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18:28 Sep 5, 2005 |
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: María Teresa Taylor Oliver Panama Local time: 09:07 | ||||||
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perjudicar su economía con una mutiplicidad de pequeñas Explanation: The bank does not nickel and dime you with service fees = El banco no perjudica su economía con una mutiplicidad de pequeñas cuotas de servicio Es una solución cuando menos, "nickel and dime" quiere decir unos 5 centavos aquí, otro recargo de 10 centavos por allá, etc. |
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abrumar con gastos (o costos/costes) adicionales Explanation: El banco no lo abruma con gastos (o costos/costes) adicionales por servicios (brindados). http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nickel and di... 1. nickel and dime 1) To be extremely cheap with someone or demand every last dollar. 2. nickel and dime Traditionally used as part of the larger phrase "To be nickled and dimed to death", referring to the undesired price of upkeep for a certain item. More fundamentally, it refers simply to seemingly hidden ongoing expenses which, over time, add up to a large expense. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2005-09-05 18:41:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- También: "El banco no lo abruma con costos/costes adicionales y crecientes por servicios brindados." http://www.wordreference.com/definition/nickel-and-dime nickel-and-dime A verb 1 nickel-and-dime accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family" http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861696908/nickel-and-dime... 1. impoverish somebody through small expenses: to get somebody or something into financial trouble by accumulating many small costs and expenses ( slang ) |
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