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short shorts

Spanish translation: minishorts/pantalones supercortos


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:short shorts
Spanish translation:minishorts/pantalones supercortos
Entered by: yolanda Speece
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11:53 Aug 17, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: short shorts
flip flops and short shorts are not allowed.
yolanda Speece
Local time: 16:18
minishorts
Explanation:
eso es lo que usan los estudiantes hispanos en NY
Selected response from:

Marina Herrera
Local time: 17:18
Grading comment
Thanks Marina and everyone else that helped.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7shorts cortos
Cecilia Della Croce
3 +4pantalones muy cortos
Alfonso Perpiña-Robert Navarro
5 +2pantalones cortosisabel2000
4minishorts
Marina Herrera
4pantalones cortos
C. Roman
5 -1pantalones cortos demasiado cortos no están permitidosxxxcw010
3pantalones excesivamente cortos
Luis M. Cuerdo Galarraga
3pantalones cortos / shorts
Oh My Word!


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pantalones cortos


Explanation:
Tal que así.

isabel2000
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manupi
0 min
  -> Muchas gracias Manupi!!!
agree  C. Roman: Perdona Isabel, he contenstado lo mismo....:-)
1 min
  -> Yo creo que hemos contestados todos a la vez, a veces pasa :-)
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pantalones cortos demasiado cortos no están permitidos


Explanation:
.

xxxcw010
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Roxanna Delgado: Perdona Charlotte, pero esto es un pleonasmo y no se escucha bien en español.
1 hr
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pantalones muy cortos


Explanation:
creo que va por ahí...

Alfonso Perpiña-Robert Navarro
Spain
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
26 mins
  -> Gracias, Maria!
agree  Cecilia Paris
34 mins
  -> Gracias, Cecilia!
agree  Roxanna Delgado
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Roxanna!
agree  Egmont
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Egmont!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pantalones cortos


Explanation:
I think this must be it!:-)

C. Roman
Spain
Local time: 23:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
shorts cortos


Explanation:
hth

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 170

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
22 mins
  -> gracias, Mónica
agree  George Rabel
36 mins
  -> gracias, George
agree  Rosa Maria Duenas Rios: Para público hispano estadounidense, definitivamente esta opción.
1 hr
  -> gracias, Rosa
agree  De la Vera Cruz
2 hrs
  -> gracias y saludos
agree  Ricardo Torres: o "shorts MUY cortos" (de entrada los shorts ya son cortos)
4 hrs
  -> es una acotación acertada. Gracias y saludos
agree  blucero: Estoy de acuerdo con Rosa María y Torresk. En México se usa este anglisismo "shorts", es muy común y se comprende. Todo depende hacia quien está dirigida la traducción. ¡Saludos y mucha suerte!
4 hrs
  -> gracias y un saludo
agree  Susy Ordaz
6 hrs
  -> gracias, Susy
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pantalones cortos / shorts


Explanation:
Hola Yolanda,

Son shorts, pero bien cortitos, más cortos que un par de bermudas.



Oh My Word!
France
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pantalones excesivamente cortos


Explanation:
para este contexto creo q vale

Luis M. Cuerdo Galarraga
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in BasqueBasque
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minishorts


Explanation:
eso es lo que usan los estudiantes hispanos en NY

Marina Herrera
Local time: 17:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 62
Grading comment
Thanks Marina and everyone else that helped.
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