cuña

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cuña
feminine noun
1wedge (pieza)
2commercial break (de publicidad)
3bedpan (orinal)
4(enchufe)
  • tener cuña -> to have friends in high places (Andes, RP)

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cuña [coo’-nyah]
noun
1Wedge, quoin. (f)
2Any object employed in splitting or dividing a body. (f)
3A chip, splinter, driven with a hammer. (f)
  • Cuñas de mango -> (Naut.) Horsing-irons
  • Cuñas de puntería -> (Mil.) Gun-quoins
  • 4 -> Meter cuña, to sow discord
4Influential person. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
5Influence, pull. (m)
  • Tener cuñas -> to have pull
6Two-seater car. (Ante Meridian & Automate & Central America & Caribbean) (m)
7(Rad, TV) spot, slot. (m)

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cuña
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Técnica) wedge; [de rueda] chock
2 (Tipografía) quoin
3
meter cuña to sow discord
4 (familiar) (pez gordo) big shot; (familiar) fat cat; (familiar)
tener cuñas to have a lot of influence pull;o
5 (Centroamérica) (Caribe) (Automóviles) two-seater car
6 (Rad) (TV) spot; slot; (Prensa) space filler; brief item
cuña publicitaria commercial

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