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10:01 Aug 12, 2004 |
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Human Resources | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Cecilia Della Croce Argentina Local time: 16:10 | ||||||
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4 +2 | con mucho espacio |
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4 +1 | no quiere decir nada... |
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5 | (aún hay espacio de sobra) para repartir latigazos |
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4 +1 | con espacio de sobra |
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no quiere decir nada... Explanation: ahora me parece que se refiere a una práctica de gente perversa, pero aquí va el origen: De http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/phrases.htm There's not enough room to swing a cat - The room is very cramped and crowded. In the olden days, sailors were punished by being whipped with a cat o'nine tails (see above). Below deck, there wasn't enough room to lash the whip, so the punishment was given on deck, where there was "enough room to swing the cat." |
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19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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