potra
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la potra(
poh
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trah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. filly
La ganadora de la carrera es una potra de tres años, hermana de un campeón.The winner of the race is a three-year-old filly who is the sister of a champion.
2. (colloquial) (chance success) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. luck
Bosio es un jugador fenomenal pero últimamente tiene mala potra y le cuesta marcar goles.Bosio is a great player, but he's had bad luck recently and has struggled to score.
b. lucky (adjective)
Jorge es un tío con mucha potra. Siempre le va todo bien.Jorge is a very lucky guy. Things always work out for him.
3. (colloquial) (very attractive woman) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stunner
La chica con la que está saliendo Nazareno es una potra. ¿Quién es?The girl Nazareno is dating is a stunner. Who is she?
b. gorgeous (adjective)
Flor volvió hecha una potra de las vacaciones en el caribe.Flor looked gorgeous when she came back from her vacation in the Caribbean.
4. (informal) (medicine)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
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