no comerse un rosco: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutral
    • To not eat a rosco (a ring-shaped pastry).

    Examples

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    • En la cafetería, nunca probé el rosco porque no me gusta el dulce; así que no me comí un rosco.

      At the café, I never tried the rosco because I don’t like sweets; so I didn’t eat a rosco.

    • Aunque había varios roscones en la mesa, ella no se comió un rosco porque estaba a dieta.

      Although there were several roscones on the table, she didn’t eat a rosco because she was on a diet.

    • El niño miraba el rosco con ganas, pero no se comió un rosco porque le dijeron que esperara la cena.

      The boy looked at the rosco eagerly, but he didn’t eat a rosco because they told him to wait for dinner.

    • Durante la fiesta, no me comí un rosco para probar otras cosas del buffet.

      During the party, I didn’t eat a rosco to try other things from the buffet.

  • 2.

    Spaincolloquialinformal
    • To obtain nothing; to fail to achieve any result.

    Examples

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    • Después de tanto esfuerzo, no me comí un rosco y perdí la oportunidad de ganar el premio.

      After so much effort, I got nothing and lost the chance to win the prize.

    • Intenté convencerlo, pero no me comí un rosco; no logré cambiar su opinión en absoluto.

      I tried to convince him, but I got nowhere; I didn’t manage to change his opinion at all.

    • Si sigues así, no te vas a comer un rosco en el examen, porque no estudiaste nada.

      If you keep like this, you won’t achieve anything in the exam because you didn’t study at all.

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