hacer gárgaras
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hacer gárgaras
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to gargle
Tienes una infección de amígdalas. Necesitas hacer gárgaras con agua de sal cada par de horas.Your tonsils are infected. You need to gargle with saltwater every couple of hours.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
2. (colloquial) (used to express disapproval) (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.
¡Vete a hacer gárgaras, asqueroso!Get lost, you creep!
Hoy no es mi día. My novia me mandó a hacer gárgaras y se me un pinchó una llanta.Today isn't my day. My girlfriend sent me packing and one of my tires blowout.
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