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cantar las cuarenta

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cantarle las cuarenta a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (echar una bronca a alguien)	haul over the coals v expr
		give a good talking-to v expr
		tell [sb] off v expr
	El jefe le cantó las cuarenta al vendedor por su actitud del día anterior.
	The boss hauled the salesman over the coals for his attitude the day before.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I was told off for fraternising with the enemy.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
cantar las cuarenta loc verb	AR (al jugar tute) (card game)	give [sb] a beating v expr
		claim victory vtr + n
	María me cantó las cuarenta y ganó la partida.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She gave me a good beating at cards and won the bet.

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