meneo
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el meneo(
meh
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neh
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oh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. wag
Mi perrito se comió todas las galletas y me agradeció con un meneo de la cola.My puppy ate all the biscuits and thanked me with a wag of his tail.
4. (colloquial) (beating) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. hiding (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sus compañeros de celda le dieron un meneo por ser un soplón.His cellmates gave him a hiding for being a snitch.
5. (colloquial) (bang) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Un turista le dio un meneo al pedestal por accidente y el busto cayó al piso.A tourist bumped the pedestal by accident and the bust fell to the ground.
Me tropecé y le di un meneo al jarrón de vidrio.I tripped and knocked over the glass vase.
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