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por si las moscas



Definitions

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por si las moscas
     1. adv. (colloquial idiom) just in case
Analysis
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
si
     1. conj. if
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!
moscas
     1. n. plural of mosca
     mosca
          1. n-f. fly (any insect of the order Diptera)
          2. n-f. (boxing) fly (boxing class)
          3. n-f. (television) digital on-screen graphic



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