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Great suggestion by Colleen for a new game - guess the meaning of a Spanish word

I´ll start ... what is the meaning of un/el compromiso ... and no, it´s not "compromise" (well, very rarely)

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have been running around looking for my spanish dictionary

does it mean to 'try' something?

i have very very basic spanish does pelo mean hair?
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Just about to say that (but it was google that did it not me)
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have been running around looking for my spanish dictionary

does it mean to 'try' something?

Yes, It means a committment or agreement - I first realised it didn´t mean what we might think obvious when a Spanish person asked me in English if I was compromised with someone rather than had I an agreement with them


i have very very basic spanish does pelo mean hair?
Yes, pelo means hair - but montar a pelo means ...... ????
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Just about to say that (but it was google that did it not me)
no googling acmar - the dictionary can be a better tool sometimes only mine is still in tenerife top of shopping list tomorrow - spanish/english one

montar a pelo ? build my hair
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montar a pelo ? build my hair
I love it ... no, it means to ride bareback

so, what would una decepción be ... and of course, it´s not what you think

and no one got Dude´s esfuerzo yet ?
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no googling acmar - the dictionary can be a better tool sometimes only mine is still in tenerife top of shopping list tomorrow - spanish/english one

montar a pelo ? build my hair
My dictionary iss about 3 inches deep but I can never find the word that I want in it
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and no one got Dude´s esfuerzo yet ?
Sorry Doreen I had misunderstood and deleted my post. So yes Esfuerzo or Sin Esfuerzo
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I love it ... no, it means to ride bareback

so, what would una decepción be ... and of course, it´s not what you think

and no one got Dude´s esfuerzo yet ?
maybe i'm showing how stupid i am, but does it not mean what it sounds like in english? 'deception'

i have not got a clue what dude's word is - is it rude?
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