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retazo

scrap

noun rreh-TAH-soh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

fragment

Usage Note

Retazo literally means a remnant or offcut of fabric, but it is widely used figuratively for any small, disconnected fragment of something larger: retazos de conversación ('snatches of conversation'), retazos de memoria ('fragments of memory'). The plural retazos is more frequent than the singular. It is a more literary or reflective word than trozo ('piece') and carries a sense of incompleteness or nostalgia.

Examples

"Recordaba solo retazos de aquella noche."

Natural Translation

She remembered only fragments of that night.

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