gallina presuntuosa
English translation: shameless hussy
| 18:49 Feb 15, 2015 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / subtitling of a fragment of a Spanish movie | |||||
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|  Selected response from: neilmac Spain Local time: 11:30 | ||||
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| 4 +2 | shameless hussy |
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| 4 +1 | meddlesome hen |
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| 3 +1 | cheeky monkey |
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| 4 | cocky chick |
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| 3 | you presumptuous old bat |
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| 3 | conceited goose |
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| 3 | impudent witch |
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peer agreement (net): +1cheeky monkey Explanation: Maybe this would fit a more modern text. |
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you presumptuous old bat Explanation: Well, why not... Golden Oldie Lurkers? - BabyCentre - Community community.babycentre.co.uk/.../golden_oldie_lurker... - T I just plough on in and people probably think 'Who's that presumptuous old bat'. Report this Post a comment. glittercake. Posted 10/10/2013. You're all invited to my pity party - A Single Girl's Monologue thursdayschildsblog.blogspot.com/.../youre-all-invite... 11 de oct. de 2004 - What an presumptuous old bat. But you see, this is the common mindset nowadays.....that if you're a woman in my age group and you don't ... Harry Potter and the Great Divide! Year Six! Chapter Twelve ... https://www.fanfiction.net/.../Harry-Potter-and-the-G... -- Harry said, cracking his egg a bit too firmly in his irritation, "I was just happy not to have to see that presumptuous old bat anymore. Besides, you .. |
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conceited goose Explanation: Lots of options, needs more context to be sure. Contemporary text, or from older period? Example sentence(s):
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cocky chick Explanation: it's what it means and sounds just right to me |
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impudent witch Explanation: Having more information about the period and the context, this would seem more appropriate than my first suggestion. |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2shameless hussy Explanation: For example. This would be OK for a Victorian era/early 20th century scenario, but probably not anything more recent than, say, West Side Story... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-15 20:06:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmm, 16th century, how about "impertinent goose". (When he was annoyed with a student, he would call him “an impertinent goose,” and when he was really irate ..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-15 20:17:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or "impertinent hen" if you prefer the literal, which leads us to "el gallo de este corral"... which is why I went for the goose first. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2015-02-15 22:49:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Presumptious hen" even... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2015-02-15 22:55:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mea culpa.... "presumptuous hen"... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2015-02-16 10:32:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 00:18:37 But… who do you think you are, presumptuous hen? 00:18:46 Elena Osorio, daughter of Velázquez... The cock of the walk around here. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2015-02-16 10:33:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 00:18:37 But… who do you think you are, impudent goose? 00:18:46 Elena Osorio, daughter of Velázquez... The gander of this barnyard. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2015-02-16 10:34:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I don't see how we can work this type of hen/cock wordplay around "bat".... but "witch" has possibilities IMO. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2015-02-16 11:42:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The "cock of the walk" expression alludes to the rooster's proud strut about the barnyard, asserting his rule over hens and chicks. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2015-02-16 11:43:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Although "cock of the walk" dates from 1800's, I think it sounds old-fashioned enough to use in this context. |
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1 day 1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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