carreiriña dun can
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Idiomatic, literally "a dog's little run".
Noun
[edit]carreiriña dun can f
- (idiomatic) a small distance
- —Falta moito para Santiago? —A carreiriña dun can.
- "Is Santiago far from here?" "A dog's run."
- (idiomatic, humorous) a long distance
- —Falta moito para Santiago? —A carreiriña dun can.
- "Is Santiago far from here?" "A dog's run [yes, but you can keep on trying]."
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carreiriña dun can”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega