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Categoría |
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Español |
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| General |
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| 1 |
General |
children's game in which the loser has to pull out a toothpick stuck in the ground using his mouth |
morreo [m] |
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| 2 |
General |
children's game like capture the flag |
rescate [m] |
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| 3 |
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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| 4 |
General |
capture the flag children's game |
maya [f] |
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| 5 |
General |
have deprived children from the comforts of home |
destetarse [v] |
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| 6 |
General |
put the children to bed |
acostar a los niños [v] |
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| 7 |
General |
feed the children |
dar de comer a los niños [v] |
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| 8 |
General |
entertain the children |
entretener a los niños [v] |
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| 9 |
General |
all the children in the world |
todos los niños del mundo [m/pl] |
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| 10 |
General |
children's card game in which the goal is to pair up cards |
culo sucio [n] ARUY |
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| 11 |
General |
children's game in which several children dispute a handful of coins thrown into the air |
garata con puños [n] DO |
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| 12 |
General |
capture the flag children's game |
pillos y rondinos [n] BO |
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| 13 |
General |
capture the flag children's game |
piedra libre [n] BO:SwUY |
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| 14 |
General |
husk of the broad bean fashioned by children |
frailecito [m] |
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| 15 |
General |
woman appointed to rock the royal children |
cunera [f] |
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| 16 |
General |
childrens' game in which children line up placing their hands on the waist of person in front and one by one they are separated from the line |
arrancacebollas [m] GTSV |
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| 17 |
General |
children's' game where some players sit on a bench and those left standing try to sit down in order displacing players at the other end in the process |
apretacanuto [m] GT |
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| 18 |
General |
children's' game where some players sit on a bench and those left standing try to sit down in order displacing players at the other end in the process |
aprietacanuto [m] GT |
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| 19 |
General |
children´s game (in which someone says: "bando for whomever does such thing", and those who do not want to be "dropped" say: "barajo" and the rest obey) |
bando [m] GT |
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| 20 |
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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| 21 |
General |
children's song where each participant mimics the performance of a craft |
ambo [m] CR |
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| 22 |
General |
coins that are tossed by the godfather at a christening for children to grab |
bolo [m] US:Sw |
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| 23 |
General |
coins that are tossed by the godfather at a christening for children to grab |
bolo [m] MX |
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| 24 |
General |
johnny on the pony (children's game) |
bombey [m] SV |
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| 25 |
General |
children's game where participants play the roles of angel and devil |
ángel mío [m] BO:E,S |
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| 26 |
General |
children's play of the three in line, which is played with small stones. |
ajedrez [m] DO |
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| 27 |
General |
children's card game in which the goal is to pair up cards |
culosucio [m] ECdisused |
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| 28 |
General |
children's card game in which the goal is to pair up cards |
culosucio [m] ARUY |
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| 29 |
General |
children's card game in which the goal is to pair up cards |
hueso [m] EC |
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| 30 |
General |
gesture involving wrinkling the nose and snorting that some children make when asked |
cusuquito [m] HN:WSV |
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| 31 |
General |
each of balls using in the children's game played with small balls of clay, glass, or some other hard item |
cinco [m] GT |
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| 32 |
General |
children's game consisting of doing somersaults when the leader says: "¡chimpilicoco, bebete el agua y dejame el coco!" the one who fails to jump or falls in the attempt loses |
chimpilicoco [m] HN |
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| 33 |
General |
punishment in children's game by hitting the loser's knuckles |
chipote [m] HNrur.child |
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| 34 |
General |
children's game that consists of throwing figurines towards a wall trying to win by having one left leaning against the wall |
espejito [m] ARUY |
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| 35 |
General |
children's game including songs that consists of finding an object hidden in the hands of one of the participants |
florón [m] PAEC |
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| 36 |
General |
children's game consisting of throwing small pointed sticks into the mud |
guacho [m] PA |
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| 37 |
General |
children's game that consists in asking a child repeatedly if he wants to be told the story of the bald rooster |
gallo pelón [m] VEEC |
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| 38 |
General |
abundance of children or homeless children on the streets |
gaminismo [m] CO |
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| 39 |
General |
fights among children with fists or blows to the head |
cocoteo [m] PR |
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| 40 |
