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tirar la toalla



Definitions

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tirar la toalla
     1. v. to throw in the towel; to give up; to quit
Analysis
tirar
     1. v. to throw, to toss
     2. v. to throw out, to toss, to dump
     3. v. to shoot; to launch
     4. v. to take (a photograph)
     5. v. to print
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
           La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
           ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
toalla
     1. n-f. towel



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