Meanings (ES + gloss)
lámpara a gas
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
He was renovated and refreshed, his soul was strengthened, and his countenance waxed cheerful, and he began to feel like himself again, under the brown canopy of metropolitan smoke…
Open the windows once in awhile^([sic]) and give the air a chance to circulate in and out. In the evening, do not forget that the lamps and gaslights are using up a goodly supply o…
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
casquear • embocar • huevear • huevonear • manipular • mentir • querer hacer creer que está loco
To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
Sylvia is a beautiful woman whose business-partner husband is "gaslighting" her. (That means he's trying to drive her crazy.)
[The men of McHale's Navy] decide to "gaslight" the already befuddled captain, to convince him he is going insane.