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Spanish term or phrase:
navidad arriba, navidad abajo
English translation:
give or take (meaning "approximately")
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James A. Walsh
Mar 21, 2020 14:20
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Spanish term
navidad arriba, navidad abajo
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Se data en 4,4 millones de años la edad del antecesor de Lucy, y parece ser que ambas especies tuvieron un periodo de convivencia - hará unos 3,8 millones de años -, de unos 100.000 años en números redondos, navidad arriba, navidad abajo
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Mar 23, 2020 17:13: James A. Walsh Created KOG entry
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Spanish term (edited):
navidad arriba, navidad abajo
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give or take (meaning "approximately")
I've never heard of this expression before, and there's very little online to indicate it's origin, but based on the context, this would be my interpretation.
Definition (from Google):
give or take —
phrase of give
informal
to within a specified amount.
"three hundred and fifty years ago, give or take a few"
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Definition (from Google):
give or take —
phrase of give
informal
to within a specified amount.
"three hundred and fifty years ago, give or take a few"
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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-03-21 21:42:31 GMT)
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** indicate its origin **
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