sartén (Latinoamérica)
frying pan
coger la sartén por donde quema to act rashly
saltar de la sartén y dar en la brasa to jump out of the frying pan into the fire; tener la sartén por el mango to have the upper hand
sartén
USAGE NOTE
The word "sartén" can be used in the masculine or feminine depending on the region and/or formality of the situation in which it's used.
el sartén, la sartén(
sahr
-
tehn
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
1. (culinary)
sarténNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. frying pan
b. fry-pan (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
2. (fam fig)
a.
tener la sartén por el mangoto call the shots
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