ala
A. -noun feminine
1. [de insecto, pájaro] wing
·de [cuatro] alas
·four-winged
·de alas azules
·blue-winged
2. [de aviónoun] wing
·con alas en delta
·delta-winged
·con alas en flecha
·swept-wing
·ala delta hang glider
3. (politics) wing
·el ala izquierda del partido
·the left wing of the party
4. (military) wing, flank
5. [de edificio] wing
6. (=parte sobresaliente)
a. [de sombrero] brim
b. [de corazónoun] auricle
c. [del techo] eaves plural
d. [de mesa] leaf, flap
7. (sport)
(=banda) wing
·ala derecha outside-right
·ala izquierda outside-left
8. [ahuecar] el ala * to beat it *
b. arrastrar el ala
(=cortejar) to be courting
(=estar deprimido) to be depressed
c. se le cayeron las alas del corazónoun his heart sank
d. [cortar] las alas a somebody, someone to clip somebody'noun wings
e. [dar] alas a somebody, someone to encourage somebody
f. del ala
(Spain) *
·los 100 euros del ala
a cool 100 euros *
g. ser como ala de mosca to be paper thin, be transparent
h. quedar tocado de ala to be a lame duck
i. tomar alas * to get cheeky *
j. [volar] con las propias alas to stand on one'noun own two feet
B. -noun masculine and feminine (sport) winger
·[medio] ala
·half-back, wing-half