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zancadilla

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
zancadilla nf	(movimiento para hacer tropezar)	trip [sb] up v expr
		trip⇒ vtr
	Una zancadilla de Germán me hizo rodar por las escaleras.
	Germán tripped me up and I tumbled down the stairs.
zancadilla nf	figurado (estratagema para afectar a alguien)	scheme, ruse n

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
ponerle la zancadilla a alguien loc verb + prep	(hacerlo tropezar)	trip [sb] up v expr
		stick your leg out v expr
	El delantero le puso la zancadilla al contrario cuando iba a chutar a gol.
ponerle la zancadilla a alguien loc verb + prep	figurado (afectarlo con estratagemas) (UK)	put the skids under [sb] v expr
	(US)	trip [sb] up v expr
	(UK)	pull the carpet from underneath [sb] v expr
	(US)	pull the rug out from under [sb] v expr
	Para llegar a jefe, Juan les puso la zancadilla a muchos compañeros.
	To get to the top, Juan put the skids under many coworkers.

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