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trago

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drink

∗ noun

trago
masculine noun
1. mouthful (de líquido)
  • de un trago -> in one gulp
2. drink (informal) (copa)
  • echar o tomar un trago -> to have a quick drink
3. (informal)
  • el trago -> the booze (la bebida) (Am)
4. (informal) (disgusto)
  • ser un trago para alguien -> to be tough on somebody
  • pasar un mal trago -> to have a tough time of it

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trago [trah'-go]
noun
1. Draught of liquid (cantidad), swallowed at one time; swallow. (m)
2. Calamity, adversity, misfortune (desgracia). (m)
  • A tragos -> by degrees, slowly, gently
  • Echar un trago -> to take a dram
  • Un trago de agua -> a drink of water
  • No vendría mal un trago de vino -> a drop of wine would not come amiss

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trago
1 (de un líquido) drink
un traguito de agua a sip of water; no vendría mal un trago de vino a drop of wine would not come amiss; echar un trago to have a drink; have a swig (familiar); beber algo de un trago to drink sth in one gulp
el trago del estribo one for the road
brindar el trago a algn (Latinoamérica) to stand sb a drink
2 (bebida alcohólica) drink; (Latinoamérica) (licor) hard liquor
¡échame un trago! give me a drink!; ser demasiado aficionado al trago to be too fond of the drink
3 (experiencia)
mal trago trago amargo (momento difícil) hard time; rough time; (golpe) blow; (desgracia) misfortune; calamity
fue un trago amargo it was a cruel blow; nos quedaba todavía el trago más amargo the worst of it was still to come
4
a tragos: hacer algo a tragos to do sth bit by bit

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