cuatro palabras
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las cuatro palabras(
kwah
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troh
pah
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lah
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brahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (idiom) (a brief explanation)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. a few words
Déjame que te diga en cuatro palabras lo que pienso de ese tipo.Let me say a few words about what I think of that guy.
2. (idiom) (a brief conversation)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
b. words (angry dialogue)
Mi jefe y yo nos dijimos cuatro palabras el otro día después del incidente.My boss and I exchanged words the other day after the incident.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El joven se acercó a la señora, cruzó cuatro palabras con ella y se fueron juntos.The young man approached the woman, spoke briefly with her, and they left together.
En realidad no nos conocemos; apenas hemos intercambiado cuatro palabras por Internet.We don't really know each other; we've hardly exchanged a few words online.
a. four words
Hall solía decir que un buen eslogan publicitario no debería tener más de cuatro palabras.Hall used to say that a good advertising slogan should have no more than four words.
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