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  • The word aguantar also has its roots in Spanish culture, as Earl Shorris points out in his book Latinos: Biography of the People: In the lexicon of the bullfight, aguantar means to stand firm….

    Latina Power! Dr. Ana Nogales with Laura Golden Bellotti 2008

  • But that was a huge mistake: I had somehow slipped the word aguantar, or put up with, into the sentence, so that what I managed to say was, If I left home, it was because I couldnt put up with things anymore.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • But that was a huge mistake: I had somehow slipped the word aguantar, or put up with, into the sentence, so that what I managed to say was, If I left home, it was because I couldnt put up with things anymore.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • But that was a huge mistake: I had somehow slipped the word aguantar, or put up with, into the sentence, so that what I managed to say was, If I left home, it was because I couldnt put up with things anymore.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • Jerezano, the verb aguantar is one of those false cognates.

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

  • Jerezano, the verb aguantar is one of those false cognates.

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

  • Jerezano, the verb aguantar is one of those false cognates.

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

  • La mamá tuvo que aguantar el hambre para dar de comer a sus pequeños.

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

  • Running the gauntlet is expressed as: Élla tuvo aguantar el acoso de los fotógrafos [She had to run the gauntlet of the photographers].

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

  • Running the gauntlet is expressed as: Élla tuvo aguantar el acoso de los fotógrafos [She had to run the gauntlet of the photographers].

    Running the Gauntlet 2008

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