kickback
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kickback(
kihk
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bahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (bribe)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el soborno (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).
The chief police received a kickback for turning a blind eye to the crime ring's operations.El jefe de policía recibió un soborno por hacerse de la vista gorda respecto a las operaciones de la red criminal.
b. la mordida (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
If you hire my nephew, there'll be a generous kickback for you.Si contratas a mi sobrino, habrá una mordida generosa para ti.
c. la coima (F) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico) (South America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I'm not going to do any favors for you unless there's some kind of kickback for me.Yo no te voy a hacer ningún favor a menos que haya algún tipo de coima para mí.
2. (recoil)
a. el retroceso (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).
Many inexperienced shooters are injured by the rifle's strong kickback.Muchos tiradores novatos resultan heridos por el fuerte retroceso del rifle.
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