General |
children's game involving trying to kick a small ball between the legs of one child who then receives a spanking from the other children |
hoyito patada [m] CL |
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| 41 |
General |
children's game that consists of sitting on the floor closely together in a row, opening the legs and hugging the one in front |
juego de la cebolla [m] MX |
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| 42 |
General |
children's game like ring around the rosy |
elefante [m] BO |
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| 43 |
General |
children's game involving pinching the person next to one and so on to form a chain |
enchufe [m] BO |
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| 44 |
General |
opponent in the middle in keep away children's game |
monito [m] PRUY |
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| 45 |
General |
follow the leader (children's game) |
monito mayor [m] BOCL |
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| 46 |
General |
follow the leader (children's game) |
mono mayor [m] BO:ECL |
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| 47 |
General |
follow the leader (children's game) |
mono mayor [m] BO:ECL |
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| 48 |
General |
children's game where the child throws a ball against a wall, says certain things and makes some movements before the ball bounces back to his hands |
oa [m] EC |
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| 49 |
General |
children's game where the child throws a ball against a wall, says certain things and makes some movements before the ball bounces back to his hands |
oa [m] HNNI |
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| 50 |
General |
children's game in which one of the participants must represent a trade by means of gestures and movements while others guess what it is |
oficio mudo [m] AR |
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| 51 |
General |
children's game where participants catch items thrown into the air |
óleo [m] AR |
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| 52 |
General |
illness among newborn children, known for the blue-green color of the excrement |
mucle [m] HN |
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| 53 |
General |
illness among newborn children, known for the blue-green color of the excrement |
pujo [m] PA |
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| 54 |
General |
children's game where a child pushes a stone or a coin with their foot through a grid painted on the floor |
mundo [m] PEBO |
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| 55 |
General |
steal the bacon children's game |
pañuelito [m] AR |
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| 56 |
General |
set of coins the godfather throws to children at a christening |
patacón [m] PA |
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| 57 |
General |
children's game that consists of throwing two halves of a runner bean to the ground |
piloye [m] GT |
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| 58 |
General |
children's game played by picking up small stones from the ground while throwing another one into the air |
pimpín [m] VE |
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| 59 |
General |
member of the unión de pioneros de cuba organization that coordinates educational and recreational activities for children in younger grades |
pionero [m] CU |
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| 60 |
General |
children's game of throwing coins or balls against a wall until one of them bounces closer to the others |
pique [m] BO:C,S |
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| 61 |
General |
children's game of throwing coins or balls against a wall until one of them bounces closer to the others |
pique [m] CLdisused |
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| 62 |
General |
effect of the evil eye in children causing whimpering, straining but being unable to defecate, and general malaise |
pujo [m] HNSVNICRCO:Sw |
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| 63 |
General |
pin the tail on the donkey children's game |
ponerle el rabo al burro [m] CU |
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| 64 |
General |
guess the animal name children's game |
pumpuñete [m] HNchild |
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| 65 |
General |
children's game involving poking someone in the back with one's elbow while reciting a phrase |
remolín [m] NI |
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| 66 |
General |
king of the hill children's game |
sacamanteca [m] NI |
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| 67 |
General |
king of the hill children's game |
sacamanteca [m] PErare |
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| 68 |
General |
social ceremony in which the parents of a male suitor go to the home of woman to ask her parents for permission for their children to cohabitate or marry |
tilicuy [m] BOrur. |
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| 69 |
General |
children's game like ring around the rosey |
tilinte (de tilinque) [m] SV |
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| 70 |
General |
social ceremony in which the parents of a male suitor go to the home of woman to ask her parents for permission for their children to cohabitate or marry |
tilucuy [m] BOrur. |
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| 71 |
General |
children's game where the child in the middle has to guess the animal selected by the children sitting in a circle around them |
zape mirringo [m] HN |
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| 72 |
General |
children's game where each player chooses the name of a bird |
zopilote [m] HN |
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| 73 |
General |
children's game where participants try to introduce marbles in small shallow holes, made in the ground |
tocolo [m] BO:E |
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| 74 |
General |
handful of coins that the godfather of a baptism gives to the children present |
bolo [m] MX |
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| 75 |
General |
king of the hill children's game |
arráncate, cebollino [m] ESlocal |
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| 76 |
General |
children's game like capture the flag |
rescatado [m] rare |
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| 77 |
General |
money or gift asked for by children on the day of the dead |
