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Meanings of spree in English

Spanish
cana al aire

A brief indulgence of your impulses.

cana al aire
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Examples for "fling"
Examples for "fling"
1
They fling themselves on poles; stand on their heads; and downward vanish.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
2
Morse also took an early fling at the family business of inventing.
Wired
3
For some reason, he's unable to apply his fierce fling-the-grips-at-the-ground style outside.
Climbing Magazine
4
I will go; if I fling myself into the sea half way.
A Simpleton
5
The Vaterland did not even fling a bomb; she watched and ruled.
The War in the Air
Usage of spree in English
1
Others, however, feel turbulent equity markets are ripe for a buying spree.
Reuters
2
Beijing went on a buying spree: it bought up prime coastal land.
News.com.au
3
The young minister would embark on a remarkable spree of conspicuous consumption.
Reuters
4
Celgene has been on something of a deal spree in recent months.
Reuters
5
Until then, he had been on a decade-long acquisition spree in Europe.
Reuters
6
Police previously cited another shooting linked to the spree on March 8.
Reuters
7
Both groups embarked on a cyber-crime spree attracting widespread global media coverage.
Reuters
8
Could their crime spree have gone even further than these two incidents?
The South African
9
And the HDTV shopping spree isn't over yet, according to the survey.
Wired
10
A deal would be the latest in Leonard Green's retail buying spree.
Reuters
11
It's about two young men on a free-soloing spree in the Rockies.
Climbing Magazine
12
Since then, eBay has gone on a hiring spree to fix search.
Reuters
13
Barzal has collected two goals and five points in a three-game spree.
Reuters
14
Climbing caught up with the Swedish climber about her recent onsight spree.
Climbing Magazine
15
A month-long, snack-fueled spending spree that followed was their downfall, police said.
Reuters
16
The rest of you are simply on a sentimental spree of penance.
Kenny
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Ireland
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