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ciento y la madre
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
colloquial
informal
An emphatic expression meaning a very large, indefinite number; used as hyperbole to indicate 'many' or 'a whole lot'.
2.
Spain
Latin America
colloquial
informal
emphatic
A general intensifier applied to quantities or people to convey abundance or multitude, similar to 'countless' or 'a ton'.
Examples:
ES:
¡Si hay ciento y la madre!
EN:
There are too many.
ES:
Ya sé que no es algo estupendo, pero es que en el jacuzzi ya éramos ciento y la madre.
EN:
I do not know makes even, so what one. But it was simple too narrow in my bed.
ES:
Del siglo XVI, aquí habrán muerto ciento y la madre.
EN:
From the 16th century. Hundreds of people will have died here.
ES:
Está aquí ciento y la madre preguntando lo mismo.
EN:
There's a million other people wondering the same thing.
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