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cola

/ˈkola/, [ˈko.la]

line, tail

Noun cola f (plural colas)

  1. (anatomy) tail
  2. line (US), queue (UK)
  3. (aviation) empennage, aircraft tail
  4. (clothing) train (long back section of a gown)
  5. (astronomy) coma (a comet's tail)
  6. (computing, informatics) queue
  7. (slightly vulgar) ass, the buttocks
  8. (Chile, LGBT, sometimes pejorative) gayboy, homo

Noun cola f (plural colas)

  1. (adhesive) glue (natural)

Noun cola f (plural colas)

  1. (drink) Short for bebida de cola (“cola”).
  2. (nut) kola
  3. (tree) kola tree

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Un gato tiene una cola y cuatro patas.

    A cat has a tail and four legs.

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  • En helicópteros, la guiñada se controla a través de los pedales, los cuales varían el ángulo de ataque de las palas del rotor de cola.

    In helicopters, yaw is controlled through the pedals, which alter the angle of attack of the tail rotor blades.

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  • ¿Coca Cola o Pepsi?

    Coke or Pepsi?

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  • Los compradores hacían cola.

    The shoppers stood in a line.

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  • El perro seguía a su dueño moviendo la cola.

    The dog, wagging its tail, followed its master.

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  • ¿Cuántos pelos hay en la cola de un gato?

    How many hairs are there in a cat's tail?

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  • Ellos beben Coca-cola.

    They drink coke.

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  • ¿Contiene cafeína la Coca-Cola?

    Does Coca-Cola contain caffeine?

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  • Aquí la cola agita al perro.

    Here the tail wags the dog.

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  • El perro mordió al gato por la cola.

    The dog bit the cat on the tail.

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