calavera [f] MX |
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| 78 |
General |
song that indicates the end of children's programming on cuban television during the day and encourages children to sleep |
calabacita [f] CU |
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| 79 |
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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| 80 |
General |
children's game where participants play the roles of angel and devil |
cinta [f] PR |
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| 81 |
General |
children's game where one throws a disc, and the one to lands on top wins |
cuepa [f] SVNICRdisused |
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| 82 |
General |
platform that serves as a kind of car with small iron wheels or rollers, children sit on top and slide themselves down hill on the street |
chancha [f] CL |
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| 83 |
General |
traditional game played by children in a circle with the children making requests, singing songs, and punishing those who do not respond correctly |
chanchavalancha [f] SV |
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| 84 |
General |
children's game where participants play the roles of angel and devil |
cinta [f] PR |
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| 85 |
General |
ring around the rosie children's game |
farolera [f] PYARUY |
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| 86 |
General |
song that accompanies the farolera children's game |
farolera [f] PYARUY |
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| 87 |
General |
version of children's game of hide and seek involving kissing the players as they are discovered |
escondida china [f] CL |
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| 88 |
General |
children's game involving playing under the bed |
casa castor [f] BO:W,C |
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| 89 |
General |
children's game in which players occupy different places around a child in the center looking to take the place of one of the others pretending to ask for fire while they exchange positions |
candelita [f] VE |
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| 90 |
General |
children's game in which the two teams line up and wrapping arms around each other's waist with the first child holding onto something fixed |
cebolla siqui [f] BO:W,C |
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| 91 |
General |
children's game in which the two teams line up and wrapping arms around each other's waist with the first child holding onto something fixed, the opposing team tries to separate the children in line |
cebollita jiqui jiqui [f] BOrare |
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| 92 |
General |
capture the flag children's game |
guarapa [f] AR:N,Nw |
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| 93 |
General |
snack that the government gives, free of charge to children in public schools |
colación escolar [f] EC |
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| 94 |
General |
children's game in which a coin is tossed against the wall |
cuarta [f] GTDOPR |
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| 95 |
General |
children's game where the players throw their tops to try to take the others out of a circle drawn on the ground |
cocina [f] PE |
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| 96 |
General |
children's game consisting of dropping an action figure from a certain height trying to land on top of another on the ground in order to win |
encimadita [f] AR |
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| 97 |
General |
bluish or brownish stain that most mestizo children have from birth on the buttock, waist or back, at kidney level |
pedurría [f] HNrur. |
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| 98 |
General |
children's game where a a player throws one of five stones into the air and tries to pick up the other four before catching it |
payana [f] AR:NUY |
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| 99 |
General |
children's game where a player throws one of five stones into the air and tries to pick up the other four before catching it |
payaya [f] CL |
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| 100 |
General |
collection of potatoes by women and children after initial harvest, keeping for themselves the potatoes left behind |
pallapa [f] PE:Srur. |
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| 101 |
General |
children's game involving rubbing the loser's head |
pelonera [f] PA |
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| 102 |
General |
children's game involving throwing coins at a line the winner comes the closest |
raya [f] BO:W |
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| 103 |
General |
children's game where you hit objects out of a ring made on the floor |
trolla [f] AR |
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| 104 |
General |
children's game where you hit objects out of a circle made on the ground |
troya [f] CLAR:NUY |
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| 105 |
General |
small box with candy and toys given at the end of children's parties |
sorpresa [f] EC |
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| 106 |
General |
children's game involving turning around and slapping an action figure face down on the ground |
tapadita [f] UY |
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| 107 |
General |
children's game consisting of holding hands and turning until dizzy and falling to the ground |
malacatonche [m/f] MX |
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| 108 |
General |
person disguised as a devil or other character that joins the procession for the apostle santiago hitting children on the head with a cow bladder balloon |
vegigante [m/f] PR |
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| 109 |
General |
person disguised as a devil or other character that joins the procession for the apostle santiago hitting children on the head with a cow bladder balloon |
vejigante [m/f] PR |
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| 110 |
General |
throw coins or candy into the air to entertain children during carnival festivities |
chauchitar [v] BO:W,C |
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| 111 |
General |
have many children with the same woman |
cuajar [v] SV |
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| 112 |
General |
handful of coins thrown in the air by the godfather at a baptism to the typically poor children gathered outside the church |
