sartén

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skillet

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sartén
nf masculine noun o feminine noun
1frying pan (Am), fry-pan (United States)
  • tener la sartén por el mango (informal figurative) -> to call the shots

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sartén [sar-tayn']
noun
1Frying-pan. (f)
  • Tener la sartén por el mango -> to have the command or advantage in a situation
  • Saltar de la sartén y caer en las brasas -> to jump out of the frying-pan into the fire

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sartén (Latinoamérica)
sustantivo:femenino
frying pan
coger la sartén por donde quema to act rashly
saltar de la sartén y dar en la brasa to jump out of the frying pan into the fire; tener la sartén por el mango to have the upper hand

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