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aguijón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
aguijón nm	(órgano punzante)	stinger, sting n
	Las abejas clavan su aguijón cuando pican.
	Bees sink their stinger in when they sting.
aguijón nm	(espina)	prickle, thorn n
	En la botánica se refieren a las espinas de algunas plantas como aguijón.
	In botany, they refer to plant thorns as prickles.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
aguijón nm	figurado (estimulo, aliciente)	stimulus incentive n
	(turning point)	catalyst, motivating force n
	(figurative)	sting, stab, prick n
	La humillación que sintió al fracasar fue el aguijón que lo llevó al éxito.
	The humiliation he felt when he failed was the stimulus (or: incentive) that drove him to success.

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