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perra gorda
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la perra gorda
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (small amount of money) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. penny
¿Te queda pasta? - Ni una perra gorda, colega.Do you have any cash left? - Not a penny, man.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Estoy sin una perra gorda hasta que me paguen el sueldo.I'm broke until payday.
Julia trabaja un montón de horas por cuatro perras gordas.Julia works long hours for peanuts.
2. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (coin) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. ten cents
En aquella época, el billete de metro costaba una perra gorda.Back then, a subway ticket cost ten cents.
b. ten-cent coin
Los chavalines se disputaban una perra gorda que habían encontrado en el suelo.The kids were fighting for a ten-cent coin they found on the ground.
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