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con el agua al cuello



Definitions

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con el agua al cuello
     1. adv. up to one's neck
Analysis
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
el
     1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
     2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
           el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
           el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
agua
     1. n-f. water
           Quiere un vaso de agua fresca. - He wants a glass of cold water.
     2. n-f. body of water
     3. n-f. rain
     4. n-f. (slang) urine
     aguar
          1. v. to water down, dilute
          2. v. to spoil
al
     a
          1. prep. to
          2. prep. by
          3. prep. at
          4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
                Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
     el
          1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
          2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
                el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
                el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
cuello
     1. n-m. neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso)
     2. n-m. collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)



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