First Dog on the Moon
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Sprinkle: A small
  quantity 
Hawthorn twigs: ‘ramitas de espino’ / ‘branquetes d’espinaler’ 
Dung: ‘Estiércol’ / ‘Fems’ 
Civets: ‘Gineta’ / ‘Gat mesquer’ 
He’s just making things up: ‘Se está inventando
  cosas’
  / ‘S’està inventant coses’ | 
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Cruet: ‘Vinagrera’ 
The very Queen of England: ‘La mismísima reina de Inglaterra’ / ‘L’autèntica reina d’Anglaterra’ 
Hand it to someone: Said to acknowledge how well someone has done
  something or how good they are at it, even though you do not like the person
  or do not approve of their actions: Whatever you thought of his act, you had
  to hand it to him – he knew how to make money. | 
Cartoon by First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/jun/03/the-president-of-the-united-states-cant-talk-like-this-to-the-very-queen-of-england
Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd.



 
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