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02:31 Jul 14, 2020 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Spain | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Marcelo González United States Local time: 10:52 | ||||||
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4 | big-mouthed hillbilly |
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3 | slack-jawed bumpkin |
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slack-jawed bumpkin Explanation: Maybe this could work. |
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big-mouthed hillbilly Explanation: Following María's comment (in Discussion), this would work, as replacing 'hillbilly' (a really common term in the US) with the word 'farmer' would reduce its effect as an insult. A 'big-mouthed hillbilly' sounds really natural in English, at least in the United States (as the number of offensive tweets, re-tweets and posts with this phrase might suggest). hillbilly often disparaging + offensive : a person from a backwoods area Is Jimmy Kimmel Making Fake Mean Tweets About Celebrities?gawker.com › is-jimmy-kimmel-making-fake-mean-tw... May 10, 2013 - @212mseol wrote: "@DrPhil, why don't you shut the fuck up you bald-headed, **big-mouthed hillbilly**." PROBABLY FAKE. No tweets or ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 days (2020-07-24 01:39:18 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure to lend a hand, guillen, especially with such an interesting string of questions :-) |
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