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perder los estribos



Definitions

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perder los estribos
     1. v. to lose one's temper, to fly off the handle, lose one's head, blow one's top
Analysis
perder
     1. v. to lose
     2. v. to miss, to miss out
           No quiero perderme nada. - I don't want to miss anything.
     3. v. to waste
     4. v. (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down
los
     1. art. the
           ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
     2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
           los que no hablan - those who do not speak
estribos
     1. n. plural of estribo
     estribo
          1. n-m. (equestrianism) stirrup
          2. n-m. (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
          3. n-m. footrest
          4. n-m. (geography) spur
          5. v. first-person singular present indicative of estribar



Review previous phrases

en líneajaque matepiedra de toquede todos modos
mal de ojomás allátémpano de hielode buenas a primeras
a la buena de Diosperder los estribospor lo demása caballo
hacer la vista gordamenos maldado quedar por supuesto





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