garra

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garra

feminine noun

1. claw (de mamífero); talon, claw (de ave); paw, hand (figurative) (de persona)

caer en las garras de alguien -> to fall into somebody's clutches
tener garra (informal) -> to have charisma; (persona) to be gripping (novela, canción)

garra [gar’-rah]

noun

1. Claw of a wild beast, talon of a bird of prey, a clutch a fang. (f)

2. Hand, in contempt. (f)

3. (Tec.) Claw, tooth, hook. (f)

4. Bite, penetration; (Dep.) sharpness, edge. (Figurative) (f)

garra

1 (pata) [de animal] claw; [de águila] talon; [de persona] hand; paw (familiar)

echar la garra a algn to nab sb (familiar); seize sb

estar como una garra (And) (S. Cone) to be as thin as a rake (familiar)

2 garras (dominio) clutches

caer en las garras de algn to fall into sb's clutches

3 (Técnica) claw; hook; (Mecánica) clutch

garra de seguridad safety clutch

4 (fuerza) bite; (Dep) sharpness; edge

esa canción no tiene garra that song has no bite to it

5 (México) muscular strength

6 (Chile) strip of old leather

7 garras (México) bits; pieces

no hay cuero sin garras nothing is ever perfect

8 (And) (bolsa) leather bag

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