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la pechuga(
peh
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choo
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gah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
Corta la pechuga de pollo en cubos y ponlos a marinar en aceite y mostaza.Dice the chicken breast and marinate with oil and mustard.
2. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bust
Laura tiene una buena pechuga y una cintura delgada.Laura has a large bust and a thin waist.
b. bosom
Apoyé la cabeza sobre la pechuga de mi padre, y él me acariciaba el pelo.I laid my head on my father's bosom and he caressed my hair.
c. tit (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se salió el alambre del sujetador y me hizo daño en las pechugas.The underwire of my bra poked out and hurt my tits.
d. boob (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esa actriz tiene unas buenas pechugas.That actress has nice boobs.
e. breast (of a bird)
El perdigón penetró la pechuga del cóndor, matándolo instantáneamente.The buckshot penetrated the condor's breast, killing it instantly.
3. (colloquial) (insolence) (Latin America)
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.
a. nerve
No puedo creer que Lucía tuviera la pechuga de insultar a tu novio frente a tus narices.I can't believe Lucia had the nerve to insult your boyfriend in front of you.
b. cheek (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Nicolás te debe dinero y te pidió más? ¡Qué pechuga!Nicolas owes you money and asked to borrow some more? What a cheek!
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