What does gallo de salvia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word gallo de salvia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gallo de salvia in Spanish.

The word gallo de salvia in Spanish means rooster, cock, false note, tough guy, john dory, serenade, at the break of dawn, in a jiffy, things would be different, crow's foot, daydream. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gallo de salvia

rooster, cock

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ave doméstica) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el gallinero hay un gallo y trece gallinas. Los pollitos acostumbran seguir a la gallina, no al gallo.
In the hen house there is one rooster and thirteen hens.

false note

nombre masculino (nota falsa al cantar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al tenor se le escapó un gallo tremendo durante el aria.
The tenor let slip a false note during the aria.

tough guy

nombre masculino (presumir de hombría) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Va por ahí haciéndose el gallo y no es más que un cobarde.
He goes around making himself out to be a tough guy and he's just a coward.

john dory

nombre masculino (pez: Lepidorhombus boscii)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compré un gallo para cenar.
I bought a john dory for dinner.

serenade

nombre masculino (MX (serenata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El novio encargó un gallo para que le cantaran a la novia desde la calle.
The boyfriend arranged for a serenade to be sung to his girlfriend from the street.

at the break of dawn

locución adverbial (coloquial (al amanecer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Mañana nos despertaremos al canto del gallo para aprovechar el día.

in a jiffy

locución adverbial (coloquial (en un momento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Espera, en menos que canta un gallo te darán respuesta.

things would be different

expresión (coloquial (hipótesis favorable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Si tuviéramos un buen líder, otro gallo cantaría.

crow's foot

locución nominal masculina (gen pl (arruga al lado del ojo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A Mario la edad se le nota en las canas y las patas de gallo.

daydream

locución verbal (CO, coloquial (estar distraído)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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