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hanky-panky
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (shady business)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los tejemanejes (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't want to get involved in all that hanky-panky.No quiero verme envuelto en todos esos tejemanejes.
2. (colloquial) (sexual activity)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
All those hypocrites were engaged in extramarital hanky-panky.Todos esos hipócritas tenían aventuras extramatrimoniales.
There was some hanky-panky going on at the back seat.Los del asiento de atrás se estaban metiendo mano.
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