straws in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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straw [Am strɔ, Brit strɔː] N

2. straw C (single stalk):

straw
paja f
straw
pajita f
we'll draw straws for it
el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace
I always draw the short straw
siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea inf, hum
a straw in the wind
un indicio de cómo andan las cosas
not to care/give a straw or two straws for sth inf, I don't care a straw for her opinion
me importa un comino or un pepino or un rábano lo que piense inf
to be the last or final straw
ser el colmo
to be the last or final straw
ser lo último
this is the last straw!
¡esto ya es el colmo or lo último!
to clutch or catch or grasp at straws
aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que colmó el vaso
the straw which broke the camel's back
la gota que derramó el vino Mex

straw-colored, straw-coloured Brit [ˈstrɔːˌkʌləd] ADJ

I.straw-blond, straw-blonde [strɔːˈblɒnd] ADJ

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