cola

/ˈkola/, [ˈko.la]

line, tail


Examples
  • Tom no pegaba ni con cola.

    Tom stuck out like a sore thumb.

  • Mi perro tiene la cola larga.

    My dog has a long tail.

  • El perro siguió a su amo, moviendo la cola.

    The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.

  • En el cementerio hay una estatua de una serpiente que se muerde la cola.

    In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.

  • Tuvo que hacer cola en la boletería.

    He had to stand in line at the ticket office.

  • Dame un shawarma y una coca cola de dieta.

    Give me a shawarma and a diet cola.

  • Ese perro tiene una corta cola.

    That dog has a short tail.

  • El chico agarró al perro por la cola.

    The boy caught the dog by the tail.

  • La Sirenita suspiró y con tristeza miró su cola de pez.

    The little mermaid sighed and looked sadly at her fish tail.

  • Ser negro es mejor que ser cola. Si naciste negro, al menos no tienes que pensar en cómo decírselo a tu vieja.

    To be black is better than to be gay. If you were born black, at least you don't have to think about how to tell your mother about this.

  • Si a una lagartija le cortas la cola, le crece de nuevo.

    If you cut the tail off of a lizard, it will grow back.

  • "Quisiera una Coca-Cola." "¿Puede ser una Pepsi?"

    "Can I get a Coke?" "Is Pepsi alright?"

  • Tenía la cabeza de una mujer, el cuerpo de un león, las alas de una ave, y la cola de un serpiente.

    It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.

  • Compramos un piano de cola que ocupaba la mitad de nuestra sala de estar.

    We bought a grand piano which took up half of our living room.

  • Destape usted otra botella de Coca-Cola.

    Open another bottle of Coca-Cola.

  • El pavo real macho tiene coloridas plumas en la cola.

    The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

  • El perro meneaba la cola.

    The dog wagged its tail.

  • La Coca-Cola inventó la Fanta, en plena II Guerra Mundial, para el mercado alemán.

    Coca-Cola invented Fanta, in the middle of the Second World War, for the German market.

  • Cierre la caja con cola, y no con cinta.

    Seal the box with glue, and not with tape.

  • La cola para la taquilla es muy larga.

    The line to the ticket office is very long.


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