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Kategorie |
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Spanisch |
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| 1 |
Common |
(with clothes) to see if it fits |
probarse [v] |
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| General |
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| 2 |
General |
make it to |
plantarse en [v] |
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| 3 |
General |
when it comes to |
a la hora de [adv] |
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| 4 |
General |
stick to carry a hog from it's legs |
camal [m] |
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| 5 |
General |
distributing taxes among residents of a town, that must be contributed to the state or to whom it may concern |
derramamiento [m] |
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| 6 |
General |
making a hole in a bee hive to split it open |
empotramiento [m] |
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| 7 |
General |
butterfly believed to live in the fire that died if it moved away |
piral [m] |
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| 8 |
General |
time it takes for sand to move into the lower part of an hourglass |
ampolleta [f] |
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| 9 |
General |
children's game consisting of hitting a smaller stick on the ground with a larger stick to make it bounce and hit it a second time |
billarda (francés) [f] |
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| 10 |
General |
time it takes to make cheese |
quesería [f] |
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| 11 |
General |
accompany a horse while riding another to tame it |
aparejar [v] |
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| 12 |
General |
heat up iron to work it |
caldear [v] |
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| 13 |
General |
stop the ball before it reaches the designated line to win |
chazar [v] |
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| 14 |
General |
remove threshed corn to winnow it |
desparvar [v] |
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| 15 |
General |
make a hole in a bee hive to split it open |
empotrar [v] |
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| 16 |
General |
clean fulled cloth before it goes to press |
enmondar [v] |
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| 17 |
General |
stir wax into sheets in order to bleach it |
enrehojar [v] |
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| 18 |
General |
see to it that |
mirar [v] |
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| 19 |
General |
to cap it all |
encima [adv] |
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| 20 |
General |
give it to me |
daca [interj] |
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| 21 |
General |
or to put it another way |
conviene a saber [expr] |
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| 22 |
General |
enclosed car suspended to a cable where it travels |
teleférico [m] |
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| 23 |
General |
cloth which is made from cotton treated to make it waterproof |
hule [m] |
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| 24 |
General |
piece of meat salted, smoked and dried to preserve it |
tasajo [m] |
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| 25 |
General |
act of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it |
refrigeración [f] |
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| 26 |
General |
pertaining to the mediterranean sea and the region around it |
mediterráneo [adj] |
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| 27 |
General |
have had it up to here |
estar hasta la coronilla [v] |
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| 28 |
General |
make it to the end of the month |
llegar a fin de mes [v] |
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| 29 |
General |
bring it to a boil |
hervirlo [v] |
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| 30 |
General |
be able to see it coming |
verlo venir [v] |
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| 31 |
General |
dig ground in order to prepare it for new plants |
binar [v] |
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| 32 |
General |
purify the water (to make it drinkable) |
potabilizar el agua [v] |
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| 33 |
General |
decide not to do it any longer |
desistir de hacer algo [v] |
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| 34 |
General |
consider it fit to something |
tener a bien hacer algo [v] |
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| 35 |
General |
consider it appropriate to something |
tener a bien hacer algo [v] |
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| 36 |
General |
it expresses the impossibility to pay the price asked |
¿adónde? [expr] EC |
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| 37 |
General |
it is used to indicate that something has been achieved |
botó la bola [expr] CU |
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| 38 |
General |
it is used to refer to a situation that goes beyond what is expected |
la bola pica y extiende [expr] NICU |
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| 39 |
General |
it is used to refer to a problem involving other subjects or aspects caused by it |
la bola pica y extiende [expr] NI |
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| 40 |
General |
it is used to refer to someone whose arrival or intervention is annoying or untimely |
la bolilla que faltaba [expr] ARUY |
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| 41 |
General |
