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la flama(
flah
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mah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (blaze) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. flame
¡Ya baja la flama! Las tortillas se van a quemar.Turn down the flame! The tortillas will get burnt.
2. (colloquial) (stifling heat) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. muggy heat
No quiero ni salir a la esquina con esta flama.I don't even want to walk as far as the corner in this muggy heat.
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