shufti

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shufti - a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there"

reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission - the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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shufti

shufty [ˈʃʊftɪ] N (Brit) → ojeada f
let's have a shufti → a ver, déjame ver
we went to take a shufti → fuimos a echar un vistazo

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