mosquita

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mosquita [mos-kee’-tah]
noun
1A small bird of Sardinia in whose nest the cuckoo lays an egg. (f)
  • Mosquita muerta -> hypocrite
  • Hacerse la mosquita muerta -> to look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth

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mosquita
sustantivo:femenino
mosquita muerta hypocrite; hacerse la mosquita muerta to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

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