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tatting

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tatting n	(handicraft: lace-making)	encaje nm
	Grandmother taught me the art of tatting, but I'm not very good at it yet.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tat n	UK, uncountable, informal ([sth] cheap and tacky)	basura nf
		porquería nf
	(AR)	grasada nf
	This gift shop mostly sells plastic tat.
tat⇒ vi	(make lace)	hacer encaje loc verb
	The two old women hunched over in their rocking chairs, tatting and gossiping.

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Compound Forms: tat | tatting
Inglés		Español
piece of tat n	UK, pejorative, informal ([sth] cheap and tacky)	baratija nf
	The shop mainly sells pieces of tat.
rat-a-tat n	(knocking sound) (onomatopeya)	toc-toc nm
rat-a-tat n	(gun firing sound) (onomatopeya)	ra-ta-tá nm
tit for tat n	informal (revenge, retaliation)	pagar con la misma moneda loc verb
	Decidió pagarle con la misma moneda y le traicionó cuando tuvo ocasión.
tit for tat n	informal (exchange)	toma y daca expr
	The two colleagues kept up their good-natured tit for tat all afternoon.
	Los dos colegas continuaron su toma y daca toda la tarde.
tit for tat adv	informal (in retaliation)	ojo por ojo adv
		ojo por ojo, diente por diente adv
		como venganza loc adv
	My opponent retaliated tit for tat.
	Mi contrincante respondió ojo por ojo.
tit for tat adv	informal (in exchange)	golpe por golpe expr
		ojo por ojo expr
		a cambio loc adv
	The comedians exchanged jokes tit for tat.
	Los comediantes intercambiaron bromas, golpe por golpe
tit-for-tat adj	informal (retaliatory, vengeful)	de ajuste de cuentas loc adj
		de venganza loc adj
	Police believe that the two murders were tit-for-tat killings between rival gangs.
	La policía cree que los dos crímenes fueron asesinatos de ajuste de cuentas entre pandillas rivales.
tit-for-tat adj	informal (as an exchange, in return)	golpe por golpe expr
		ojo por ojo expr
		a cambio loc adv
	The friends' tit-for-tat banter sometimes went on for hours.
	Las chanzas al golpe por golpe de los amigos podían durar horas.

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