leg Significado & definición

Significado de leg en español

• 0 one of the parts of the body that is used for walking -- pierna

  • My legs are tired after so much walking.

  • He broke his leg in the accident.

• 1 one of the parts that support a chair, table, etc. -- pata

  • a table leg

• 2 to have no chance of proving that something is true -- no tener en qué basarse

  • If you don’t have a witness, you don’t have a leg to stand on.

• 3 to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke -- tomar el pelo a alguien

  • Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?

• 4 one of the two parts attached to your feet, that support your body -- pierna [ feminine, singular ]

  • his right/left leg su pierna derecha/izquierda

  • to sit with your legs crossed sentarse con las piernas cruzadas

• 5 one of the parts of an animal’s, bird’s, or insect’s body that it uses to walk -- pata [ feminine, singular ]

  • the dog’s front/hind legs las patas delanteras/traseras del perro

  • Spiders have eight legs. Las arañas tienen ocho patas.

• 6 one of the parts that supports a piece of furniture -- pata [ feminine, singular ]

  • a table/chair leg una pata de mesa/silla

• 7 the part of a pair of pants that covers one leg -- pernera [ feminine, singular ]

  • a rip in the leg of her pants una rasgadura en la pernera de sus pantalones

• 8 a piece of meat from the leg of an animal -- pata [ feminine, singular ]

  • a leg of lamb una pata de cordero

• 9 one part of a trip or race -- etapa [ feminine, singular ]

  • the first leg of the tour la primera etapa de la gira