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cabeza de turco

scapegoat

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scapegoat An idiom for a person who is blamed or punished for a problem, often to protect others. It is usually used with the article la or una, even when referring to a man.
SP: El director necesitaba una cabeza de turco para cubrir su propio error.
EN: The director needed a scapegoat to cover up his own mistake.

Sólo es la cabeza de turco.

He's just the scapegoat.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Sólo necesitan encontrar una cabeza de turco.

They just need to find a scapegoat.

Sólo quieren una cabeza de turco.

They just want a scapegoat.

Eres el cabeza de turco.

You're the scapegoat.