to saddle the horse
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3.2
- phrasal verb
:
ensillar el caballo
- Before we ride, we need to saddle the horse in the stable.
Examples
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Make sure to saddle the horse properly so it is comfortable during the ride.
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We must saddle the horses.
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Go saddle the horses, son.
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I'll go saddle the horses and we'll go after them.
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I'm gonna go saddle the horse in the barn.
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Then they walked down to the corral to saddle the horses.
Fiction book (1998) -
Johnson, saddle the horses.
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It takes a few minutes to saddle the horse before we head out on the trail.
Synonyms
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3.0
To put a special seat on a horse before riding
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to put a saddle on a horse' is directly and transparently derived from the verb 'saddle' (to fit or attach a saddle) and the noun 'horse' (the animal). This is a literal verb–object construction common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Saddle the horse shows the real act of putting a saddle on a horse so someone can ride. That's why it means 'to put a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding'.