intríngulis
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el intríngulis
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. snag
No puedo creer que haya tantas ventajas; ha de haber algún intríngulis.I can't believe there are so many advantages; there must be a snag.
b. catch
Para esa tarjeta de crédito se obtiene fácilmente la aprobación, pero tiene un intríngulis: te cobran tasas de interés más altas que el promedio.You get easily approved for that credit card, but there's a catch - they charge higher than average interest rates.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La receta parecía bastante sencilla, pero tiene su intríngulis.The recipe seemed to be quite simple, but there's more to it than meets the eye.
Bueno, armar el mueble no es tan fácil como parece; tiene su intríngulis.Well, mounting the cabinet is not as easy as it seems, it's quite tricky.
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