aro

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aro
masculine noun
1hoop (círculo); ring (Tec)
  • los aros olímpicos -> the Olympic rings
  • pasar por el aro (figurative) -> to knuckle under
  • un sostén de aros -> an underwired bra
2earring (pendiente) (Am); hoop earring (en forma de aro) (peninsular Spanish)

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aro [ah’-ro]
noun
1Hoop of wood, iron, or other metals, iron staple; hoop poles. (m)
2(Bot.) (m)
verb
3em> YARO.
  • Meterle a uno por el aro or arillo -> to decoy somebody
4Pasar a uno por el aro, to play tricks on somebody. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

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aro
sustantivo:masculino
[de tonel] ring; hoop; [de rueda] rim; (servilletero) napkin ring; (And) (S. Cone) (arete) earring;aros (juego) quoits
hacer un aro (S. Cone) to have a break
pasar por el aro to fall into line
aro de émbolo piston ring
aro de rueda wheel rim
aro
sustantivo:masculino
(Botánica) lords-and-ladies

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