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mamotreto
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el mamotreto
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (big and useless thing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. monstrosity
Mi mamá nos quiere regalar el armario que tiene en un su cuarto de visitas. - ¿Por qué? Ese mamotreto no cabe en nuestra casa.My mom wants to give us the wardrobe that's in her guestroom. - Why? That monstrosity wouldn't fit in our house.
b. huge contraption (machine)
¿Para que sirve ese mamotreto? - Esa es una UNIVAC, una de las primeras computadores disponibles en el mercado.What is that huge contraption for? - That's a UNIVAC, one of the first commercially available computers.
c. beater (colloquial) (car)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No entiendo cómo todavía puedes manejar ese mamotreto.I don't understand how you can still drive around in this beater.
2. (colloquial) (big book)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. tome
El profesor Durand nos mandó a leer este libro, pero es un mamotreto de 2000 páginas.Professor Durand told us to read this book, but it's a 2000-page tome.
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