In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
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informal
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he had a thing about power — tenía la obsesión del poder- you seem to have quite a thing about that girl — parece que te ha dado fuerte con esa chica
- he has a thing about cleanliness — tiene manía con la limpieza
- I can't eat cheese, I've got a / this thing about it — no puedo comer queso, le tengo como asco
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