cara de palo
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cara de palo(
kah
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rah
deh
pah
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loh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
2. (general)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Felipe es un cara de palo: llegó media hora tarde a la reunión como si no pasara nada.Felipe has some nerve: he arrived half an hour late for the meeting, as if nothing happened.
¡Ese tipo es un cara de palo! Asegura que no recibió su pedido, y tenemos un recibo firmado por él.That guy has some cheek! He claims that he never received his order, and we have a receipt signed by him.
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