agalla

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agalla
feminine noun
1gill (de pez)
2gall (de árbol)
agallas
plural feminine noun
1guts, pluck (valor)
  • tener agallas para hacer algo -> to have the guts to do something

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agalla [ah-gal’-lyah]
noun
1Gallnut. (Botany) (f)
  • Agalla de ciprés -> cypress gall
  • Quedarse de la agalla -> or colgado de la agalla, to be deceived in his hopes
noun, plural
2Glands on the inside of the throat.
3Fish gills.
4Distemper of the glands under the cheeks or in the tensils.
5Wind-galls of a horse.
6Beaks of a shuttle.
7The side of the head of birds corresponding to the temple.
8Forced courage.
  • Es hombre de agallas -> he’s got guts

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agalla
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Botánica) gall
agalla de roble oak apple
2 [de pez] gill
3 agallas (familiar) (valor) pluck; guts; (familiar)
tener (muchas) agallas to be brave; have guts; (familiar) es hombre de agallas he's got guts; (familiar)
4 (Latinoamérica)
tener agallas (ser glotón) to be greedy; (ser tacaño) to be mean; (ser descarado) to have lots of cheek; (familiar)
5 (S. Cone)
tener agallas (ser astuto) to be sharp; be smart
6 agallas (amígdalas) tonsils; (anginas) tonsillitis

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