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Tag: adversidad

Definitions tagged adversidad in the street dictionary.

tirar la toalla

To quit, give up, or admit defeat. The expression comes from boxing, where a trainer throws a towel into the ring to signal that their fighter can no longer continue.

Put some heart into your studies. Don't tirar la toalla, you only have two subjects left.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

sal

A colloquial term for bad luck, misfortune, or a jinx. (The word refers to the common superstition that salt brings bad luck or can be used to curse someone.)

Ever since I made fun of that Gypsy woman, I think she put the sal on me because nothing is going right for me.

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Perúby HUVE84

problema

An issue or matter that one is trying to clarify or resolve. A problema is something that has not yet been solved or answered.

I have a problema that is preventing me from achieving my dream, I should face it until I find a solution that allows me to reach my goal later on.

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Paraguayby Daniel Marcelo