pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo

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Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to think about the crab’s immortality. Crabs and lobsters have unusually long lifespans. Akin to Portuguese pensar na morte da bezerra and Romanian se gândi la nemurirea sufletului.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /penˌsaɾ en la immoɾtaliˌdad del kanˈɡɾexo/
  • Syllabification: pen‧sar en la in‧mor‧ta‧li‧dad del can‧gre‧jo

Verb

pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo (first-person singular present pienso en la inmortalidad del cangrejo, first-person singular preterite pensé en la inmortalidad del cangrejo, past participle pensado en la inmortalidad del cangrejo)

  1. to daydream
  2. to contemplate
  3. (intransitive) to become lost in thought, to ponder
    • 2011, Magdalena González Gámez, La bandida, Grijalbo, page 42:
      Apuesto que cuando estás con alguien lueguito desconfías o estás pensando en la inmortalidad del cangrejo.
      I bet that when you are with somebody you start distrusting very soon or you are lost in thought.

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