chorro

=

spurt

noun

chorro
masculine noun
1. jet, spurt (de líquido) (borbotón); trickle (hilo)
  • salir a chorros -> to spurt o gush out
  • como los chorros del oro (informal figurative) -> as clean as a new pin
2. stream (de luz, gente, preguntas)
3. (informal)
  • un chorro de -> a load of, loads of (Mexican Spanish)
  • tiene un chorro de dinero -> she has loads of money

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chorro [chor’-ro]
noun
1. Water or any other liquid, issuing from a spout or other narrow place, gush. (m)
  • Beber a chorro -> to drink a jet of wine (from a wineskin)
  • Salir a chorros -> to gush forth
2. A jet of water. (m)
3. A strong and coarse sound emitted by the mouth. (m)
  • Un chorro de palabras -> a stream of words
  • Hablar a chorros -> to talk nineteen to the dozen
4. Hole made in the ground for playing with nuts. (m)
  • Soltar el chorro -> (Met.) to burst out into laughter
  • A chorros -> abundantly, copiously
5. Strand (látigo). (m)
6. Tap (grifo) 7. (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)
7. Ticking off (ladrón). (Caribbean)
(Cono Sur) thief, pickpocket.

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