camelo

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camelo
masculine noun
1(informal)
2(engaño)
  • es puro camelo -> it's just humbug
3hoax (noticia falsa)

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camelo [cah-may’-lo]
noun
1Gallant, wooer. (m)
2A joke, jest. (Colloquial) (m)
  • Dar camelo a uno -> to make fun of somebody
  • Me huele a camelo -> it smells fishy

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camelo (familiar)
sustantivo:masculino
1 (timo) swindle
¡esto es un camelo! it's all a swindle!; me huele a camelo it smells fishy; (familiar) there's something funny going on here
2 (mentira) humbug
dar camelo a algn (reírse) to make fun of sb; (engañar) to put one over on sb; a mí me da que es un camelo I don't believe a word of it; (familiar)
3 (flirteo) flirtation; (coba) blarney

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