plumazo

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plumazo
masculine noun
1stroke of the pen
  • de un plumazo -> with a stroke of one's pen; (al tachar) in one fell swoop, at a stroke (figurative) (al hacer algo)

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plumazo [ploo-mah’-tho]
noun
1A mattress or pillow stuffed with feathers (colchón, almohada). (m)
2Stroke (de una pluma). (m)
  • Abolir de un plumazo -> to abolish by a stroke of the pen (denoting rapidity of action)

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plumazo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (trazo fuerte) stroke of the pen
de un plumazo with one stroke of the pen; (Caribe) in a jiffy; (familiar) es un cuento que escribió de un plumazo it's a story which she dashed off
2 (colchón) feather mattress; (almohada) feather pillow

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