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soga
feminine noun
1. rope ; noose (para ahorcar)
- estar con la soga al cuello (figurative) -> to be in dire straits
- mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado (figurative) -> to really put one's foot in it (by mentioning a sensitive subject)
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soga [so’-gah]
noun
1. Rope; halter (de animal), cord. (f)
2. A sly, cunning fellow. (Colloquial) (f)
3. Measure of land which varies in different provinces; measure of rope. (f)
- Sopa de un pozo -> bucket-rope for a a well
interrogative
4. A term expressing astonishment and aversion.
- Siempre se rompe la soga por lo más delgado -> the rope always breaks at the thinnest part
- Estar con la soga al cuello la garganta ->
"soga" in the Answers forum
| Q: | estoy con la soga en el cuello |
| A: | ¡Hola!, Caramba: It seems to mean: **"I have a rope around my neck."** |
| Q: | echar la soga tras el caldero |
| A: | *echar la soga tras el caldero. Perdido algo importante, echar a perder el resto.* Al parecer está tomado del que yendo a sacar agua del pozo se le cayó… |
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