gall
noun
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- (plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
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agalla
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gall
noun
/ɡɑl/
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/ɡɔːl/
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- (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
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descaro
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- (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
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doloroso,
penuria
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gall
verb
/ɡɑl/
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/ɡɔːl/
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- (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
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exasperar,
incomodar
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galling
adjective
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- Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
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fastidioso,
irritante,
molestoso
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