pig
BrE /pɪɡ/ AmE /pɪɡ/
noun en → es
a large, fat animal with a thick skin and no hair that lives on farms and in the wild. It has a long snout for finding food.
cerdo, puerco
Collocations pig farm · farm pigs
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The farmer has a lot of pigs on his farm.
El granjero tiene muchos cerdos en su granja.
a person who is greedy, dirty, or unpleasant in some way. This use can be offensive.
persona desagradable, sucia o codiciosa
Collocations pig of a person · pig's head
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He is such a pig!
¡Es un cerdo!
the meat of a pig, which people eat as food.
carne de cerdo
Collocations pig meat · pork products
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We had some delicious pork for dinner.
Comimos cerdo delicioso para la cena.
a wild pig that people hunt as a sport or for food.
cerdo silvestre cazado como juego o alimento
Collocations wild boar hunting · boar meat
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The hunters were tracking a wild boar.
Los cazadores estaban rastreando un jabalí.
a person who is very fat or lazy, used as slang. This use can be offensive.
persona muy gorda o perezosa (como insulto)
Collocations fat pig · lazy pig
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He's such a lazy pig, he never exercises.
Es un cerdo perezoso, nunca hace ejercicio.
to eat or drink too much of something. This use can be offensive.
comer o beber demasiado (como insulto)
- pig on sth
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He's been pigging on chocolate all day.
Ha estado comiendo demasiado chocolate todo el día.
to be very selfish or greedy, especially about food. This use can be offensive.
ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)
- pig on sth
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She's been pigging on all the food.
Ella ha estado siendo muy egoísta con toda la comida.
to be very selfish or greedy, especially about food. This use can be offensive.
ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)
- pig on sth
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He's been pigging out all day.
Ha estado comiendo sin control todo el día.
Idioms
comer sin control
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She's been pigging out all day.
Ha estado comiendo sin control todo el día.
comer o beber demasiado (como insulto)
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He's been pigging on chocolate all day.
Ha estado comiendo demasiado chocolate todo el día.
ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)
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She's been pigging on all the food.
Ella ha estado siendo muy egoísta con toda la comida.