Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mincing around
Spanish translation:
andar con pasos menuditos
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Maryl (X)
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English term
Maryl (X)
mincing around
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Hola a todos! ¿Alguien sabe lo que significa este phrasal verb?
Este es el contexto:
"-Jesus! This guy is pathetic. Look at him mincing around."
Muchas gracias!
Este es el contexto:
"-Jesus! This guy is pathetic. Look at him mincing around."
Muchas gracias!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | andar con pasos menuditos |
Christina Townsend
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| 4 | andar con pasos medidos |
Noelia Fernández Vega
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| 3 | haciendo el payaso / tonteando |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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| 3 | Mirale... |
MJ Barber
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Christina Townsend
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andar con pasos menuditos
"to mince around" se refiere tambien a un modo de pasear con pasos cortitos y/o a maniera afeminada: el diccionario Internet Dictionary Project dice
"to mince:
andar con rodeos, andar con pasos menuditos"
yourdictionary.com:
v. intr.
"To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness".
hope it helps!!
"to mince:
andar con rodeos, andar con pasos menuditos"
yourdictionary.com:
v. intr.
"To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness".
hope it helps!!
14 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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haciendo el payaso / tonteando
Por el contexto, se desprende que van por aquí los tiros...
Suerte
Suerte
31 mins
Noelia Fernández Vega
Italy
Italy
Native in English
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Spanish
Italy
Industrial and Engineering Sector
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Italian, English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 3 more.
andar con pasos medidos
Así lo pone el diccionario Oxford
40 mins
Mirale...
¡Mira como anda! Mariquita total.
"Mincing" describes an effeminate walk. The speaker is pejoratively implying that the subject is homosexual. I have used this type of language as would be current in Spain.
"Mincing" describes an effeminate walk. The speaker is pejoratively implying that the subject is homosexual. I have used this type of language as would be current in Spain.
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