leña

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leña
feminine noun
1firewood (madera)
  • echar leña al fuego (figurative) -> to add fuel to the flames o fire
2beating (informal) (golpes)
  • dar leña a alguien -> to beat somebody up

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leña [lay’-nyah]
noun
1Wood, fire-wood. (f)
2(coll.) Stick, beating. (f)
  • Echar leña al fuego -> (Met.) to foment discord
  • Llevar leña al monte -> to carry coals to Newcastle

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leña
sustantivo:femenino
1 (para el fuego) firewood
hacer leña to gather firewood
echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire flames;o
llevar leña al monte to carry coals to Newcastle
leña de oveja (S. Cone) sheep droppings
2 (familiar) (golpes) thrashing; hiding
dar leña a algn cargar hartar de leña a algno to thrash sb; give sb a good hiding
repartir leña to lash out; sacudirle leña a algn to give sb (some) stick; (familiar) lay into sb; (familiar)
La verdad es que la crítica en España me ha tratado siempre correctamente omuy bien, salvo en dos ocasiones, en las que me [han sacudido leña.]
trincar leña to sweat blood

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