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Clean as a hound's tooth

Spanish translation: limpio como una patena

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English term or phrase:	Clean as a hound's tooth
Spanish translation:	limpio como una patena
Entered by:	Andrea Wells

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17:01 Jul 8, 2005

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Historia de Estados Unidos

English term or phrase: Clean as a hound's tooth

Estimados colegas:
Estoy trabajando con la biografía de un personaje histórico y aparece la siguiente frase o comparación:
"Clean as a hound's tooth". ¿Cuál sería la traducción o equivalente en español?

Gracias,
Andrea

Andrea Wells KudoZ activity Questions: 90 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 211 United States
Local time: 02:38

limpio como una patena

Explanation:
diría yo.

Selected response from:

Witty
Local time: 11:38

Grading comment

Me gustó mucho tu opción. Gracias, Andrea
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
5 +1	limpio como una patena	Witty
4 +1	limpio como plato de pobre	Mónica Guzmán
5	limpio como los chorros del oro	Alicia Ballabriga

Discussion entries: 1

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

clean as a hound's tooth

limpio como una patena

Explanation:
diría yo.

Witty
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Me gustó mucho tu opción. Gracias, Andrea

7 mins confidence:

clean as a hound's tooth limpio como los chorros del oro

Explanation:
otra opción

Alicia Ballabriga
Local time: 11:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

clean as a hound's tooth limpio como plato de pobre

Explanation:
Sugerencia.

Mónica Guzmán
Argentina
Local time: 06:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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