pig

S2 W1

BrE /pɪɡ/ AmE /pɪɡ/

noun en → es

1 ANIMAL [singular] A1

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

  • The farmer has a lot of pigs on his farm.

    El granjero tiene muchos cerdos en su granja.

2 PERSON [singular] B1

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

  • He is such a pig!

    ¡Es un cerdo!

3 MEAT [singular] A2

the meat of a pig, which people eat as food.

carne de cerdo

Collocations pig meat · pork products

  • We had some delicious pork for dinner.

    Comimos cerdo delicioso para la cena.

4 GAME [singular] B2

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

  • The hunters were tracking a wild boar.

    Los cazadores estaban rastreando un jabalí.

5 SLANG [singular] B2

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

  • He's such a lazy pig, he never exercises.

    Es un cerdo perezoso, nunca hace ejercicio.

6 IDIOM [transitive] B2

to eat or drink too much of something. This use can be offensive.

comer o beber demasiado (como insulto)

  • pig on sth
  • He's been pigging on chocolate all day.

    Ha estado comiendo demasiado chocolate todo el día.

7 IDIOM [transitive] B2

to be very selfish or greedy, especially about food. This use can be offensive.

ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)

  • pig on sth
  • She's been pigging on all the food.

    Ella ha estado siendo muy egoísta con toda la comida.

8 IDIOM [transitive] B2

to be very selfish or greedy, especially about food. This use can be offensive.

ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)

  • pig on sth
  • He's been pigging out all day.

    Ha estado comiendo sin control todo el día.

Idioms

pig out B2

comer sin control

  • She's been pigging out all day.

    Ha estado comiendo sin control todo el día.

pig on sth B2

comer o beber demasiado (como insulto)

  • He's been pigging on chocolate all day.

    Ha estado comiendo demasiado chocolate todo el día.

pig on sth B2

ser muy egoísta o codicioso (sobre comida)

  • She's been pigging on all the food.

    Ella ha estado siendo muy egoísta con toda la comida.