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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: No tener abuela
(no te-NER a-BUE-la)
English: to lack modesty, to blow one`s own trumpet
Etymology: del latín tenere y vulg. aviolus
Meaning: Alabarse uno a sí mismo por falta de modestia.
Topic:Expresiones coloquiales con el verbo tener
Example:

“Julio Iglesias volvió a sorprendernos ayer en la rueda deprensa con sus declaraciones sobre sí mismo: “No le puedo pedir más a la vida. Me conservo joven, soy un gran amante y soy el mejor cantante latino de toda la historia” Desde luego, este hombre no tiene abuela”.
Revista Pronto, 18-04-99

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