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boca

Translation

s.f.
mouth
(fauces)
jaws pl
(de un río)
rivermouth
(entrada)
entrance
la boca del metro
the tube entrance
(de un arma)
muzzle
boca abajo
face down
boca a boca
kiss of life
Le hizo el boca a boca
She gave him the kiss of life
boca arriba
face up
de boca en boca La noticia va de boca en boca
Everybody knows about the news
hacerse la boca agua (col.)
to drool at sth
no abrir la boca (col.)
not to say a word
(Definition of boca s.f. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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