preñada

adj.

1 full, pregnant.

2 big with child, pregnant.

3 enclosing within itself something undiscovered.

f.

pregnancy (embarazo), gestation.

Palabras preñadas de amenaza words charged with menace

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: preñar.

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= pregnant, in the family way.

Ex. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.

Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.

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* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

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= pregnant, in the family way.

Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.

Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

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preñado,-a adjetivo (una mujer) pregnant
'preñada' also found in these entries:
English:
pregnant

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preñada nf

pregnant woman

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preñada adj pregnant