close, but no cigar
Spanish translation: con la miel en los labios
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¡Te felicito por un buen esfuerzo/intento! Explanation: muchas veces no se consigue nada - como en la pérdida de un partido de fútbol u otro deporte o actividad [DOC] to be in for it (soon to receive a punishment) - [ Translate this page ]learnlanguagefromluton.net/files/modismos2.docFile Format: Microsoft Word - Quick View apples and oranges - Este modismo se usa cuando otra persona está hablando de dos .... Close, but no cigar! - ¡Te felicito por un buen esfuerzo/intento, ... Mike |
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21 mins confidence:
con la miel en los labios Explanation: Otra opción Saludos |
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Cerca, pero no... Explanation: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/close-but-no-cigar.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2011-07-06 18:01:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Where did the saying, close but no cigar, come from? | ChaCha www.chacha.com › Categories › Society & Culture - Cached11 May 2009 – Where did the saying, close but no cigar, come from? ... How do you say so close but yet so far away in Spanish? Tan cerca pero tan lejos. ... Spanish Word for cigar | cigar in Spanish www.123teachme.com/spanish_word_for/cigar - Cachedto light a cigar. Encender un puro. Close, but no cigar. So shut up and deal. Casi pero no, así que cállate y reparte. The smoker is smoking a cigar. ... ANOTHER CLOSE ALTERNATIVE: "Casi, pero no..." : asi pero no. * El rosado no existe como color en el círculo cromático, entonces es sólo un degradado del rojo al blanco. ... casi-pero-no - PORLAPUTA - [ Translate this page ] porlaputa.com/post/6489096431 - Cachedart-of-meteora reblogged this from casi-pero-no · tisfortardistimelordtah liked this. kagayaki-no-hibi liked this. lutih reblogged this from casi-pero-no ... Umma Thurman, casi … pero no en Noticias24.com - [ Translate this page ] www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/.../umma-thurman-casi-pero... - CachedUmma Thurman, casi … pero no. HERRAMIENTAS. Umma Thurman estuvo en la playa este fin de semana. Su exhuberancia y lo ajustado de su traje de baño ... Saludos eski :)) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2011-07-06 18:28:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ojala te sea útil; Isabel: Saludos desde Acapulco, eski :)) |
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1 hr confidence:
casi, pero los casis no se valen Explanation: Es lo que dicen en Colombia cuando alguien casi que logra algo. |
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uyyy! | por un pelín | por los pelos | casi casi | caliente caliente | Explanation: seguro que son términos muy locales :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2011-07-06 17:59:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- entiendo que la expresión original deriva de los juegos de ferias (como lanzar la herradura a un clavo) y de premio cigarros o caramelos :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-06 19:24:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- :) |
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5 hrs confidence:
Casi...pero cerca!/pero no hay premio! Explanation: Es una frase tan comun que no necesita contexto alguno, pero aun siendo tan comun, no se me ocurre nada mejor. Que horror! Supongo que en algún lugar angloparlante regalaban puros como premio ;) |
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