What does rabo de toro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rabo de toro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rabo de toro in Spanish.

The word rabo de toro in Spanish means tail, oxtail, corner, butt, ass, dick, cock, this is where things get tricky, beginning to end, on your ass, dirty old man. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rabo de toro

tail

nombre masculino (animal: cola)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El perro movía el rabo para ahuyentar a las moscas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The horse flicked its tail to chase away the flies.

oxtail

nombre masculino (comida: cola de animal) (meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela prepara un guiso de rabo delicioso.
My grandmother makes a delicious stew with oxtail.

corner

nombre masculino (ojo: rabillo, ángulo) (figurative: eye)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo miró de refilón por el rabo del ojo.
He looked at him out of the corner of his eye.

butt, ass

nombre masculino (AR, CO, MX, VE, coloquial (trasero, glúteos) (US: vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jefe apremió a los empleados gritándoles ¡Moviendo el rabo que no tenemos todo el día!
The boss pressured his workers shouting at them: "Move your butts; we don't have all day!”

dick, cock

nombre masculino (vulgar (pene) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El más joven de la pandilla le dio a Antonio una patada en el rabo.
The youngest kid in the gang kicked Antonio in the dick.

this is where things get tricky

expresión (AmL: coloquial (esta es la dificultad)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Aquí torció la puerca el rabo: si la junta no aprueba el presupuesto, tendremos que cancelar el proyecto.
This is where things get tricky: if the board doesn't approve the budget we'll have to cancel the project.

beginning to end

locución preposicional (de principio a fin)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Juan leyó el libro de cabo a rabo.
Juan read the book from cover to cover.

on your ass

locución adverbial (América, coloquial (de culo) (colloquial, US)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Me caí de rabo en el suelo.
I fell on my ass on the ground.

dirty old man

locución nominal masculina (peyorativo, coloquial (busca mujeres más jóvenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese viejo rabo verde va al parque todos los días a mirar a las jovencitas.
That dirty old man goes to the park every day to watch young girls.

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