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oar

UK: /ɔːr/ US: /ɔːr/

Translation

n [c]
remo
to {put/stick} one's oar in (inform)
meterse donde no lo llaman a uno
Why are you always sticking your oar in?
¿Por qué siempre te metes donde no te llaman?
(Definition of oar n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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