Petardos pequeños que silban o arden sin estallar con fuerza.
Small firecrackers that hiss or burn without exploding loudly.
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Los niños encendieron buscapiés durante la fiesta. — The kids lit squibs during the celebration.
Esta semana escribió varias sátiras breves para la revista. — She wrote several squibs for the magazine this week.
El director encargó los petardos de efectos para la escena de acción. — The director ordered the squibs for the action scene.
¿Tienes petardos para la fiesta? — Do you have any squibs for the party?
¿Leíste esas piezas satíricas del periódico de ayer? — Did you read those squibs in yesterday's news?
Necesitamos más cargas para simular los disparos. — We need more squibs to simulate the gunfire.
Disfrutaron viendo estallar los buscapiés de colores. — They enjoyed watching the colorful squibs explode.
Sus textos satíricos suelen hacer reír a carcajadas. — His squibs often make people laugh out loud.
¿Sonaban demasiado los petardos de efectos para el tono de la película? — Were the squibs too loud for the film's tone?
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