rip-off
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rip-off(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (swindle)
a. el timo (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 prices at that store are a rip-off, but it's the only one around.Los precios de esa tienda son un timo, pero es la única que hay por aquí.
b. la estafa (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).
Don't go for tapas on Las Ramblas; those places are all a rip-off.No vayas de tapas a Las Ramblas; todos esos sitios son una estafa.
2. (imitation)
a. la imitación (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).
The band we saw was a second-rate Beatles rip-off.La banda que vimos era una imitación de segunda fila de los Beatles.
b. el plagio (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).
We thought we were buying an original, but the painting turned out to be a rip-off.Nosotros creímos que estábamos comprando un cuadro original, pero resultó que era un plagio.
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