brete
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el brete(
breh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. jam (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le presté dinero a Marcelo para ayudarlo a salir del brete.I lent Marcelo money to help get him out of a jam.
c. fix (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Estoy en un brete. Por favor, ayúdame.I'm in a fix. Please could you help me out?
d. tight spot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Si alguna vez te encuentras en un brete, llámame y te asistiré.If you ever find yourself in a tight spot, give me a call and I'll help you.
e. difficulties (plural)
Mentí porque no quería meterte en un brete.I lied because I didn't want to get you into difficulties.
2. (agriculture) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. chute (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El vaquero marcó con hierro la vaca que estaba en el brete.The cowboy branded the cow that was in the chute.
b. crush (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Hay que poner la vaca en el brete para examinar la herida.We need to put the cow in the crush to check out the injury.
3. (work) (Costa Rica) (Nicaragua) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. job
¿Tienes un brete para mi hermana? Ahora está desempleada.Would you have a job for my sister? She's unemployed at the moment.
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