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    13 days ago

    Does it have a close English translation? I like learning about other languages.

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      13 days ago

      It doesn’t, sorry. It is a way to express Astonishment, like saying “Holy Fuck!” or something like that. It’s also used to intensify something you say, “Naguará 'e grande es ese árbol = How fucking big is that tree”.

      (Although I’m using “fuck” in the examples, Naguará isn’t a “rude word” or an insult, colloquial at most, you wouldn’t say naguará in a business meeting or a thesis defense, for example. Is just that i can’t think of other English word with the same weight as Naguará)