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skunk

Spanish translation: Zorrillo

07:58 Aug 22, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: skunk
The translation for skunk for Latin America.
Oscar Andrino
Spanish translation:Zorrillo
Explanation:
IF it is the animal.

Figuratively: Sinvergüenza, pillo, canalla.

Saludos,

BSD
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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 06:34
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na +8Zorrillo
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh


  

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3 mins peer agreement (net): +8
Zorrillo


Explanation:
IF it is the animal.

Figuratively: Sinvergüenza, pillo, canalla.

Saludos,

BSD

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elacombe: right on!
3 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Atacama: zorillo or mofeta
6 mins
  -> Gracias. :)

agree  mónica alfonso: zorrino here in Argentina
9 mins
  -> Down in Uruguay, both are used: zorrillo and zorrino. :)

agree  Cecilia Coopman, M.A. in Translation: Right. This term is also used in Perú
45 mins
  -> Gracias, Centos

agree  Oso (X): ¡También en México! ¡Un abrazo! ¶:^)
58 mins
  -> Mando otro abrazo, smigo Oso.:)

agree  Elsa Chu: I agree with Centos
1 hr

agree  Lillian van den Broeck
3 hrs

agree  Erica Gilligan
10 hrs
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