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dar la puntilla

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
darle la puntilla a loc verb + prep	(matar una res)	give the coup de grâce v expr
		finish off vtr phrasal insep
	¿Cuándo le vas a dar la puntilla al ganado?
darle la puntilla a loc verb + prep	coloquial (acabar, hacer fracasar) (figurative)	finish off vtr phrasal insep
		put an end to v expr
		bring to an end v expr
	Por no dedicarte le diste la puntilla al negocio.

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