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suspiro

various small pastries of high sugar content

Pronunciation: /susˈpiɾo/

Meaning

various small pastries of high sugar content

Example

El pulso al orden constitucional duró un suspiro, lo que tardaron los militares en hacer un escueto comunicado en el que anunciaban que no respaldaban su aventura golpista.

The challenge to constitutional order lasted only an instant, the time it took for the military to issue a brief statement announcing that they did not support his coup attempt.

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