Cheshire cat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

See also caterpillar

caterpillar [Am ˈkædə(r)ˌpɪlər, Brit ˈkatəpɪlə] N

cat → catalog or catalogue

Cheshire cat in the PONS Dictionary

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That, and like the Cheshire cat -- his lasting, almost independent smile.
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The chinny chat show legend was grinning like a Cheshire cat as he larked around on the red carpet with his beloved other half.
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But if you insist on using them (don't say we didn't warn you), make sure that your text doesn't behave like a Cheshire cat.
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Even the Cheshire cat trapped behind its smile.
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When the older son became a graphic designer and artist, he even painted a grinning Cheshire cat on the stern.
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The giggling Cheshire cat was also obviously on something - literary conspiracy theorists largely agree it's probably nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
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He offered us camel's milk and asked if he could smoke before curling into the couch like a Cheshire cat and beginning his story.
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He's a take on the Cheshire cat and shares the same characteristics.
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