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traste
masculine noun
1fret (Mús)
2cooking utensil (utensilio de cocina) (Am salvo RP)
  • fregar los trastes -> to wash the dishes
also:
  • dar al traste con algo -> to ruin something
  • irse al traste -> to fall through

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traste [trahs’-tay]
noun
1Fret, a sort or slender strip of metal fastened at intervals in the neck of a guitar, or like instrument, to determine the intervals of the scale. (m)
2A small glass or cup, kept in wine-cellars for the use of wine-tasters. (Province; Provinicial) (m)
3 (Province; Provinicial) (m)
  • Sin trastes -> without head or tail; in a disorderly manner
  • Dar al traste con los negocios -> (Coll.) to fail, to be unfortunate in business
  • Ir al traste -> to fail
TRASTO.

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traste
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Música) [de guitarra] fret
2
dar al traste con algo to spoil sth; mess sth up
dar al traste con una fortuna to squander a fortune; dar al traste con los planes to ruin one's plans; esto ha dado al traste con mi paciencia this has exhausted my patience
irse al traste to fall through; be ruined
traste
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Latinoamérica)
trasto
2 (S. Cone) (familiar) bottom; backside; (familiar)

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