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el garrote
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (tool)
a. stick
El viejo andaba con un garrote cuando lo asaltaron y se trató de defender con él.The old man was walking with a stick when he was attacked, and he tried to defend himself with it.
b. club
Siempre duermo con un garrote bajo la cama por si entra algún intruso.I always sleep with a club under the bed in case an intruder comes in.
a. garrote
Hay un garrote en el Museo de la Tortura que se utilizó en el siglo XIX.There is a garrote in the Torture Museum that was used in the 1800s.
a. parking brake (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Hay que llevar el auto al mecánico. El garrote está fallando.We have to take the car to the mechanic. The parking brake is failing.
b. handbrake (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El auto no iba porque tenía puesto el garrote.The car wouldn't go because I had the handbrake on.
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