tranca

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tranca

feminine noun

1bar (de puerta)

2cudgel, stick (arma)

3(informal) (borrachera)

4(informal)

tranca [trahn’-cah]

noun

1Bar across a door or window, to prevent entrance. (f)

2Cross-bar. (Nautical) (f)

3Beam (viga). (f)

4(Cono Sur) Safety catch (de escopeta). (f)

5Traffic jam. (Automate & Caribbean) (f)

tranca

sustantivo:femenino

1 [de puerta, ventana] bar

a trancas y barrancas with great difficulty; overcoming many obstacles

2 (garrote) cudgel; club

3 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (familiar) (borrachera)

tener una tranca to be drunk

4 trancas (México) (familiar) (piernas) legs

saltar las trancas (México) (rebelarse) to rebel; (perder la paciencia) to lose one's patience

5 (S. Cone) [de escopeta] safety catch

6 (Caribe) dollar; peso

7 (Caribe) (Automóviles) traffic jam

8 (S. Cone) (familiar) (complejo) complex; neurosis

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw