"matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: mato a la gallina de los huevos de oro [first-person, present, singular], maté a la gallina de los huevos de oro [first-person, preterite, singular], matado a la gallina de los huevos de oro [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs}} “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”, {{lit|slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs}} Literally, “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs” Head templates: {{es-verb|matar<> a la gallina de los huevos de oro}} matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro (first-person singular present mato a la gallina de los huevos de oro, first-person singular preterite maté a la gallina de los huevos de oro, past participle matado a la gallina de los huevos de oro)
  1. (idiomatic) to seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-matar_a_la_gallina_de_los_huevos_de_oro-es-verb-bUgrBOEO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
     
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        "1": "slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs"
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      "expansion": "“slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mato a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maté a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matado a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "matar<> a la gallina de los huevos de oro"
      },
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      "name": "es-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro"
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      "args": {
        "1": "slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs"
      },
      "expansion": "“slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “slaughtering the goose that lays golden eggs”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mato a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maté a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matado a la gallina de los huevos de oro",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "matar<> a la gallina de los huevos de oro"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Spanish multiword terms",
        "Spanish verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro"
}

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