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Old January 17, 2020, 03:37 PM
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con una sonrisa tirando a amarga

, con una sonrisa tirando a amarga

A search shows sonrisa amarga as a bitter or ironic smile, which makes sense but why " tirando a" . I assume amarga is an adjective so it just does not seem to fit.
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