quedarse en blanco
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quedarse en blanco(
keh
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dahr
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seh
ehn
blahn
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koh
)A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
1. (general)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ana tiene que repetir el examen oral porque la primera vez se quedó en blanco.Ana has to repeat the oral test because the first time her mind went blank.
Cuando en la entrevista de trabajo me preguntaron que cómo me vendería a mí mismo, me quedé en blanco.When at the job interview they asked me how I'd sell myself, my mind went blank.
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