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Something fishy's going on

Spanish translation: Algo en todo esto nos da mala espina

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English term or phrase:	Something fishy's going on
Spanish translation:	Algo en todo esto nos da mala espina
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16:26 Feb 13, 2012

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Science - Fisheries / Environmental damage from pollution

English term or phrase: Something fishy's going on

Good evening, everyone. I am translating a report on environmental damage from pollution to the fish fauna of an Indian river. Experts believe that the origin of this pollution a textile factory on the banks of the river, hence the title of the report: "Something fishy's going on".

Any ideas to preserve the wordplay? TIA.

FlyHi KudoZ activity Questions: 363 (3 open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 1
Local time: 17:22

Algo en todo esto nos da mala espina

Explanation:
Lo más parecido: dar mala espina. Something fishy significa algo dudoso, que despierta recelo, algo capcioso... o sea, algo que te da mala espina.

Selected response from:

isabel murillo
Local time: 17:22

Grading comment

Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Algo en todo esto nos da mala espina

isabel murillo

4 +2

algo huele a pescado podrido

Charles Davis

algo huele mal

Paul García

4 +1

Algo raro está pasando

eski

algo nos da mala espina

Gema Pedreda

cuando el río suena, agua lleva

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz

Answers

5 mins confidence:

something fishy's going on cuando el río suena, agua lleva

Explanation:
No es exactamente lo mismo (cambia la referencia a los peces por una referencia al río), pero con lo que nos has explicado del informe, me parece igual de adecuado. Suerte.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Local time: 17:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

something fishy's going on

Algo en todo esto nos da mala espina

Explanation:
Lo más parecido: dar mala espina. Something fishy significa algo dudoso, que despierta recelo, algo capcioso... o sea, algo que te da mala espina.

isabel murillo
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks a lot!

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

something fishy\'s going on algo huele a pescado podrido

Explanation:
Tal vez. Por ejemplo:

"Wikileaks: Algo huele a pescado podrido"
http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2010120307

"Chile: cuando la política huele a pescado podrido"
http://193.41.7.16/?q=node/909

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Note added at 11 mins (2012-02-13 16:37:40 GMT)
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"Algo huele a pescado podrido en el convenio judicial de La Polar"
http://elquintopoder.tumblr.com/post/12799271754/algo-huele-...

"Esto “huele a pescado podrido”; alguien está haciendo un buen negocio a costa del patrimonio nacional: Saxe-Fernández"
http://web.me.com/radiocoapatv/Radioamlotv/Sucesos/Entradas/...

Charles Davis
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of:

English

12 mins confidence:

something fishy's going on algo nos da mala espina

Explanation:
Creo que es bastante adecuado traducirlo por "algo nos da mala espina", ya que alude a los dos aspectos que quieres señalar: la sospecha y la espina del pescado...

Gema Pedreda
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of:

Galician,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

something fishy's going on Algo raro está pasando

Explanation:
Algo raro está pasando

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Note added at 46 mins (2012-02-13 17:13:05 GMT)
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Chávez: Algo extraño está pasando con la salud de líderes ...www.cubadebate.cu › NoticiasEn caché
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
7 Nov 2011 – El presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, reflexionó este domingo sobre las afecciones de salud que aquejan a ...
"Algo raro está pasando con los pájaros, han ... - La Vanguardiawww.lavanguardia.com/.../algo-raro-esta-pasando-con-los-paj... - EspañaEn caché
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
8 Ene 2011 – Les, en Val d'Aran. El valle de Aran recoge las aguas de las cumbres pirenaicas para alimentar el río Garona, único río catalán que desagua ...
"Algo raro está pasando con los pájaros, han ... - Menéamewww.meneame.net/.../algo-raro-esta-pasando-pajaros-han-desapareci...
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
9 Ene 2011 – Interesante entrevista en la Contra de la Vanguardia a un pastor de la Val d'Aran, que explica como era la vida rural y que termina con una ...
AB Maria Purisima Tendencias: Tendencias marketing y publicidad ...abmariapurisima.blogspot.com/.../tendencias-marketing-y-publicidad...En caché
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
28 Nov 2011 – Tendencias marketing y publicidad. Algo raro está pasando en Mercedes. Lo has dejado con Ramón? Efectivamente algo raro está pasando ...
Algo Raro esta pasando... Ya no entiendo Nada... | Facebookes-es.facebook.com/pages/Algo-Raro...pasando.../108949322466993En caché
Haz hecho público que te gusta. Deshacer
Algo raro esta pasando entre nostros gente ... diganme si no es asi... las cosas cada vez me cierran menos .. le gente esta cambaiando y hace cosas raras.

eski:))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

something fishy\'s going on algo huele mal

Explanation:
y no a pescado

Paul García
United States
Local time: 11:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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