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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALTAR

La palabra saltar procede del latín saltāre, intensivo de salīre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SALTAR IN SPANISH

sal · tar play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALTAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Saltar is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb saltar in Spanish.

WHAT DOES SALTAR MEAN IN SPANISH?

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saltar

Jump (locomotion)

Salto (locomoción)

Jumping is a form of locomotion or movement in which a living being or a non-living object in which the mechanics of the system are propelled through the air along a ballistic trajectory. The jump can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other forms of locomotion, where the whole body is temporarily in the air for the relatively long duration of the aerial phase and high initial launch angle. Some animals, such as the kangaroo, use jumping as the main form of locomotion, while others, such as frogs, use it only to escape predators. Jumping is also a key feature of various activities and sports, including long jump, high jump and equestrian jumping. Saltar es una forma de locomoción o movimiento en el que un ser vivo o un objeto no viviente en que la mecánica del sistema se impulsa a través del aire a lo largo de una trayectoria balística. El salto se puede distinguir de la carrera, el galope, y otras formas de locomoción, donde todo el cuerpo está temporalmente en el aire por la duración relativamente larga de la fase aérea y alto ángulo de lanzamiento inicial. Algunos animales, como el canguro, emplean el salto como la principal forma de locomoción, mientras otros, como las ranas, lo usan sólo para escapar de los depredadores. El salto es también una característica clave de las distintas actividades y deportes, incluyendo el salto en largo, salto en alto y el salto ecuestre.

Definition of saltar in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of jumping in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is to save a space or distance in one jump. Jump a ditch Another meaning of jumping in the dictionary is to omit voluntarily or inadvertently part of a writing, when reading or copying it. Jumping is also said of a male animal: In some species, cover the female. La primera definición de saltar en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es salvar de un salto un espacio o distancia. Saltar una zanja. Otro significado de saltar en el diccionario es omitir voluntariamente o por inadvertencia parte de un escrito, al leerlo o copiarlo. Saltar es también dicho de un animal macho: En algunas especies, cubrir a la hembra.
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CONJUGATION OF THE SPANISH VERB SALTAR

MODO INDICATIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo salto
saltas / saltás
él salta
nos. saltamos
vos. saltáis / saltan
ellos saltan
Pretérito imperfecto
yo saltaba
saltabas
él saltaba
nos. saltábamos
vos. saltabais / saltaban
ellos saltaban
Pret. perfecto simple
yo salté
saltaste
él saltó
nos. saltamos
vos. saltasteis / saltaron
ellos saltaron
Futuro simple
yo saltaré
saltarás
él saltará
nos. saltaremos
vos. saltaréis / saltarán
ellos saltarán
Condicional simple
yo saltaría
saltarías
él saltaría
nos. saltaríamos
vos. saltaríais / saltarían
ellos saltarían
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo he saltado
has saltado
él ha saltado
nos. hemos saltado
vos. habéis saltado
ellos han saltado
Pret. Pluscuamperfecto
yo había saltado
habías saltado
él había saltado
nos. habíamos saltado
vos. habíais saltado
ellos habían saltado
Pretérito Anterior
yo hube saltado
hubiste saltado
él hubo saltado
nos. hubimos saltado
vos. hubisteis saltado
ellos hubieron saltado
Futuro perfecto
yo habré saltado
habrás saltado
él habrá saltado
nos. habremos saltado
vos. habréis saltado
ellos habrán saltado
Condicional Perfecto
yo habría saltado
habrías saltado
él habría saltado
nos. habríamos saltado
vos. habríais saltado
ellos habrían saltado

MODO SUBJUNTIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo salte
saltes
él salte
nos. saltemos
vos. saltéis / salten
ellos salten
Pretérito imperfecto
yo saltara o saltase
saltaras o saltases
él saltara o saltase
nos. saltáramos o saltásemos
vos. saltarais o saltaseis / saltaran o saltasen
ellos saltaran o saltasen
Futuro simple
yo saltare
saltares
él saltare
nos. saltáremos
vos. saltareis / saltaren
ellos saltaren
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo hube saltado
hubiste saltado
él hubo saltado
nos. hubimos saltado
vos. hubisteis saltado
ellos hubieron saltado
Futuro Perfecto
yo habré saltado
habrás saltado
él habrá saltado
nos. habremos saltado
vos. habréis saltado
ellos habrán saltado
Condicional perfecto
yo habría saltado
habrías saltado
él habría saltado
nos. habríamos saltado
vos. habríais saltado
ellos habrían saltado
MODO IMPERATIVO
Imperativo
salta (tú) / saltá (vos)
saltad (vosotros) / salten (ustedes)
FORMAS NO PERSONALES
Infinitivo
saltar
Participio
saltado
Gerundio
saltando

SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALTAR


altar
al·tar
antealtar
an·te·al·tar
asaltar
a·sal·tar
asfaltar
as·fal·tar
consultar
con·sul·tar
delantealtar
de·lan·te·al·tar
dificultar
di·fi·cul·tar
escoltar
es·col·tar
esmaltar
es·mal·tar
exaltar
e·xal·tar
faltar
fal·tar
insultar
in·sul·tar
multar
mul·tar
ocultar
o·cul·tar
peraltar
pe·ral·tar
resaltar
re·sal·tar
resultar
re·sul·tar
sobresaltar
so·bre·sal·tar
soltar
sol·tar
trasaltar
tra·sal·tar

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALTAR

saltanejal
saltanejo
saltanejosa
saltanejoso
saltante
saltaojos
saltapajas
saltaparedes
saltaperico
saltaprados
saltarel
saltarelo
saltarén
saltarilla
saltarín
saltarina
saltarregla
saltarrostro
saltaterandate
saltatrás

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE SALTAR

abultar
aumentar
auscultar
avatar
aviltar
catapultar
comentar
conectar
contactar
contar
disfrutar
estar
evitar
exultar
facultar
indultar
militar
presentar
reportar
sepultar

Synonyms and antonyms of saltar in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SALTAR» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words have a similar or identical meaning as «saltar» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Spanish synonyms of saltar

ANTONYMS OF «SALTAR» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words mean the opposite of «saltar» and also belong to the same grammatical category.
Spanish antonyms of saltar

Translation of «saltar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALTAR

Find out the translation of saltar to 25 languages with our Spanish multilingual translator.
The translations of saltar from Spanish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saltar» in Spanish.

In the following section you can check the translations of saltar in the Spanish-English dictionary.

Translator Spanish - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

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saltar
570 millions of speakers

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skip
510 millions of speakers

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छलांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

قفز
280 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Russian

прыгать
278 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Portuguese

saltar
270 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Bengali

ঝাঁপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - French

sauter
220 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Malay

melompat
190 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - German

springen
180 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Japanese

ジャンプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Korean

도약
85 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Javanese

mlumpat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

nhảy
80 millions of speakers

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குதிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Marathi

उडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Turkish

atlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Italian

saltare
65 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Polish

skok
50 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Ukrainian

стрибати
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

sări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

άλμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

spring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

hoppa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

hoppe
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

saltar
saltar-1 
  leap ; bounce ; skip ; jump ; hop ; pop ; gap up ; spring ; bound ; leap up.
 For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
 When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.
 The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
 Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.
 The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
 The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
 The stock hit a new high on Monday after gapping up 7%.
 As soon as he had stuffed himself with a host of good dishes, he began to leap and spring, to laugh and to fart like a little ass well stuffed with barley.
 By doing this regularly, you'll increase your ability to bound over obstacles without having to take a run-up.
 He wouldn't understand a joke even if it leapt up and bit him in the funny bone.
corazón + saltar 
Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth)
 His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
cuerda de saltar   
skipping rope
skip rope
jump rope
 The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.
 Skip ropes are one of the most popular products used in physical education classes as it motivates mass participation.
 Jump ropes hurt if you make a mistake and you whip yourself, so start out slow!.
ejercicio físico consistente en saltar sin desplazarse abriendo y cerrando las piernas y juntando y separando los brazos y manos sobre la cabeza 
jumping jack
 Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.
empezar a saltar las lágrimas   
eyes + start to well up with tears
eyes + start to well up
tears + start to well up in + Posesivo + eyes
 His eyes started to well up with tears, but he tried to hold it back.
 My legs were so weary from the climb I had already done and looking at the hill that remained, I got a distinctive lump in my throat and my eyes started to well up.
 Tears started to well up in her eyes and travel down her cheeks.
escapar saltando en paracaídas  [Escrito bail out en inglés británico]
bale out
 Robert baled out of his aircraft over enemy territory on 27th of April 1944.
fusible + saltar 
blow + a fuse
 You could expect quite a shock - financially, that is - if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
hacer saltar la banca 
break + the bank
 Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
hacer saltar la liebre 
blow + the whistle (on)
 The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
hacer saltar por los aires 
blow + Nombre + sky high
 This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
peldaños para saltar una cerca 
stile
 With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
saltar a la fama 
jump into + stardom
 From our perspective today, it seems as if Elvis jumped into stardom overnight.
saltar al agua 
leap into + the water
 Prince stayed close by, but Candy, being a Spaniel, soon leapt into the water before I thought to call her to heel.
saltar a la palestra 
come out in + the open with
 The contradictions within the rural society of the nineteenth century came out in the open with the revolts of the summer of 1857.
saltar a la vista    
be patently clear
jump out at
catch + Posesivo + eye
stare + Nombre + in the face
 Yet it is patently clear, so far as reading and books are concerned, that most homes play no such role.
 The one thing that really jumped out at me was his comment that 'if you live in the neighborhood you're part of the problem'.
 Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.
 Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.
saltar al estrellato 
jump into + stardom
 From our perspective today, it seems as if Elvis jumped into stardom overnight.
saltar a los ojos   
jump out at
be patently clear
catch + Posesivo + eye
 The one thing that really jumped out at me was his comment that 'if you live in the neighborhood you're part of the problem'.
 Yet it is patently clear, so far as reading and books are concerned, that most homes play no such role.
 Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.
saltar de una isla a otra 
island-hop
 The main ferry company provides a range of packages and tickets, thus enabling people either to focus on one area of exploration, or just island-hop.
saltar en paracaídas 
parachute
 She parachuted along with the troops & medical personnel & tended the wounded along the war front.
saltar hacia atrás 
jump back
 She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
saltar la comba 
skip + rope
 Many boxers will skip rope for several minutes during each training session.
saltarse  
skip over
skip
 If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.
 The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.
saltarse Algo a la torera 
flout
 To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.
saltarse la ley a la torera 
flout + the law
 Drivers ignoring `No Entry' signs in this fashion have no regard for the safety of other road users and are clearly flouting the law.
saltársele a Alguien las lágrimas 
tears + well up in + Posesivo + eyes
 Tears welled up in their eyes, rolled down their cheeks and fell to earth.
saltarse pasos intermedios 
jump + steps
 To jump steps would result in dozens and even hundreds of references from broad headings.
saltarse una clase     
skip + class
miss + class
cut + class
miss + lesson
miss + lecture
 Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.
 Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days.
 Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days.
 They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
 They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
saltarse una generación 
skip + a generation
 They say jolliness skips a generation.
tirarse saltando 
jump off
 Is it true that if all the people in China stood on a chair and jumped off at the same time, it could knock the earth out of orbit?.
saltar
saltar-2 
  pipe ; pipe up.
 Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.
 Avoid using 'decimate' as someone will pipe up about it meaning 'remove 1/10th of,' and those people are dickheads.

Trends of use of saltar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALTAR»

The term «saltar» is very widely used and occupies the 2.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of saltar
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALTAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saltar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saltar» appears in digitalised printed sources in Spanish between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about saltar

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3 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «SALTAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word saltar.
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Anónimo
El hombre no puede saltar fuera de su sombra.
2
Voltaire
Si alguna vez ven saltar por la ventana a un banquero suizo, salten detrás. Seguro que hay algo que ganar.
3
S. Siporin
Saltar rápidamente a conclusiones rara vez conduce a felices aterrizajes.

6 SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «SALTAR»

El asno que se cree ciervo, al saltar se despeña.
La necesidad hace a la vieja trotar y al gotoso saltar.
Mira antes de saltar.
Pies enseñados a saltar no saben quedos estar.
Saltar de la sartén y dar en las brasas.
Todos los cojos son amigos de correr y saltar por su falta disimular.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALTAR»

