perra

=

bitch

noun

perra
feminine noun
1. bitch (animal)
2. tantrum (informal) (rabieta) (peninsular Spanish)
  • coger una perra -> to throw a tantrum
3. penny (informal) (dinero) (peninsular Spanish)
  • estoy sin una perra -> I'm flat broke
  • no tiene una perra gorda o chica -> he hasn't got a bean
  • no vale una perra gorda o chica -> it isn't worth a bean

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perra [perr’-rah]
noun
1. A female dog; bitch, slut. (f)
  • Perra salida -> a bitch in heat
2. Drunkenness. (f)
3. Slothfulness, laziness. (f)
4. Tantrum, pet (rabieta). (f)
  • El niño cogió una perra -> the child had a tantrum
5. Mania (manía), crazy idea. (f)
  • Le cogió la perra de ir a Eslobodia -> he got an obsession about going to Slobodia
6. (Cono Sur) Old hat (sombrero); leather water bottle (cantimplora). (f)

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"perra" in the Answers forum
Q: How do you learn to roll your tongue like to say perra?
A: Try placing your tongue in a "T-sound" position. Say "T" (the "T-sound" as in "tick", not "train" no "ch" aspiration) and at the same time try pushing…
Q: yo eres a perra
A: That sentence doesn't make any sense in Spanish: Yo = I eres = you are a = to, towards, at perra = bitch, female dog The sentence would sounds like "I…
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