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tr['strædəl]1 (on horse, fence, etc) sentarse a horcajadas sobre2 (bridge, town) extenderse sobre1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (high-jumping technique) tijeretav.• caer a ambos lados de v.• esparrancarse encima de v.• montar a horcajadas v.'strædḷa) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir['strædl]VT [+ horse] montar a horcajadas, ponerse a horcajadas sobre; [+ target] horquillar; [town] [+ river etc] hacer puente sobre* * *['strædḷ]a) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir
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