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shirt-tail

/ˈʃɜːrˌteɪl/ /ˈʃɜːrtˌteɪl/

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noun

Cola de la camisa

The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.

Examples :

"The boy's shirt-tail was flapping in the breeze as he ran to catch the bus. "

La cola de la camisa del niño ondeaba en la brisa mientras corría para tomar el autobús.

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noun

Extremo, periferia

(by extension) The tail-end or periphery of something.

Examples :

"The small town lived on the shirt-tail of the city's booming economy, benefiting from the spillover of jobs and opportunities. "

El pequeño pueblo vivía en la periferia de la floreciente economía de la ciudad, beneficiándose de la expansión de empleos y oportunidades.

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noun

Conexión tenue

A tenuous connection.

Examples :

"Although she claimed distant royal ancestry, the only evidence was a very thin shirt-tail of a family legend and a common last name. "

Aunque afirmó tener una lejana ascendencia real, la única evidencia fue una conexión muy tenue con una leyenda familiar y un apellido común.

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noun

Parentesco lejano

A distant kinship.

Examples :

""Although they share the last name O'Connell, their connection is only a shirt-tail, dating back several generations." "

Aunque comparten el apellido O'Connell, su conexión es solo un parentesco lejano, que se remonta a varias generaciones.

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noun

Una pequeña porción

A small portion

Examples :

"He only caught a shirt-tail of the conversation, just enough to know his name was mentioned. "

Solo escuchó una pequeña porción de la conversación, lo suficiente para saber que mencionaron su nombre.

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noun

Algo pequeño e insignificante

Something small and unimportant.

Examples :

"His contribution to the project was just a shirt-tail; the real work was done by others. "

Su contribución al proyecto fue solo algo insignificante; el trabajo real lo hicieron otros.

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