dentera
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la dentera(
dehn
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teh
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rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (resentment)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
2. (shivers)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mi vecino tiene una terrible enfermedad de la piel y nada más verlo me da dentera.My neighbor has a terrible skin condition and just seeing him makes me cringe.
Siempre siento dentera con el chirrido de las uñas arañando la pared.The squeaking sound of somebody's nails scraping on the wall always sets my teeth on edge.
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