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Meanings of tattoo in inglés

A marking made by inserting ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment permanently for decorative or other reasons.

Usage of tattoo in inglés
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Tucker I guess this tattoo is just the logical course of events.
Assholes finish first
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Ms Wade-Brown told RNZ she had wanted a tattoo for several years.
Radio NZ
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Well, look at you wearing a fairly fresh new skank tattoo yourself.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
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The PIT-PIT-PIT of bullets rained against the cabin in a dull tattoo.
The Golden Snare
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A tense moment is interrupted with the observation: He scratched his tattoo.
The Guardian
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The judge rapped his pencil on the desk in a nervous tattoo.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
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We can't worry about whether or not he has the right tattoo.
Guns will keep us together
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Lisa got a tattoo when she was 13, with her parents' approval.
Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
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We're hoping the tattoo will remind me often enough to break it.
The woman who died a lot
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So are the tattoo and embroidery designs described in a previous chapter.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
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Will that One Direction tattoo mean the same in ten year's time?
Radio NZ
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The white satin slipper stopped its regular tattoo on the rugged floor.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
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Inside her right forearm, just below her palm, the tattoo is visible.
Deadfall
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Check the hand tattoo -an ode to her young son, Angelo.
News.com.au
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There could be something there that'll tell us what the tattoo means.
The book of spies
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They frequently tattoo their bodies, producing figures in the form of stars.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
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Tattoo through the time
Tattoo across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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