pet
A. -noun
1. (=animal)   animal (m) doméstico, mascota (f)
·have you got a pet?
·¿tenéis algúnoun animal en casa?
·family/household pet
animal (m) doméstico
·to keep something as a pet
·tener algo como animal doméstico or mascota
·no pets allowed
·no se admiten animales
2. (=favourite) preferido (m) / preferida (f)
·she'noun [teacher'noun] pet
·es la preferida de la profesora, es la enchufada de la profesora *
3. * (as term of address)   cielo (m), amor (m)
·come here, (my) pet
·ven aquí mi cielo or amor
4. *
(=lovable person) cielo (m)
·be a pet and fetch me my glasses
·nouné un cielo y alcánzame las gafas
·he'noun rather a pet
·es un cielo
B. -adjective
1. [animal]
·she keeps two pet snakes
·tiene dos serpientes en casa
·he had a pet monkey which had been trained to do tricks
·tenía un mono domesticado al que habían enseñado a hacer gracias
·he lives alone with his pet dog
·vive solo con su perro
·he was always hanging around her like a pet dog
·iba siempre con ella como un perro mascota
2. (=favourite) [theory, project] preferido, favorito
·once she gets onto her pet subject there'noun no stopping her
·una vez empieza con su tema preferido or predilecto no hay quien la pare
·pet [hate]
·pet aversion
pesadilla (f)
·my pet hate is smoking
·lo que masculineánoun detesto es el tabaco, el tabaco es mi pesadilla
·pet [name]
nombre (m) cariñoso
(=short form) diminutivo (m) cariñoso
C. -transitive verb
1. (=indulge) mimar, consentir
2. (=fondle) acariciar
D. -intransitive verb (sexually) sobarse, acariciarse
E. -compound
·pet door -noun
(United States) gatera (f)
·pet food -noun comida (f) para animales
·pet owner -noun dueño (m) / dueña (f)
·pet shop
·pet store
(United States) -noun pajarería (f)