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donar gat per llebre

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Literally, to give cat for hare; compare Spanish dar gato por liebre and Portuguese vender gato por lebre

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Central) [duˈna ˈɣat pər ˈʎe.βɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [doˈna ˈɣat pər ˈʎe.bɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [doˈnaɾ ˈɣat per ˈʎe.bɾe]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Verb

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donar gat per llebre (first-person singular present dono gat per llebre, first-person singular preterite doní gat per llebre, past participle donat gat per llebre)

  1. to sell someone a pup

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