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mamá

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
mamá nf	informal (mujer: madre) (US)	mom, mommy n
	(UK)	mum, mummy n
	Su mamá lo echó a perder con tantos mimos.
	His mom (or: mommy) spoiled him by coddling him.
mamás nfpl	(dos madres) (US)	moms npl
	(UK)	mums npl
	Las mamás de Diego estaban muy orgullosas el día de su graduación.
	Diego's moms were very proud on the day of his graduation.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
mama nf	(teta, pecho)	breast n
	(medicine)	mammary gland n
	El cáncer de mama es una enfermedad muy común entre las mujeres.
	Breast cancer is a common disease among women.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
mamar⇒ vtr	(beber leche del pecho)	be breastfed v expr
	(UK, informal)	suck⇒ vtr
	El bebé mamaba la leche del pecho de su madre.
	The baby was breastfed on her mother's milk.
mamarse⇒ v prnl	coloquial (emborracharse) (colloquial)	get smashed, get plastered, get liquored up v expr
	(less formal)	get drunk vi + adj
	Ayer nos mamamos mucho y hoy estoy con resaca.
	We got smashed yesterday and today I have a hangover.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
mamar⇒ vtr	(aprender de niño)	absorb⇒ vtr
		take up vtr phrasal sep
		soak up vtr phrasal insep
	(in [sth])	be immersed v expr
	Ha mamado el inglés desde que nació porque su madre es escocesa.
	She absorbed English from birth, because her mother is Scottish.
mamar vtr	coloquial (beber alcohol)	drink⇒ vtr
	(dated)	tope⇒, tipple⇒, imbibe⇒ vi
	(slang)	booze up, liquor up vi phrasal
	Quedé con mis amigos y mamamos mucho y hoy tengo resaca.
	I stayed with my friends. We drank a lot, and today I have a hangover.

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Compound Forms: mamá | mamar | mama
Spanish		English
niño de mamá, niña de mamá loc nm, loc nf	desaprobación (persona mimada) (US)	mama's boy n
	(UK)	mummy's boy n
	Hagas lo que hagas nunca te cases con un niño de mamá.
	Whatever you do, never marry a mama's boy.

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