red tape
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red tape(
rehd
teyp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (idiom) (excessive bureaucracy)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. el papeleo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can't get anything done in our local government because there's so much red tape.No se puede lograr nada en nuestro gobierno local porque hay tanto papeleo.
b. los trámites (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The candidate promised to reduce red tape in order to help small businesses.El candidato prometió reducir los trámites para ayudar a los pequeños negocios.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. la cinta roja (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They attached the note to the bulletin board with red tape.Pegaron la nota en la cartelera con cinta roja.
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