gaff
v.
arponear, poner un espolón a
s.
arpón, arpón de pesca, garfio
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gaff
1. garfio, arpón; arponear, enganchar
2. to blow the gaff descubrir el pastel
3. (slang) casa, lugar
gaff sail
vela cangreja
monkey gaff
pico para la bandera
penny gaff
teatro de mala muerte, cabaret de baja categoría
gaff1
(n.) = arpón, garfio
Ex: The use of a gaff is prohibited at all times when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or freshwater eels in England and Wales.
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* stand + the gaff = aguantar, resistir, aguantar mecha, apechugar
gaff2
(n.) = truco, trampa, peripecia, artilugio, ardid, estratagema, treta, artimaña, argucia
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
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* blow + the gaff = levantar la liebre, descubrir el pastel, levantar la perdiz, irse de la lengua, tirar de la manta, revelar un secreto, descubrir un secreto
gaff3
(n.) = metedura de pata
Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.
gaff4
(n.) = faja, fajín
Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.