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greña

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
greña nf	peyorativo (pelo mal arreglado)	mop of hair expr
	(singular)	tangled strand n
	Vaya greñas que llevas, podías ir a la peluquería.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. If you go for a job interview with that messy mop of hair, you will not be hired.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
greña nf	(vástago de la vid) (of plant)	shoot n
	Esta partida de greñas crece muy rápido.
	That little bunch of plant shoots is growing quickly.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
a la greña loc adv	coloquial (en discusión o pelea)	be arguing v expr
	Siempre están a la greña, se llevan como el perro y el gato.
a toda greña loc adv	MX: coloquial (a toda velocidad)	at full tilt adv
		flat out adv
agarrarse de las greñas, agarrarse de la greña loc verb	coloquial (mujeres: reñir)	grab [sb] from the hair v expr
	Cuando la otra le dijo que era una guarra se agarraron de las greñas.
andar a la greña, estar a la greña loc verb	coloquial (reñir) (colloquial)	be at each other's throats v expr
	(colloquial)	be at loggerheads v expr
		be bickering, be fighting v expr
	(fight)	come to blows v expr
	Mi perro Vobo siempre anda a la greña con el de los vecinos: se llevan fatal.
	No sé como esos dos siguen juntos si siempre están a la greña.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I heard raised voices from my neighbors: they were at each other's throats all evening.
estar zarpa a la greña loc verb	coloquial (andar peleando)	be at each others throats v expr
		get on like cats and dogs v expr
		fight like cats and dogs v expr
	Siempre están zarpa a la greña, no pueden evitarlo.
	They are always at each other's throats; they can't avoid it.

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