tembleque
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el tembleque, tembleque(
tehm
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bleh
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keh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (involuntary physical movement)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. shaking fit
El perro tiene un tembleque. ¿Qué le pasa?The dog is having a shaking fit. What's the matter with him?
c. trembling
Sudores, tembleque e insomnio pueden ser todos señales de ansiedad.Sweats, trembling and insomnia can all be signs of anxiety.
a. tembleque
De postre pedimos un tembleque y un flan.We ordered a tembleque and a flan for dessert.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (doddering) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. trembling
Con esa mano tembleque que tiene, la letra del Señor Costa es muy difícil de leer.With that trembling hand of his, Mr. Costa's handwriting is really difficult to read.
b. quivering
Mi vecina habla con una voz tembleque que no se le entiende bien.My next door neighbor speaks with a quivering voice which is hard to understand.
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