paja
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1 (Agr) straw , (de beber)
straw (LAm)
(=leña) dried brushwood
sombrero de paja straw hat
techo de paja thatched roof
hombre de paja * front man *
MODISMOS lo hizo en un quitarme las pajas * she did it in a jiffy *
MODISMOS riñeron por un quítame allá esas pajas they quarrelled o (EEUU) quarreled over nothing
REFRANES ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio : to see the mote in sb else's eye and not the beam in one's own
2 (fig) trash, rubbish, garbage (EEUU) , (en libro, ensayo)
padding, waffle *
hinchar un libro con mucha paja to pad a book out
meter paja to waffle
3 ***
(=masturbación)
hacerse una paja, volarse la paja (CAm) to wank *** , jerk off ***
4 (Andes, Chile)
♦
paja brava tall altiplano grass
5 (Andes, CAm) paja de agua
(=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU)
(=canal) canal
6 (Cono Sur)
**
(=droga) dope **
7 (CAm)
**
(=mentira) lie, fib *
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