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Old July 17, 2009, 03:12 PM
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estar a dos velas
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I have not heard this before, but apparently it means "to be broke", as in to not have any money.
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and sometimes, estar a dos velas en sexo.
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and sometimes, estar a dos velas en sexo.
hmmm, perhaps "to not be getting any".
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