tiene garra
English translation: it's got a kick to it...
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| 4 +3 | it's got bite (to it) |
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| 5 +2 | it's got guts |
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| 5 +2 | it's got a kick to it... |
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| 5 +1 | he is feisty |
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| 3 +1 | it's fierce / it has a fighting spirit |
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12 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1it's fierce / it has a fighting spirit Explanation: hola vanina no se me ocurre otra manera de decirlo para que no pierda el simil de la fiereza suerte y sonrisas, álvaro :O) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-11-04 05:08:45 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- tal vez puedas alternar fierce y ferocious, según te parezca mejor (tienes otro feroz justo delante) |
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12 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3it's got bite (to it) Explanation: Considerando lo que llegan a morder los angelitos... Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers: garra sustantivo femenino1 (= pata) [de animal] claw [de águila] talon (informal) [de persona] hand; paw (informal) ◆MODISMO:caer en las garras de alguien to fall into somebody's clutches ◆MODISMO:echar la garra a alguien (informal) to nab somebody (informal); seize somebody 2 ***(= fuerza) bite*** (deportes) sharpness; edge esa canción no tiene garra that song has no edge to it 3 (México) (= ropa vieja) rags plural -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2003-11-04 05:09:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... minefield. as soon as i read each single word it explodes emotion. i mean that. i like what you\'re doing, it\'s got bite to it. grrrr! if ... www.lit.org/view.php?viewid=5782 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages ... LARRTY TATE: I hate it. MR. CARTER: I like it. It\'s got bite to it! LARRY TATE: Just as I was going to say, I like it! It has bite! ... www.josho.com/pg000015.htm - 43k - Cached - Similar pages ... It covers the field. It\'s got bite, an attitude, and it\'s smart.\" Daphne Kis, President and CEO - Edventure Holdings - publisher, Release 1.0. ... www.guterman.com/mediaunspun/press.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages ... It\'s considered so unfashionable these days, but it is, if I may say so, me. It\'s got moxy. It\'s got bite. It could be described as aggressively feminine. ... argosy.ca/Argosy/021397/Arts_Lit/s-excerpt.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2003-11-04 05:10:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers: bite [baýt] (vb: pt bit; pp bitten) 4 (figurative) (= punch) mordacidad f ***(culinary, cooking) fuerza f*** a novel with bite una novela mordaz |
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