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astilla

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
astilla nf	(trozo de madera)	splinter n
	(large piece)	chip, wood chip n
	Al coger el mango del martillo me clavé una astilla.
	As I grabbed the hammers handle a splinter poked me.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
astillar⇒ vtr	(hacer astillas) (wood)	splinter⇒ vtr
		shatter⇒ vtr
astillarse⇒ v prnl	(hacerse astillas)	splinter⇒ vi
		shatter⇒ vi

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Compound Forms: astilla | astillar
Spanish		English
canela en astilla loc nom f	(en rama, sin moler) (bark)	stick cinnamon n
	(piece)	cinnamon stick n
	Mi abuela le echa canela en astilla al arroz con leche.
"De tal palo, tal astilla" expr	coloquial (el hijo es como sus padres) (figurative)	chip off the old block expr
	(male)	like father like son expr
	(female)	like mother like daughter expr
	(US)	the apple doesn't fall far from the tree expr
	Al igual que su padre, Camilo odia la playa: de tal palo, tal astilla.
	Just like his father, Camilo hates the beach. He's a chip off the old block.
sacar astilla loc verb	coloquial (obtener ganancia)	come out on top v expr
		do well out of [sth] v expr

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