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vaselina

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
vaselina nf	(grasa, crema) (brand)	Vaseline n
		petroleum jelly, petrolatum n
	La vaselina es un remedio popular para los labios agrietados.
	Vaseline is a popular remedy for chapped lips.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
vaselina nf	(sustancia grasa)	vaseline n
		petroleum jelly n
	Pon un poco de vaselina en la junta para que no se seque.
	Put some Vaseline on the joint so it doesn't dry out.
vaselina nf	(Deportes: trayectoria curva) (sports)	lob, chip n
	(goal)	ease⇒ vtr
	El delantero marcó un gol de vaselina desde el vértice del área.
	The forward scored with a lob (or: chip) from the edge of the area.
vaselina nf	figurado (tacto, suavidad)	tact n
	Les habló aplicando un poco de vaselina para suavizar el ambiente tenso.
	She spoke to them with a little tact in order to ease the tense atmosphere.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
metérsela a alguien sin vaselina loc verb	vulgar, ofensivo, figurado (abuso desconsiderado) (offensive)	f*** [sb] in the ass v expr
	El rentero me la metió sin vaselina al subirme tanto la renta.

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