estirón
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el estirón(
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tee
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rohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (quick growth)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. growth spurt (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Lina dio un estirón cuando tenía diez años.Lina had a growth spurt when she was ten.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
De repente el pequeño Miguelín había pegado un estirón y ya no le valía la ropa.Suddenly little Miguelin had shot up and grown out of his clothes.
¡Menudo estirón ha dado tu hijo este año!Your son really shot up this year!
2. (colloquial) (yank)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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