indicating that something is repeated in order to ensure it was done correctly |
caballo bueno repite [expr] CL |
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| 42 |
General |
to hell with it! |
¡alante yauco! [n] PR |
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| 43 |
General |
tell it to the marines |
a otro perro con ese hueso |
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| 44 |
General |
leave it to me |
déjelo de mi cuenta |
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| 45 |
General |
keep it to yourself |
guárdatelo para ti mismo |
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| 46 |
General |
try not to think about it |
trata de no pensar en ello |
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| 47 |
General |
come to think of it |
ahora que lo pienso |
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| 48 |
General |
however long it takes to... |
el tiempo que haga falta para... |
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| 49 |
General |
however long it takes to... |
el tiempo que haga falta para |
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| 50 |
General |
next door to it |
de al lado |
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| 51 |
General |
next to it |
de al lado |
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| 52 |
General |
leave it to me |
déjamelo a mí |
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| 53 |
General |
leave it to me |
déjalo de mi cuenta |
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| 54 |
General |
log placed in a fireplace to support those in front of it |
arrimador [m] |
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| 55 |
General |
slight tinge of blue given to linen to make it look white |
azulete [m] |
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| 56 |
General |
iron or steel shoe added to the coulter of a plough, when it is worn |
calce [m] |
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| 57 |
General |
manservant sent to follow the hawk on horseback and take its prey from it |
catarribera [m] |
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| 58 |
General |
door-catch (to keep it open) |
golpete [m] |
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| 59 |
General |
fisherman who carries fish from the beach to sell it |
playero [m] |
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| 60 |
General |
stone, brick or iron under a pot to keep it steady on the fireplace |
seso [m] |
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| 61 |
General |
mixture of ashes and size laid on canvas to prepare it for painting |
cernada [f] |
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| 62 |
General |
piece put in the elbow of a jacket to strengthen it |
codera [f] |
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| 63 |
General |
medical examination of a body to find out if it is alive |
bioscopia [f] |
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| 64 |
General |
guardianship of a convent and the district assigned to it |
guardianía [f] |
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| 65 |
General |
fisherwoman who carries fish from the beach to sell it |
playera [f] |
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| 66 |
General |
enclose sheep in a field in order to fertilize it |
amajadar [v] |
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| 67 |
General |
render an estate inalienable by transferring it to a community |
amortizar [v] |
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| 68 |
General |
clean fulled cloth before it goes to press |
desliñar [v] |
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| 69 |
General |
remove the threshed corn from the threshing-floor to winnow it |
desparvar [v] |
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| 70 |
General |
shirk duty by transferring it to another |
descargarse [v] |
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| 71 |
General |
stir wax into sheets in order to bleach it |
enrehojar [v] |
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| 72 |
General |
make it one's practice to |
soler [v] |
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| 73 |
General |
make it one's practice to |
acostumbrarse a [v] |
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| 74 |
General |
be hard put to it |
encontrar gran dificultad [v] |
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| 75 |
General |
be hard put to it |
estar en apuros [v] |
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| 76 |
General |
look to it |
estar sobre sí [v] |
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| 77 |
General |
look to it |
estar con cuidado [v] |
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| 78 |
General |
to top it off |
encima [adv] |
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| 79 |
General |
if it is the same to you |
si a usted le es igual |
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| 80 |
General |
attitude with which it seems to belong to a socio-cultural and economic stratum lower than it is |
abajismo [m] CL |
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| 81 |
General |
the time it takes to reestablish electricity after a blackout |
alumbrón [m] CU |
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| 82 |
General |
harvesting of sugar cane and preparation to take it to the central warehouse |
arrastre [m] DO |
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| 83 |
General |
flat basket that hangs from the kitchen ceiling used to store food in order to protect it from animals |
balai [m] VE:W |
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| 84 |
General |
flat basket with food hanging from the kitchen celling used to protect it from animals |