Discover the use of saltar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saltar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Saltar
Correr, saltar, lanzar, coger, dar patadas a un balón, escalar, saltar a la cuerda y correr son ejemplos típicos de las consideradas actividades motoras generales, incluidas en la categoría de habilidades básicas.
Maya Glass, 2003
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Saltar con red: la temprana emigración catalana a América ...
"Effective historical sociology of migration from Catalonia to the Americas - especially to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Argentina - emphasizes importance of family networks.
César Yáñez Gallardo, 1996
3
Escalar y Saltar
After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports. 32pp.
Lisa Greathouse, 2010
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Saltar al reino de la libertad?: Crítica de la transición al ...
Como respuesta a la existencia de una crisis global de los movimientos revolucionarios anticapitalistas, aquí se confrontan el socialismo ideal (Marx, Engels, Lenin) y el socialismo real o periférico, es decir, el proceso revolucionario ...
Mario Salazar Valiente, 1988
5
MIL EJERCICIOS Y JUEGOS DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA DEPORTIVA
Saltar la cuerda con piernas juntas y estiradas, volteando la cuerda hacia adelante. Variantes: - Saltar con un solo pie. - Saltar con un solo pie, alternando el pie de apoyo en cada salto. Hacerlo en el sitio y en desplazamiento. \ t - Realizar un ...
Ana Ma Barta Peregot, Conxita Duran Delgado, 2006
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Qué puede saltar?
Contents include: What is jumping? How do things jump? Can small things jump? Can big things jump? Can things with webbed feet jump? Can all bugs jump? Can beans jump? Can machines jump? Can people jump?
Patricia Whitehouse, 2003
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La enseñanza de la educación fisica en el nivel inicial y el ...
LAS ACTIVIDADES Y JUEGOS DE CORRER, SALTAR Y LANZAR ¿ME MOTA A LOS HIÑOS A ACTUAR? Las actividades lúdico motrices que implican que el niño tenga que superar algún tipo de obstáculo material que lo desafía, tales ...
Raúl Horacio Gómez, 2002
8
Saltar, Brincar, Correr
Hopping, skipping, and running prove to be fun but tiring activities, so maybe it is best to have a rest.
Marcia Leonard, 2007
9
Movimientos fundamentales
9. saltar con pasos gigantes? 10. saltar hacia adelante tres veces con un pie y luego hacia atrás con el otro pie? 1 1 . rebotar a la mayor altura posible mientras saltas? Reduce gradualmente la altura. 12. saltar bajo y luego gradualmente ...
Bruce A. Mc Clenaghan, 1985
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Saltar'in:
Muchas veces, en una historia o relato, importa mucho más el cuadro completo que se está contando, antes que los acontecimientos particulares de cada parte de la historia.
Marcus Pfister, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALTAR»

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Se salva de milagro tras un peligroso salto al mar desde un acantilado
Se necesitan agallas para saltar de un acantilado al mar, pero lo que hizo un tal ig: 8booth, nombre por el que se le conoce en la red, está a otro nivel. «La Vanguardia, Sep 16»
2
Heridos dos menores al saltar de un tren de Cercanías en marcha
Dos menores de edad han resultado heridos leves este lunes al saltar de un tren de Cercanías de Renfe que circulaba por Galapagar, han informado fuentes ... «20minutos.es, Aug 16»
3
Dos heridos tras saltar por la ventana en Jerez en un incendio
Un nuevo incendio se ha producido en Jerez esta madrugada. En esta ocasión el suceso ha tenido lugar a las 4:30 horas en una unifamiliar de dos plantas ... «Mira Jerez, Aug 16»
4
La pertiguista cubana Yarisley Silva aspira al oro y sueña con saltar ...
La campeona mundial cubana de salto con pértiga, Yarisley Silva, aspira a la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro y asegura que le falta ... «Terra.com, Jul 16»
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Condenado a dos años por animar a su hijo a saltar una hoguera y ...
Un juez ha condenado a un hombre a dos años de cárcel por las graves lesiones que sufrió su hijo durante el desarrollo de un peligroso juego: saltar por ... «Las Provincias, Jul 16»
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Inmigrantes siguen perdiendo la vida al tratar de saltar el muro ...
Inmigrantes siguen perdiendo la vida al tratar de saltar el muro fronterizo La muerte mas reciente de una persona que murió al intentar saltar el muro fronterizo ... «La Opinión, Jun 16»
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Prohibido saltar desde la presa de Bierge
El Ayuntamiento de Bierge y la Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro (CHE) han decidido prohibir el salto desde la presa de ocho metros de altura, una de las ... «Heraldo.es, Jun 16»
8
salvan a una familia que tuvo que saltar del quinto piso
PAMPLONA. Ocurrió en la localidad rusa de Strunino. Un grupo de vecinos salvó a una familia de morir axfisiada en su propia casa debido a un incendio. «Noticias de Álava, May 16»
9
Asesina a hijastro por saltar en la cama
Un joven de 18 años está acusado de haber asesinado a su hijastro de tres años a balazos en la cabeza por no haber parado de saltar en su cama. «Voz de América, May 16»
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Estudiantes utilizan los intestinos de un gato para saltar a la comba ...
Estudiantes de un instituto han causado la ira de cientos de personas en las redes sociales después de publicar un vídeo en el que se les veía utilizar los ... «Schnauzi.com, May 16»

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