capillos [m/pl] EC |
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| 113 |
General |
children's game where one tries to catch and tag the others |
los cogidos [m/pl] CU |
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| 114 |
General |
children's game where a group selects a color that must be guessed by the two players representing the angel and the devil |
listones [m/pl] NI |
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| 115 |
General |
children's game in which each participant takes the name of a country and, when called on must pick up a ball thrown into the air |
naciones [m/pl] NICL |
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| 116 |
General |
handful of coins tossed into the air for children to pick up at a baptism |
capillos [m/pl] EC |
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| 117 |
General |
children's game that involves throwing coins into the air, calling the face that will be up when they hit the ground |
chapas [f/pl] PR |
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| Idioms |
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| 118 |
Idioms |
use strong language in front of the children |
decir obscenidades delante de los niños [v] |
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| 119 |
Idioms |
use foul language in front of the children |
decir obscenidades delante de los niños [v] |
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| 120 |
Idioms |
the blacksmith’s mare and the shoemaker’s children are the worst shod |
en casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo |
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| 121 |
Idioms |
allow a younger kid to play without following the rules (children's games) |
ser de chocolate [v] MX |
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| 122 |
Idioms |
ring around the rosie children's game |
las ollas de miguel [f/pl] disused |
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| Speaking |
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| 123 |
Speaking |
don't swear in front of the children |
no digas palabrotas delante de los niños |
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| 124 |
Speaking |
don't swear in front of the children |
no maldigas delante de los niños |
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| 125 |
Speaking |
how are the children? |
¿cómo están los chicos? |
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| 126 |
Speaking |
don't let the children die |
no permitas que los niños mueran |
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| 127 |
Speaking |
today's children are the adults of tomorrow |
los niños de hoy son los adultos del mañana |
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| 128 |
Speaking |
the children are very happy |
los niños están muy felices |
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| 129 |
Speaking |
the children slept well |
los niños durmieron bien |
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| 130 |
Speaking |
the children are very happy |
los niños están muy contentos |
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| 131 |
Speaking |
the children look good |
los niños se ven bien |
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| 132 |
Speaking |
where are the children? |
¿dónde están los niños? |
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| 133 |
Speaking |
where do the children live |
dónde viven los niños |
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| Phrases |
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| 134 |
Phrases |
children above the age of 10 |
niños mayores de 10 años |
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| Colloquial |
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| 135 |
Colloquial |
like the hundreds of other children |
como cientos de otros chicos |
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| 136 |
Colloquial |
police officer who extorts children working in the streets |
machetero [m] BO:W |
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| 137 |
Colloquial |
gang of children or young people who live on the streets and generally carry out criminal activities |
gallada [f] COteen |
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| 138 |
Colloquial |
traditional ghost dressed in black and with the appearance of a woman who takes away disobedient or naughty children |
la tunda [f] EC |
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| Proverbs |
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| 139 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo [old-fashioned] |
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| 140 |
Proverbs |
children and fools tell the truth |
los niños y los locos dicen las verdades, |
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| 141 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo |
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| 142 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa de herrero cuchara de palo |
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| 143 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo |
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| 144 |
Proverbs |
the blacksmith’s mare and the shoemaker’s children are the worst shod |
en casa del herrero, azadón de palo |
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| 145 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa del herrero, azadón de palo |
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| 146 |
Proverbs |
the blacksmith’s mare and the shoemaker’s children are the worst shod |
en casa del herrero, cuchara de palo |
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| 147 |
Proverbs |
the blacksmith’s mare and the shoemaker’s children are the worst shod |
en casa de herrero, azadón de palo CO |
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| 148 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa del herrero, cuchara de palo |
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| 149 |
Proverbs |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot |
en casa de herrero, azadón de palo CO |
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| Law |
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| 150 |
Law |
optional protocol to the convention on the rights of the child on the involvement of children in armed conflict |
protocolo facultativo de la convención sobre los derechos del niño relativo a la participación de niños en los conflictos armados |
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