balai [m] VE:W |
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| 85 |
General |
flat basket with food hanging from the kitchen celling to protect it from animals |
balay [m] VE:W |
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| 86 |
General |
person who removes the honey from the fire and signals when it is ready to be made into sugar loaf (sugar industry) |
bandero [m] HN |
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| 87 |
General |
slight break of a tree branch allowing it to sprout before the fold |
agobio [m] rur. |
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| 88 |
General |
time it takes for sea level to rise |
aguaje [m] EC |
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| 89 |
General |
(in the conga religion) magical vessel in whose vicinity it is prohibited to have sex |
caldero [m] CU |
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| 90 |
General |
children's game where a corridor is formed by two rows of people striking the one who tries to cross it |
callejón oscuro [m] PEBOCL |
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| 91 |
General |
the sorghum plant when it is about to form grain |
bagacito [m] GT |
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| 92 |
General |
a project in which someone considers to be its originator and thinks of it as prevailing |
baby [m] US |
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| 93 |
General |
hit a ball against another to knock it away from the target (game of boccia) |
boche [m] VE |
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| 94 |
General |
wooden utensil used to remove chocolate while it being made |
bolinillo [m] CO:W |
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| 95 |
General |
bet made on a cockfight without having money to back it up |
burro negro [m] VE:W |
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| 96 |
General |
wooden mortar used to store salt and keep it safe from humidity |
bunque (inglés) [m] HN:Srur. |
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| 97 |
General |
a vehicle set up to live in it |
cámper [m] MXPAPREC |
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| 98 |
General |
a dance celebrated on st. andrew's day, with women dressed in white and their hair powdered with talcum to make it white |
baile blanco [m] DO |
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| 99 |
General |
loan in cash or in kind to be repaid one year after receiving it |
aine [m] PE |
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| 100 |
General |
piece of sackcloth which is tied to sterilized rams like an apron and soaked in liquid chalk so that it leaves a mark on ewes in heat |
delantal [m] PYUY |
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| 101 |
General |
protuberance that appears on the legs of a rooster, making it difficult to walk |
clavo [m] VE |
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| 102 |
General |
play in which an opponent's marble is hit with one's own, in order to move it into a position in the play area |
culpiche [m] VE:E |
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| 103 |
General |
thin cover of synthetic material, similar to a carpet, that sticks to the floor of a room and covers it completely |
cubrepiso [m] CL |
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| 104 |
General |
thin cover of synthetic material, similar to a carpet, that sticks to the floor of a room and covers it completely |
cubrepisos [m] CL |
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| 105 |
General |
strap placed on cattle to mount it bareback |
chachaguate (del náhuatl) [m] MX:Serur. |
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| 106 |
General |
(cockfighting) poor quality fighter cock, used to help exercise other fighter cocks that hit it |
cogegolpes [m] PR |
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| 107 |
General |
(cockfighting) poor quality fighter cock, used to help exercise other fighter cocks that hit it |
chato [m] PR |
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| 108 |
General |
wide girdle or rope placed over a load to secure it to the back of the horse |
cinchón [m] COCL |
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| 109 |
General |
(cockfighting) bar of wax that is melted to fill the mouth of the spur and attach it to the stump left on the rooster's leg |
cerote [m] PR |
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| 110 |
General |
bit used to tie it up or more easily guide a horse |
fiador [m] CR:Nw |
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| 111 |
General |
process by which something dries causing the drops of liquid that it contains to fall |
estilado [m] CL |
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| 112 |
General |
feather when it begins to develop a tip |
cañón [m] PR |
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| 113 |
General |
series of small ditches perpendicular to a large ditch to drain into it, or carry water to another |
alacrán [m] PR |
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| 114 |
General |
reduction of the amount of money in an commercial transaction in order to facilitate it |
castigo [m] CL |
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| 115 |
General |
cockfighting spectacle and everything related to it |
gallerismo [m] DO |
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| 116 |
General |
blow to the opponent's beak, making it useless for fighting (cockfighting) |
golpe de candado [m] PR |
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| 117 |
General |
hard blow with the spur to the opponent's neck, making it unable to fight (cockfighting) |
golpe de cuerda [m] PR |
