Sep 10, 2010 11:46
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Not a translator
menos lobos, caperucita
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Spanish saying
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | less of the exaggeration! |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 +1 | quit fooling; cut the hype |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 4 | brag / boast |
Damien William Geoghegan
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Proposed translations
9 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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138
less of the exaggeration!
Stop exaggerating! (you're not that brilliant; things aren't as bad as you say;etc, etc)
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-09-10 11:58:15 GMT)
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there's a related EN expression "to cry wolf", but that's more to do with lying/inventing stories than merely exaggerating
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-09-10 11:58:15 GMT)
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there's a related EN expression "to cry wolf", but that's more to do with lying/inventing stories than merely exaggerating
+1
1 hr
quit fooling; cut the hype
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Boulter
: The 2nd is better; AND 'cut the crap'; the other phrases are also viable. Also, simply 'Oohh, come on, now!' implies the same, plus 'give it a break, Baby!', '...make a mountain of a molehill', & 'I've heard ducks fart underwater before, though, my frien
2 hrs
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thanks so much Richard, for the entertainment and the agree! - Deb
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2 hrs
Damien William Geoghegan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Eng Spa Spa Eng Translations
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
brag / boast
to brag or boast
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