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Afila un poco la punta del palo.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

Sharpen the end of the stick a little.



Analysis


afila
     1. adj. feminine singular of afilo
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of afilar
     afilar
          1. v. to sharpen
          2. v. (colloquial Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay) to court, flirt with
          3. v. to fuck
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
poco
     1. det. little, not much
     2. det. few, not many
     3. det. un-, not
     4. adv. little (not much)
     5. n-m. little (a small amount)
     6. n-m. a short time, a little while
un poco
     1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda
     2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little
     3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de)
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
     4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
     5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
punta
     1. n-f. tip, point, end
     2. n-f. pinch, bit (small amount)
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of puntar
     puntar
          1. v. to point, to mark with points
          2. v. to add vowel markings, to Hebrew or Arabic script
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     de
          1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
          2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
          3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
          4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
          5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
          6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
          7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
          8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
          9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
          10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
          11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
          12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
          13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
          14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
     el
          1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
          2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
palo
     1. n-m. stake, stick, wood
     2. n-m. (card games) suit
     3. n-m. hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick)
     4. n-m. (figurative) blow
     5. n-m. (nautical) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship)
     6. n-m. (sports) post; goalpost; woodwork
     7. n-m. (historical) execution by hanging or beheading
     8. n-m. (music) style (of flamenco)
     9. n-m. (colloquial El Salvador) tree
     10. n-m. (slang) shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits)
     11. n-m. (vulgar, Latin America) penis




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