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| 118 |
General |
large trunk or log left in the fireplace overnight to keep it lit |
guardafuego [m] HNrur. |
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| 119 |
General |
person who tends to drink and put it on someone else's tab |
gorrero [m] PACO:NAR |
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| 120 |
General |
rice stuck to the bottom of the pot it was cooked in |
cocolón [m] VEEC |
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| 121 |
General |
rooster that pokes its contestant inside the mouth in order to frighten it |
comeboca [m] PR |
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| 122 |
General |
action that causes embarrassment to the person who realizes it |
corcho [m] GT |
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| 123 |
General |
horseback rider who while competing, pulls the tail of a cow to bring it down in a race |
coleador [m] MXCOVEAR |
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| 124 |
General |
cauldron or magical container near which it is prohibited to have sexual intercourse |
cocorioco [m] CU |
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| 125 |
General |
marbles game involving hitting a marble against others and then getting it into the hole to win the marbles that were hit |
hachita y cuarta [m] CLdisused |
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| 126 |
General |
punch to the arm leaving it numb |
dormilón [m] CL |
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| 127 |
General |
play where participant holds a marble to their eye and throws it hard to hit another marble forming a triangle |
ojito [m] PArur. |
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| 128 |
General |
person who cooks corn with lime or ash to make it edible |
nixtamalero [m] MX |
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| 129 |
General |
hole drilled into a tree-trunk to haul it |
narigón [m] CU |
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| 130 |
General |
prior agreement or pact of honor between two antagonistic or rival parties to determine that the number of representatives of a party do not vote and balance it with an equal number of the other party that are absent for some reason |
pareo [m] CL |
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| 131 |
General |
bet made without having enough money to cover it |
pechazo [m] CU |
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| 132 |
General |
rural game that consists of burying a live duck leaving the head outside so that the participants try to hit it with closed eyes |
pato enterrado [m] BO:E |
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| 133 |
General |
person who scams by dropping a roll of papers that look like a wad of bills, when a passer-by approaches to pick it up |
paquetero [m] VE |
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| 134 |
General |
person who does not make it to an appointment |
planchero [m] HN |
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| 135 |
General |
ceremony in which the godparents cut the child's first lock of hair and offer it to the virgin |
rutichico [m] BO:SAR:Nwrur. |
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| 136 |
General |
small roof put in a chimney or conduit to protect it from rain |
sombrero [m] CLAR |
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| 137 |
General |
slipknot on the upper lip of the horse to tame it |
moquillo [m] EC |
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| 138 |
General |
last chance to make it into a competition |
repechaje [m] SV |
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| 139 |
General |
method of waterproofing a new receptacle by exposing it to heat with some salt in it |
arishca (del quechua) [f] EC |
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| 140 |
General |
tightness in the chest that makes it difficult to breathe (typically caused by a cold or the flu) |
apretazón [f] CRdisusedrur. |
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| 141 |
General |
product resulting from the suspension of clay in water until it is ready to be molded |
barbotina [f] PE |
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| 142 |
General |
bullet that strikes a different and separate point from where the shooter aimed to direct it |
bala loca [f] CLrare |
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| 143 |
General |
deep cut made in the trunk of a tree before cutting it to force it to fall to that side |
cama [f] DO |
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| 144 |
General |
the floor, when it is used to sleep |
cama grande [f] NIDO |
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| 145 |
General |
children's game where a corridor is formed by two rows of people striking the one who tries to cross it |
calle de la amargura [f] GTBO |
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| 146 |
General |
weaving or spinning machine used to wind the skein or thicken it by winding the thread |
bolera [f] MX |
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| 147 |
General |
rope with a stone attached to one end, which is thrown at the tail of a kite or comet to knock it down |
angarilla [f] CU |
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| 148 |
General |
person in charge of land worked by those renting it to farm |
cabeza [f] SVrur. |
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| 149 |
General |
procession to return a saint's image to it's sanctuary |
dejada [f] NI |
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| 150 |
General |
return of the saint's image to it's sanctuary after visiting another church |
dejada [f] NI |
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