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la sisa, el sisa(
see
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sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (clothing)
a. armhole
La sisa de esta camiseta no es suficientemente grande para mi brazo y me aprieta.The armhole of this t-shirt isn't big enough for my arm and it feels tight.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (small robbery) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. pilfering
Tuvimos un pequeño problema con la sisa en clase que ahora se ha solucionado.We had a small problem with pilfering in the class that has now been addressed.
b. petty theft
Habrá gente que no considera la sisa un crimen pero es hurto y conlleva una pena.Petty theft may not seem like a crime to some but it is theft and carries a penalty.
c. petty thieving
La policía alertó a los propietarios de los comercios de que la sisa en el barrio estaba aumentando.The police warned storekeepers that petty thieving was on the increase in the neighborhood.
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