Trąba
Traba
traba
(n.) = albatross.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
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* encontrarse con una traba = face + a limitation ; face + a barrier.
* enfrentarse a una traba = face + a limitation ; face + a barrier.
* libre de trabas = unencumbered.
* poner trabas = cramp.
* sin trabas = unrestricted ; unconstrained ; unhampered ; unhindered ; unimpeded ; untrammelled ; unfettered ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; unencumbered.
trabar
(v.) = lock together ; interlock.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
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* trabar amistad = bond.
* trabar amistad con = chum with ; strike up + friendship with ; establish + familiarity con.
trąba
nf.
whirlwind; trunk
traba
a timber /tree-trunk
a beam of wood
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