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tar [tɑː(r)]
sustantivo
1. alquitrán (m) (substance)
2. marinero (m) (Old-fashioned familiar) (sailor)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp tarred)
3. alquitranar
- to tar and feather somebody -> emplumar a alguien
- we have all been tarred with the same brush (sentido figurado) -> nos han metido a todos en el mismo saco
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tar [tar]
sustantivo
1. Alquitrán, brea.
2. En estilo vulgar, significa marinero u hombre de mar, como apodo.
- Mineral tar -> betún, alquitrán mineral
- Tar-box -> caja que contiene ungüento de brea para los carneros
- Tar-water -> agua de alquitrán
(Abrev. de TARPAULIN, 3a acep.) Coal-tar, alquitrán de hulla.
1. Alquitranar, embrear.
2. Brear, dar brega a alguno, molestarle o chasquearle.
- To tar and feather -> embrear y emplumar
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