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dar palo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar palo loc verb	ES: coloquial (causar vergüenza)	be embarrassing vi + adj
		be ashamed of [sth], ashamed of [sb] v expr
		hide your face in shame v expr
	Da palo copiarse en un examen y que te descubran.
	Copying in an exam and getting caught is embarrassing.
dar palo loc verb	ES: coloquial (dar flojera) (colloquial)	suck⇒ vi
		not feel like expr
	Da palo trabajar un domingo.
	Me da palo leer este mensaje tan largo.
	Working on Sunday sucks.
	I don't feel like reading such a long message.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
no dar ni palo expr	coloquial (no trabajar en absoluto)	not lift a finger v expr
		not do a stroke of work v expr
	Laura no dio ni palo durante un año y ahora le cuesta conseguir trabajo.
	Laura hasn't lifted a finger for a year and now she's struggling to find a job.
no dar un palo al agua expr	coloquial (no trabajar en absoluto)	not lift a finger expr
	(UK)	never do a stroke of work expr
	(US)	never do an ounce of work expr
	Esa joven no da un palo al agua porque sus padres hacen todo por ella.
	That young girl doesn't lift a finger because her parents do everything for her.

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