dedazo

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el dedazo(
deh
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dah
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soh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(politics)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
El dedazo es la práctica habitual en este partido corrupto.Cronyism is the usual practice in this corrupt party.
Los ciudadanos piden democracia y se quejan del dedazo con el que se eligió al candidato.The citizens are calling for democracy and complain about the candidate being hand picked.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(impression of a finger)
a. fingermark
La foto no salió bien porque hay un dedazo en la lente.The picture didn't came out very good because there's a fingermark on the lens.
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