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con las manos en la masa
1. adv. (idiom) red-handed
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con las manos en la masa
1. En el momento en el que se produce el acto, especialmente referido a un hecho delictivo o reprobable.
Analysis
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
manos
1. n. plural of mano
mano
1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
masa
1. n-f. (food) dough
2. n-f. (physics) mass
3. n-f. drove (large amount)
en masa - in droves
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of masar
masar
1. v. to knead

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