remilgo

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remilgo
masculine noun
1affectation (afectación)
2squeamishness (escrúpulos); fussiness (con comida)
  • hacerle remilgos a algo -> to turn one's nose up at something

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remilgo [ray-meel’-go]
noun
1Affected nicety or gravity; prudery (gazmoñería), squeamishness (sensibilidad). (m)
2Prim look (mueca). (m)
  • Hacer remilgos a -> to react in a prudish way to

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remilgo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (melindre) fussiness
él no hace remilgos a ninguna clase de trabajo he won't turn up his nose at any kind of work
2 (mojigatería) prudery; primness
3 (afectación) affectation
hacer remilgos a

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