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| Principal Translations |
| be arsed vi + adj | vulgar, informal, UK (willing to make effort) (coloquial) | darle a alguien la gana loc verb + prep |
| | | apetecerle a alguien vi + prep |
| Note: Used in the negative, in questions, or when there is doubt. |
| | I asked him to check it for me but he said he couldn't be arsed. |
| | Le pedí que se fijara por mí, pero me dijo que no le daba la gana. |
| be arsed to do [sth] v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (willing to make effort) (coloquial) | darle a alguien la gana de hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | | apetecerle a alguien hacer algo vi + prep |
| Note: Used in the negative, in questions, or when there is doubt. |
| | The story's quite good so far, but I don't think I can be arsed to read the whole thing. |
| | La historia está muy buena hasta ahora, pero no me da la gana de leerla toda. |
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