gastárselas

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡasˈtaɾselas/ [ɡasˈt̪aɾ.se.las]
  • Rhymes: -aɾselas
  • Syllabification: gas‧tár‧se‧las

Verb

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gastárselas (first-person singular present me las gasto, first-person singular preterite me las gasté, past participle las gastado)

  1. (idiomatic) to be like; to behave; to be up to (generally with negative connotations)
    Synonym: gastarlas
    gastárselas de bohemio
    pass oneself off as a bohemian
    • 2012, Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez, Más allá del arco iris:
      debe estar siempre alerta porque ya se dio cuenta cómo se las gasta el General
      He had to always stay alert because he knew what the General was like.

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