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Spanish term or phrase:
navidad arriba, navidad abajo
English translation:
give or take (meaning "approximately")
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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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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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