saddle — EN↔ES

saddle

/AmE ˈsædl

, BrE ˈsad(ə)l

noun

1 [countable]: (on horse) silla f (de montar), montura f; (on bicycle) sillín m, asiento m to be in the saddle:

with a new man in the saddle, things will be very different las cosas van a cambiar con alguien nuevo al mando

she's back in the saddle now ha vuelto a tomar las riendas; ha vuelto a coger las riendas (Spain)

Blue Velvet has a new rider in the saddle today otro jinete monta hoy a Blue Velvet, Blue Velvet corre hoy con un nuevo jinete en la monta

2 [countable]: (of hill) ensillada f, collado m

3 [uncountable and countable]: (cut of meat) cuarto m trasero, silla f

saddle of lamb silla de cordero

4 [countable]: (of shoe) empeine m

transitive verb

1 ‹horse/camel› ensillar

2 (burden) (informal) cargar to saddle sb with sth/sb:

to saddle oneself with obligations cargarse de obligaciones

we're saddled with this responsibility/with him tenemos que cargar con la responsabilidad/con él

in the end I got saddled with the job al final me encajaron or me endilgaron el trabajito a mí (informal)

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v + adv

ensillar

v + adv + o, v + o + adv

‹horse/camel› ensillar