Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, [for] his/her feathers to be visible.

Verb

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vérsele el plumero (first-person singular present me le veo el plumero, first-person singular preterite me le vi el plumero, past participle le visto el plumero)

  1. (idiomatic) to be blindingly obvious
    No habían pasado ni dos horas y al concurso ya se le veía el plumero.
    Not even two hours had gone by and in the competition it was already blindingly obvious.

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