mona

S2 W2

BrE /ˈməʊnə/ AmE /ˈmoʊnə/

noun en → es

1 PRIMATE [singular] B1

a small monkey, especially one that is kept as a pet or used in medical experiments.

mono, mona (femenino)

Collocations pet monkey

  • The lab uses monkeys in its experiments.

    El laboratorio utiliza monos en sus experimentos.

2 PERSON [singular] B1

a silly or foolish person, especially a young woman.

tonta, idiota (femenino)

Collocations silly girl

  • She's such a silly girl.

    Ella es tan tonta.

3 DRAWING [singular] B2

a simple drawing of the head and shoulders of a person, especially one that is not very good or realistic.

dibujo simplificado de una persona

Collocations sketch

  • She drew a quick sketch of her friend.

    Ella hizo un boceto rápido de su amiga.

4 NUMBER [singular] C1

(in some countries) the number 87, written as a symbol that looks like a monkey.

número 87 (escrito como un símbolo que parece un mono)

Collocations number

  • The number 87 is written as a symbol that looks like a monkey.

    El número 87 se escribe como un símbolo que parece un mono.

5 COMPUTER [singular] C1

(in computing) an object that is used to represent a value or data.

objeto en computación

Collocations object

  • The program uses objects to represent data.

    El programa utiliza objetos para representar datos.

6 GAME [singular] C1

(in some games) a small object that is used as part of the game, for example in pinball.

objeto en juegos

Collocations game piece

  • The game uses small objects as part of the play.

    El juego utiliza pequeños objetos como parte del juego.

7 ART [singular] C1

(in art) a simple drawing or painting of a person, especially one that is not very good or realistic.

dibujo o pintura simplificado de una persona

Collocations sketch

  • She painted a simple portrait of her friend.

    Ella pintó un retrato sencillo de su amiga.

8 IDIOM [singular] C1

(in some languages) an expression that is used to mean something different from its literal meaning.

expresión idiomática

Collocations idiom

  • The phrase 'to pull someone's leg' is an idiom.

    La frase 'tirar del pie de alguien' es un idioma.

Idioms

be a mona B2

ser una tonta, ser una persona estúpida (femenino)

  • She's always making silly mistakes; she's such a mona.

    Ella siempre comete errores tontos; es tan una tonta.

draw a mona C1

dibujar un mono, dibujar algo simplificado y no realista

  • He drew a quick sketch of his friend; it looked like a mona.

    Él hizo un boceto rápido de su amigo; parecía una mona.

hit the mona C1

hacer algo tonto, cometer errores estúpidos

  • She hit the mona when she forgot her keys.

    Ella hizo algo tonto cuando olvidó sus llaves.