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Definitions of rodeo

noun
an exhibition of cowboy skills

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exhibición
the act of exhibiting
noun
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

synonyms: desecho, desviación, desvío

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carretera, estrada, vía
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
noun
an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

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corral
an enclosure for confining livestock
noun
intentionally vague or ambiguous

synonyms: equívoco, esquivez

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equívoco
unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

falsedad
the quality of being untruthful
noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

synonyms: artimaña, estratagema, treta

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chanchullo, combi, combinación, trampa, trapisondeo
an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

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estrategia, táctica, táctico
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
noun
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

synonyms: callejuela, efugio, socapa, subterfugio, tapujo

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engaño, fraude
a misleading falsehood

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