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retranca
Presentél/ella/ustedconjugation ofretrancar.
retranca
Affirmative imperativeconjugation ofretrancar.

retranca

la retranca
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (leather strap in cart horse harness)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. breeching
La retranca ayuda a disminuir la velocidad del vehículo tirado por un caballo cuando el animal baja la velocidad o desciende por una pendiente.The breeching helps slow the vehicle drawn by a horse when the animal slows down or goes down a slope.
2. (general)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. hidden meaning
Su humor se caracteriza por cierta retranca que no resulta inmediatamente obvia para el espectador.His humor is characterized by some hidden meaning which is not immediately obvious to the audience.
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