| Spanish > English | |
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| enchufe | |
| 1. n-m. plug (a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one) | |
| 2. n-m. socket, jack, electrical outlet (an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket) | |
| 3. n-m. (colloquial) connections (influence allowing one to obtain something, especially giving an unfair advantage over others) | |
| enchufar | |
| 1. v. to plug in | |
| 2. v. (colloquial Spain) to pull strings; to obtain a job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
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| enchufe | |
| 1. nm. Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico. |  |
| 2. nm. Trabajo que se obtiene por influencia o recomendación, especialmente si requiere poco esfuerzo o reporta mucho beneficio. | |
| Uso: coloquial. | |
| 3. nm. Influencia que le permite a uno lograr una determinada cosa, especialmente si es teniendo una ventaja injusta sobre otros. | |
