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| pescadilla que se muerde la cola |
| 1. n-f. (idiom) vicious circle |
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| 2. n-f. ouroboros |
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| Analysis |
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| pescadilla |
| 1. n-f. striped weakfish |
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| 2. n-f. whiting (Merlangius merlangus) |
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| 3. n-f. fried fish taco (using whiting, tuna, red snapper, cod, etc.) |
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| que |
| 1. conj. that |
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| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. |
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| 2. conj. than |
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| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. |
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| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for |
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| se |
| 1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another |
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| Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. |
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| Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. |
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| Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. |
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| 2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes |
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| muerde |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of morder |
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| morder |
| 1. v. to bite, nip |
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| 2. v. to gnaw |
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| 3. v. to grasp, clutch |
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| 4. v. to wear away, to wear down |
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| 5. v. to corrode (i.e., acid on metal) |
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| la |
| 1. art. the |
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| 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) |
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| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this |
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| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) |
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| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! |
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| cola |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) tail |
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| 2. n-f. line (US), queue (UK) |
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| 3. n-f. (aviation) empennage, aircraft tail |
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| 4. n-f. (clothing) train (long back section of a gown) |
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| 5. n-f. (astronomy) coma (a comet's tail) |
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