apaño
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el apaño(
ah
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pah
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nyoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (manipulation)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fix
El candidato perdedor sospecha que hubo apaño en las votaciones.The losing candidate suspects there was a fix in the ballots.
2. (colloquial) (agreement)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. deal
Tenemos un apaño. Él recoge a mis hijos del colegio los lunes y yo llevo a los suyos a natación los sábados.We have a deal. He picks my children up from school on Mondays and I take his to swimming lessons on Saturdays.
3. (colloquial) (solution)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fix
El problema del cambio climático tiene difícil apaño ya.The climate change problem has no easy fix at this point.
4. (colloquial) (act of repairing) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. repair
Sé hacer pequeños apaños en casa, pero no me atrevo a cambiar un cuadro eléctrico yo solo.I can make small repairs at home, but I just don't dare change a fuse box by myself.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Te puedo hacer un apaño en la cisterna, pero tienes que llamar a un fontanero para que te la arregle.I can do a patch-up job in the cistern, but you need to call a plumber to fix it.
Yo a esta tele no le veo apaño. ¿Por qué no compramos una nueva?I don't think this TV can be fixed. Why don't we buy a new one?
5. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (love relationship) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. affair
Dicen que tiene un apaño con una compañera de trabajo.They say he has an affair with a coworker.
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