atún

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tuna

∗ noun

atún
masculine noun
1tuna

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atún [ah-toon’]
noun
1Tunny, tunnyfish, tuna, tuna fish. (m)
  • Pedazo de atún -> an ignorant, stupid fellow
  • Por atún y ver al duque -> to kill two birds with one stone
2A shrub of the Moluccas. (m)

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atún
sustantivo:masculino
1 (pez) tuna (fish)
querer ir por atún y ver al duque to want to have it both ways; want to have one's cake and eat it too
2 (familiar) (imbécil) nitwit; (familiar)

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