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garganta

∗ ≈

throat

∗ noun

garganta
feminine noun
1. throat (anatomy)
  • lo tengo atravesado en la garganta (figurative) -> he/it sticks in my gullet
2. gorge (desfiladero)

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garganta [gar-gahn’-tah]
noun
1. Throat, gullet. (f)
2. The instep (pie). (f)
3. Mountain-flood, torrent. (f)
4. A narrow pass between mountains or rivers. (f)
5. The shaft of a column or balustrade. (f)
6. Neck (botella). (f)
7. Shaft (columna). (f)
  • Tener buena garganta -> to be a good singer
  • Tener el agua a la garganta -> to be in imminent danger

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garganta
1 (Anatomía) throat; gullet; (cuello) neck
me duele la garganta I have a sore throat
le tengo atravesado en la garganta he sticks in my gullet
mojar la garganta to wet one's whistle (familiar)
tener el agua a la garganta to be in great danger
la legendaria # garganta profunda" que guiaba al joven dúo Woodward- Bernstein en su acoso a Nixon Quienquiera que fuese Garganta Profunda, le dio a Woodward consejos equivocados
2 [del pie] instep
3 (Música) singing voice
tener buena garganta to have a good singing voice
4 [de botella] neck
5 (Geografía) (barranco) ravine; gorge; (desfiladero) narrow pass
6 (Archit) [de columna] shaft

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