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arrastre

dragging, trawling

noun ah-RRAS-treh Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Also means

pull, drag (influence)

Usage Note

Arrastre is the noun from arrastrar ('to drag'). In fishing, pesca de arrastre is trawl fishing — one of the most commercially significant but environmentally controversial methods. Figuratively, tener arrastre means 'to have pull or sway' (political or social influence), a colloquial usage common in Spain. The word is masculine: el arrastre.

Examples

"La pesca de arrastre está regulada."

Natural Translation

Trawl fishing is regulated.

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