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deal and wheel

Spanish translation: operar y negociar


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English term or phrase:deal and wheel
Spanish translation:operar y negociar
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Archaeology / jesus history documentary
English term or phrase: deal and wheel
Este tèrmino aparece en el documental from jesus to christ.
El contexto es el siguiente:You couldn't deal and wheel either in the workplace or in the market without knowing a good deal of Greek.
muchas gracias.
ignacio serrano
Chile
operar y negociar
Explanation:
La frase normalmente es "wheel and deal", el autor lo dio vuelta probablemente para lograr un efecto literario,. Básicamente significa operar, comerciar, negociar.

From the Phrase Finder:
If someone is said to be wheeling and dealing then they involved in setting up important arrangements, often involving money. Big wheel is a phrase use to describe an important person and this may be the basis of the saying. Much more likely however is a custom of the old Billingsgate fish market in London. The fish was wheeled in, prior to the dealing which could only start at a certain pre-determined time.
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patinba
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Local time: 08:25
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4 +2operar y negociarpatinba
3trapichear
hjs45


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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
operar y negociar


Explanation:
La frase normalmente es "wheel and deal", el autor lo dio vuelta probablemente para lograr un efecto literario,. Básicamente significa operar, comerciar, negociar.

From the Phrase Finder:
If someone is said to be wheeling and dealing then they involved in setting up important arrangements, often involving money. Big wheel is a phrase use to describe an important person and this may be the basis of the saying. Much more likely however is a custom of the old Billingsgate fish market in London. The fish was wheeled in, prior to the dealing which could only start at a certain pre-determined time.

patinba
Argentina
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trapichear


Explanation:
De acuerdo con la explicación de patinba, sugiero "trapichear" para captar el registro de "wheel and deal", además que "wheel and deal" tiende a tener alguna que otra connotación ilícita.

hjs45
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