A crutch, or anything you lean on for support
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A muleta is a crutch, a little mula0 that carries your weight when your legs can't.
muleta
crutch
A support you lean on to walk when you can't put weight on a leg.
Tuvo que usar muletas durante un mes después de la operaciónShe had to use crutches for a month after the surgery
Deja las muletas junto a la puertaLeave the crutches by the door
crutch, prop (figurative)
Something you rely on to get through a hard time, the way you lean on a crutch to walk.
El café se ha convertido en su muleta para aguantar el díaCoffee has become his crutch to get through the day
La música le sirvió de muleta durante el divorcioMusic served as a prop for her during the divorce
muleta, red cape (bullfighting)
The short stick with a red cloth that a bullfighter uses to guide the bull. The stick looks like a small crutch.
El torero levantó la muleta y el toro embistióThe bullfighter raised the muleta and the bull charged
El toro siguió la muleta hasta el centro de la plazaThe bull followed the red cape to the center of the ring