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Meaning of de gatiñas | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2
[deɣaˈtiɲɐs]

Definitions

crawling; squatting

Examples

“Inda a nai non pon o pé por adentro do portelo xa chegan os seus miniños «a min, a min berberecho» ; cisca uns poucos pola eira os rapaces van collé-los de gatiñas uns con outros levantandose e caendo. Dimpois tódo-los da casa arredor do fol ou cesto non se afartan de gandire os birbirichiños frescos;”

Mother hasn't even put her foot ahead the gate when her children come asking «to me, to me, cockle»; she scatters a few by the yards the kids try to catch them squatting, ones and others standing and falling. Later, everyone at the house, around the bag or basket, they don't get tired of devouring the fresh little cockles;

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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