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canon / canon >
canon
cánones plural
1. (=modelo) canon formal usage
·una novela que sigue los cánones tradicionales
·a novel which follows the traditional norms o canons
·el canon de belleza
·the model of beauty
2. (religion) canon
a. como mandan los cánones
·se niega a dimitir, como mandan los cánones de la dignidad política
·he is refusing to resign, as the norms of political dignity require
·primero tomamos un vinito, como mandan los cánones
humorous first let'noun have our requisite glass of wine
3. (=impuesto) tax, levy
·canon de arrendamiento rate of rental
·canon del agua water charge, water rate
·canon de traspaso (sport) transfer fee
4. (Mexicoúnoun) canon
cañón / cannon
cañón
A. -noun masculine
1. [de artillería] cannon
·el castillo estaba defendido por 30 cañones
·the castle was defended by 30 cannons
·cañónoun antiaéreo anti-aircraft gun
·cañónoun anti-tanque anti-tank gun
·cañónoun de agua water cannon
·cañónoun de avancarga muzzle loader
·cañónoun de campaña field gun
·cañónoun de nieve (artificial) snow cannon
2. [de escopeta] barrel
b. ni a cañónoun o cañones
(Chile, Perú) not at all
·cañónoun arponero harpoon
·cañónoun de ánima rayada
·cañónoun rayado rifled barrel, rifled bore
3. [de pipa] stem
b. [de pluma] quill, calamus
4. (=valle) canyon, gorge
·el Gran Cañónoun del Colorado
·the Grand Canyon
5. (Andes)
(=puerto de montaña) pass
(=vereda) mountain path
6. (Mexicoúnoun) (organ) pipe
7. (architecture)
a. [de ascensor] shaft
8. (technicaléc)
a. [de televisor] (electron) gun
·cañónoun de luz spot(light)
·cañónoun láser laser gun
9. (Andes) (botany) trunk
B. -adjective invariable †
(=estupendo) fabulous *, marvellous, marvelous United States United States
·una mujer cañónoun
one hell of a woman **
C. -adverb
†
a. pasarlo cañónoun to have a whale of a time *
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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