faena

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faena
feminine noun
1task, work (tarea)
  • faenas agrícolas o del campo -> farm work, agricultural work
  • faenas domésticas -> housework, household chores
2(informal) (fastidio)
  • hacerle una (mala) faena a alguien -> to play a dirty trick on somebody
  • ¡qué faena! -> what a pain!
3bullfighter's performance (bullfighting)

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faena [fah-ay'-nah]
noun
1Work, labor, fatigue (trabajo). (f)
  • Faena doméstica -> house-work
2Duty on board of ships. (Nautical) (f)
3Mala faena, dirty trick. (f)
  • Hacer una faena a uno -> to lay a dirty trick on somebody
4Play with the cape; performance (tauromaquia). (f)
  • Hizo una faena maravillosa -> he gave a splendid performance

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faena
sustantivo:femenino
1 (gen) task; job; piece of work; (en el hogar) chore; (Mil) fatigue
estar de faena to be at work; estar en (plena) faena to be hard at work; tener mucha faena to be terribly busy
faena doméstica housework
2 (familiar)(also mala faena) (mala pasada) dirty trick
hacer una faena a algn to play a dirty trick on sb; ¡menuda faena la que me hizo! that was a terrible thing he did to me!
3 (Centroamérica) (Caribe) (México) (horas extraordinarias) extra work; overtime
4 (Taur) set of passes with the cape
hizo una faena maravillosa he gave a splendid performance (with the cape)
5 (S. Cone) (obreros) gang of workers; (local) work place

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