"haber gato encerrado" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

Forms: ha gato encerrado [present, singular, third-person], hay gato encerrado [present, singular, third-person], hubo gato encerrado [preterite, singular, third-person], habido gato encerrado [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “(for there) to be [an] enclosed cat”. Compare Swedish ligga en hund begraven. Etymology templates: {{m-g|(for there) to be 􂀿an􂁀 enclosed cat}} “(for there) to be [an] enclosed cat”, {{lit|(for there) to be 􂀿an􂁀 enclosed cat}} Literally, “(for there) to be [an] enclosed cat”, {{m+|sv|ligga en hund begraven}} Swedish ligga en hund begraven Head templates: {{es-verb|haber<only3s> gato encerrado}} haber gato encerrado (impersonal, third-person singular present ha gato encerrado or (used impersonally) hay gato encerrado, third-person singular preterite hubo gato encerrado, past participle habido gato encerrado)
  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) to have something fishy going on Tags: idiomatic, impersonal
    Sense id: en-haber_gato_encerrado-es-verb-gwiNsjCQ
  2. (idiomatic, impersonal) to have a catch; a concealed condition or difficulty Tags: idiomatic, impersonal
    Sense id: en-haber_gato_encerrado-es-verb-3MgewVTD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oler a pólvora

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