en carne viva
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en carne viva(
ehn
kahr
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neh
bee
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bah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (open wound)
a. raw
Me río ahora, pero mi caída fue medio seria. Mis rodillas quedaron en carne viva y me golpié fuerte la pierna.I laugh now, but my fall was kind of serious. My knees were raw, and I hurt my leg pretty badly.
2. (to have experience with) (Ecuador) (Mexico) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Peru
a. first-hand
Nadie me tiene que decir a mí lo devastador que es el cáncer. Yo lo experimenté en carne viva.No one needs to tell me how devastating cancer is. I experienced it first-hand.
b. personally
Me puedo imaginar lo difícil que debe ser perder a un padre, pero no lo he sufrido en carne viva.I can imagine how difficult it must be to lose a parent, but I haven't gone through that personally.
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