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| Principal Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | pigeon n | (bird) | paloma nf | | | There are always a lot of pigeons in Trafalgar Square in London. | | | Siempre hay muchas palomas en la plaza de Trafalgar de Londres. |
| Additional Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | pigeon n | figurative (foolish person) (coloquial, figurado) | paloma n común | | | | lento, lenta nm, nf | | | Realizing a pigeon had joined his card game, Jake decided to take full advantage of the situation. | | | Cuando se dio cuenta de que una paloma se había unido a su juego de cartas, Jake decidió aprovecharse de la situación. |
| Compound Forms: | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | carrier pigeon n | (pigeon: carries messages) | paloma mensajera loc nom f | | | Carrier pigeons were often used during WW1 to carry messages home from the fronts. The letter took so long to get there we may as well have sent it by carrier pigeon! | | | Las palomas mensajeras se solían usar durante la Primera Guerra Mundial para mandar mensajes desde el frente. | | clay pigeon n | (disk used as shooting target) (tiro al plato) | plato nm | | clay pigeon n | ([sb] likely to be taken advantage of) | incauto, incauta nm, nf | dhal,
dal,
dholl n | (lentil, split pea) | guandú, guandul nm | | | | frijol de palo loc nom m | | | | frijol chícharo loc nom m | | homing pigeon n | (bird that returns home) | paloma mensajera loc nom f | merlin,
pigeon hawk n | (zoology: bird) | esmerejón nm | | passenger pigeon n | (extinct bird) | paloma pasajera loc nom f | pigeon breast,
pigeon chest,
chicken breast n | (medicine: chest malformation) | pectus carinatum loc nom m | | pigeon fancier n | ([sb] who breeds pigeons) | persona que alimenta palomas grupo nom | | pigeon pea n | usually plural (edible seed: dhal) | guandú, guandul nm | | | | frijol de palo loc nom m | | | | frijol chícharo loc nom m | | pigeon pea n | (plant that produces this seed) | guandú, guandul nm | | pigeon pie n | (pastry containing pigeon meat) | empanada de pichón, empanada de pichón nf + loc adj | | | | pastel de paloma, empanada de paloma nm + loc adj | | pigeon-toed adj | figurative, informal (having toes turned inward) | con pie equinovaro loc adj | pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole n | (mail compartment) | casilla nf | | | | buzón nm | | | | casillero nm | | | Fredrik put a copy of the memo in everyone's pigeonhole. | | | Fredrik puso copias del memorando en las casillas de todos. | pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole n | (coop for pigeons) | palomar nm | | | The pigeons sat cooing in their pigeonholes. | | | Las palomas se sentaron en su palomar. | pigeonhole [sb/sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (categorize) | clasificar⇒ vtr | | | | encasillar⇒ vtr | | | The baseball coach pigeonholed his pitchers and wouldn't let them play other positions. | | | El entrenador de béisbol clasificó a sus lanzadores y no les dejó jugar en otras posiciones. | pigeonhole [sb/sth] as [sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (categorize as) | calificar a alguien como loc verb | | | | encasillar a alguien como loc verb | | | The media pigeonholed the demonstrators as "communists and anarchists." | | | Los medios calificaron a los protestantes como "comunistas y anarquistas". | ringdove,
wood pigeon n | (Eurasian pigeon) | tórtola turca loc nom f | rock dove,
rock pigeon n | (bird) | paloma bravía loc nom f | | stool pigeon n | slang (informant) | soplón, soplona nm, nf | | | (ES) | chivato, chivata nm, nf | | | (AR) | buchón, buchona nm, nf | | wood pigeon n | (European bird) | paloma torcaz loc nom f |
'pigeon' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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