ardite
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USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the indefinite article.
el ardite
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (literary) (used to emphatically express lack of value or importance)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. tinker's damn (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Es una cuestión de principios. - Me importan un ardite tus principios.It's a matter of principle. - I don't give a tinker's damn about your principles.
b. brass farthing (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Gabriel se opuso con firmeza a la decisión de su jefe, pero sus ideas no valían un ardite en el departamento.Gabriel strongly opposed his boss's decision, but his ideas weren't worth a brass farthing in the department.
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