Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish and Portuguese long measure; a finger-breadth.
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Examples
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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Senador Renan, não aponte esse dedo sujo pra cima de mim!
Global Voices in English » Brazil: On the meaning of “Minorities with a majority complex” 2009
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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Botou o dedo nas feridas do corporativismo, do laxismo, do populismo judicial.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Judges quarrel live on TV and scandalize the country 2009
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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Renan: Esse dedo sujo infelizmente é o de Vossa Excelência.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: On the meaning of “Minorities with a majority complex” 2009
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If you're ever talking about something "fitting like a glove" as in a solution, agreement, proposition, etc. being agreeable, it can come in handy to remember the phrase "me cae como anillo al dedo."
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