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Definition of dar vela en el (o este o ese) entierro in Spanish:
dar vela en el (o este o ese) entierro
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informal En frases negativas e interrogativas, dar derecho a intervenir en el asunto del cual se trata.
no sé por qué dice nada si nadie le ha dado vela en este entierro; ¿y a ti quién te dio vela en este entierro?
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