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Inquiries9847510
Queries by meaning244917
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porciona
  14

PORTIONA present verb form of the indicative of the verb portionar , distribute in portions .

  
murciaro
  3

MURCIANO natural or belonging to Murcia, university city in the southeast of Spain of

  
convulso
  11

CONVULSIVE that is with great agitation, revolutionized

  
esgrimida
  4

WIELDED verbal form, fem . from the verb WIELDING, which in its most usual form means to use something or someone as a means to defend or defend oneself: "He wielded an irrefutable argument." Another meaning is to use the sword, the saber and another similar element to fight in duel.

  
subestructura celular
  5

A SUBSTRUCTURE is another structure within a larger or more important one. The cell is an organism that has a structure composed of several elements, within which the nucleus is located. Chromosomes are substructures found in the center (nucleus) of cells that carry long fragments of DNA, material that contains genes and is the building block of the human body. Chromosomes also contain proteins.

  
malu
  4

MALU Paz , in Hawaiian . Women named María Lucía, María Luz or María de la Luz, are nicknamed Malú, after Chilean actress Malú Gatica and Spanish artist Malú, actually María Luisa Sánchez Benítez.

  
avispa pequeña
  5

SMALL WASP See WASP

  
metanefridios
  9

METANEPHRIDIA NEPHRIDIA in a primitive state of evolution. A NEFRIDIUM is a rudimentary excretory organ of some invertebrates (mollusks, annelids, etc.). ) , consisting of a kind of bulb open to the outside by means of a thin tube.

  
monomodo
  6

MONOMODE that works, serves or acts in a single way.

  
chichichaque
  6

CHICHICHAQUE See CHIQUICHAQUE

  
juzgar de camisón
  6

JUDGE OF NIGHTGOWN Judge formally, through courts. I presume that the nightgown is a euphemism referring to the toga or tunic worn by high court judges.

  
meter en congo
  6

GET INTO CONGO I am going to draw personal conclusions that might not be the right ones. Starting with CONGO and variants of this term, which correspond to the Bantu language spoken in Cuba and the Caribbean, a mixed language between Kikongo, muzzle Spanish and Caribbean Spanish). Palo, palería, congo, palo monte, palo mayombe or regla conga is an African-American, polytheistic, syncretic and animistic religion derived from the Kongo religion, from spiritualism that developed in Cuba and still has many followers. In this sense I would understand "putting in Congo" doing Congo rituals so that the spirits protect (or harm) a person. A second possibility, more likely, is that it refers to the Congo, folk dance in Colombia and Cuba, in which entire families participate. In this case to "get into Congo" would be to involve someone in a big problem, jio or complicated or unwanted issue where there are several involved.

  
conga
  5

CONGA in Chile, dance of Cuban and Colombian origin that was very popular in the 49s and 50s. Probably related to the Congo, dance performed in these same countries, with the participation of entire families.

  
coliñero
  7

COLIÑERO of the Asturian COLIÑERU , hollow between the walls of two different houses.

  
mercado libre
  8

FREE MARKET 1 . International company that has large warehouses with products from many companies in the local market and that, on account of them, sells through social networks with home delivery. 2 . Expression more commonly said as free market, which refers to an opening of borders with elimination of protectionist taxes of local industry, which makes it compete with foreign on an equal footing. This generates a significant drop in all prices and greater regulation. Non-competitive industries disappear and others with comparative advantages are formed or grow.

  
pisar el freno
  5

STEP ON THE BRAKE allegory, literary figure for going calmer, controlling. Some synonyms, words or similar expressions can be slow down, be more conservative, stop, slow down some activity.

  
ires y venires
  8

COMINGS AND GOINGS Idioms or expression that refers to the ups and downs or viscicitudes experienced by a situation or person. Some synonyms, words or similar expressions can be vicissitudes, high and low

  
sobre tablas
  9

ON TABLES on stage or prosenium.

  
alto comisionado
  7

HIGH COMMISSIONER A very high-ranking public office normally awarded by the United Nations to officials who head a division of the agency.

  
inicios
  10

BEGINNINGS beginnings ( of an event or activity )

  






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