burton
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burton
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
If the boiler exploded, we'd go for a burton.Si la caldera explotara, no viviríamos para contarlo.
It started raining, and my plan went for a burton.Empezó a llover, y mi plan se fue al traste.
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