comba

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comba
feminine noun
1skipping (juego) (peninsular Spanish)
  • jugar a la comba -> to skip (British), to jump rope (United States)
2skipping rope (cuerda) (British), jump rope (United States)

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comba [com’-bah]
noun
1Curvature or inflexion of timber when warped, or iron when bent; a curve, a bend; convexity. (f)
2The game of jumping or skipping rope. (f)
3The skipping rope itself. (f)
  • Hacer combas -> to bend and twist the body from one side to the other
4No pierde comba, he doesn't miss a trick. (f)
adjective
1Bent, crooked, warped.

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comba
sustantivo:femenino
1 (curvatura) bend; (en viga) warp; sag
2 (cuerda) skipping rope; jump rope; (EEUU)
saltar a la comba to skip; jump rope; (EEUU) dar a la comba to turn the skipping rope
3 (juego) skipping; jumping rope; (EEUU)
4
no pierde comba he doesn't miss a trick

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