hair of the dog: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • A hair taken from the dog that bit someone.

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    • The vet carefully plucked a hair of the dog that bit the little boy for testing.

      El veterinario cuidadosamente sacó un pelo del perro que mordió al niño para hacer pruebas.

    • In the old legend, a hair of the dog was believed to hold magical healing powers.

      En la vieja leyenda, se creía que un pelo del perro tenía poderes curativos mágicos.

    • She found a hair of the dog in her jacket that had scratched her last week.

      Encontró un pelo del perro en su chaqueta que la había arañado la semana pasada.

    • The scientist examined a single hair of the dog under the microscope.

      El científico examinó un solo pelo del perro bajo el microscopio.

  • 2.

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    • An alcoholic drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a temporary or self-defeating remedy for an ailment caused by the same agent.

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    • After the wild party, Tom swore by the hair of the dog to cure his hangover.

      Después de la fiesta salvaje, Tom juró por el 'hair of the dog' para curar su resaca.

    • She joked that a little hair of the dog would help her feel better after drinking too much last night.

      Bromeó que un poco de 'hair of the dog' la ayudaría a sentirse mejor después de beber demasiado anoche.

    • Do you really believe that having a hair of the dog works, or is it just an excuse to drink more?

      ¿Realmente crees que tomar un poco de alcohol para la resaca funciona, o es solo una excusa para beber más?

Examples:

  • EN: I brought a little hair of the dog for ya.
    ES: Traje un poco de pelo de perro para ti.
  • EN: I brought you a hair of the dog that bit you.
    ES: Te he traído un té de menta, para ti.
  • EN: Emily was here on her honeymoon, and i said the way to get cured quick is take a hair of the dog that bit you. You mean a tack from the heel that kicked you.
    ES: Emily estuvo aquí en su luna de miel, y pensé que para curarse debe arrancar un pelo al perro que te mordió.
  • EN: Just slip me a hair of the dog.
    ES: Te lo pido, Ivy. Solo dame algo para la resaca.
  • EN: The hair of the dog that bit you.
    ES: Dime, ¿qué mosca te ha picado?
  • EN: I'll perish without a hair of the dog.
    ES: Moriré si no tomo el trago de la mañana.
  • EN: You left the celebrations abruptly, but the hair of the dog that bit you...
    ES: Anoche se fue de la fiesta precipitadamente. - Pero un vaso no le hará daño.
  • EN: A little bit of the hair of the dog that bit you.
    ES: Una copa te sentará bien.
  • EN: No, because it's the hair of the dog that bit you.
    ES: No, porque es el pelo del perro que le mordió.
  • EN: What you need is a hair of the dog.
    ES: Lo que tu necesitas es un antidoto para la resaca.
    ES: Lo que necesitas es un pelo de perro.
  • EN: - For the hair of the dog that bit me.
    ES: - A emborracharme.
  • EN: Let's get some of the hair of the dog.
    ES: Vamos a ponerte el líquido para el pelo del perro.
  • EN: A little hair of the dog that bit me.
    ES: Un pelito del perro que me mordió.
  • EN: It's called "hair of the dog."
    ES: Lo llaman "el pelo del perro".
  • EN: They look to you as the embodiment of their own heathen ways and depend on you for the hair of the dog that bit them.
    ES: Te ven como la encarnación de sus costumbres bárbaras y dependen de ti porque están enganchados a ti.
  • EN: I brought a little hair of the dog for ya.
    ES: Traje un poco de pelo de perro para ti.
  • EN: I brought you a hair of the dog that bit you.
    ES: Te he traído un té de menta, para ti.
  • EN: Emily was here on her honeymoon, and i said the way to get cured quick is take a hair of the dog that bit you. You mean a tack from the heel that kicked you.
    ES: Emily estuvo aquí en su luna de miel, y pensé que para curarse debe arrancar un pelo al perro que te mordió.
  • EN: Just slip me a hair of the dog.
    ES: Te lo pido, Ivy. Solo dame algo para la resaca.

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