escabechina
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la escabechina
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (killing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. massacre
La toma de la ciudad fue una escabechina que diezmó enormemente su población.The capture of the city was a massacre that greatly decimated its population.
b. slaughter
Los colonizadores mataron a más de un millón de indígenas en solo dos años. ¡Qué escabechina!The colonizers killed more than a million natives in just two years. What a slaughter!
2. (colloquial) (havoc)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. destruction
El terremoto hizo una verdadera escabechina. No quedó ni una casa en pie.The earthquake caused a lot of destruction. Not a single house was left standing.
3. (colloquial) (education) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Qué escabechina! - Sí, el examen era muy difícil.Almost everyone failed! - Yes, the exam was very difficult.
El profesor de matemáticas ha hecho una escabechina. Solo han aprobado dos alumnos.The math teacher failed most of the class. Only two students passed.
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