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sapito
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).
el sapito
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Yo puedo mostrarte cómo hacer sapitos en el agua. Vamos al río.I can show you how to skip stones over the water. Let's go to the river.
Unos niños hacían sapitos en el lago.Some kids were skipping rocks across the lake.
b. ducks and drakes
¿Nadaron en el río? - No, mami. El agua está muy fría. Estuvimos haciendo sapito.Did you go for a swim in the river? - No, Mommy. The water is too cold. We played ducks and drakes.
a. sprinkler
Acá poné un sapito para regar esta parte del jardín.Put a sprinkler here to water this part of the garden.
3. (colloquial) (ulcer) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Uruguay
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