matar el gusanillo: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To quell a slight hunger or craving by eating a small amount of food; to take the edge off one's appetite.
Examples
BetaAntes de la cena, comí una fruta para matar el gusanillo y no llegar con demasiada hambre.
Before dinner, I ate a fruit to quell the slight hunger and not arrive too hungry.
Cuando salí a correr, llevé una barrita energética para matar el gusanillo durante el entrenamiento.
When I went running, I took an energy bar to take the edge off my appetite during training.
No pude esperar hasta almorzar, así que maté el gusanillo con un poco de queso y pan.
I couldn't wait until lunch, so I quelled my hunger with some cheese and bread.
Examples:
- ES: ¿Dónde iría a matar el gusanillo?EN: Where'd he go to scratch the itch?
- ES: ¿Qué, para matar el gusanillo?EN: What, bath meal?
- ES: Tengo que matar el gusanillo.EN: I'm having a snack attack.
- ES: - Vine a matar el gusanillo.EN: - I've come for a bite to eat.
- ES: sólo para matar el gusanillo van tres botellas.EN: He has three bottles just to kill the devil in him.
- ES: Después de matar el gusanillo, mata a un hombre con la misma facilidad.EN: After killing the devil, he'll kill a man just as easily.
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