustando el instrumento metálico en su piano.

a part of a machine that is used to move another part.

parte de una máquina que mueve otra parte

• [intransitive]

• The machine has a frog that moves the belt.

  La máquina tiene una pieza que mueve la correa.