get the shaft

Spanish translation: se quedan con caras largas

12:58 May 14, 2005

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English term or phrase: get the shaft

xxx realizes many Dads ***get the shaft*** when it comes to their Father’s Day gifts. It’s a well documented fact. Just ask Dad to show you his stash of unused, unexplainable gifts from well-meaning children.

Lida Garcia KudoZ activity Questions: 3773 (10 open) (189 closed without grading) Answers: 730 Peru
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Spanish translation:se quedan con caras largas

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4 +2

se quedan con caras largas

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4 +1

se llevan la peor parte

Michael Powers (PhD)

3 +1

se desilusionan

Silvia Browne

les tocan/nos tocan las sobras

Marcelo González

Discussion entries: 2

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

se quedan con caras largas

Explanation:
Saludos!

------ (X)
Native speaker of:

German,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

gracias!

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

se llevan la peor parte

Explanation:
Es como la expresión "they get the short end of the stick"

Mike :)

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-14 13:11:04 GMT)
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Diccionario Oxford

to get the short/dirty end of the stick (colloq) llevarse la peor parte

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 91

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

se desilusionan

Explanation:
Encontre esto:
Toby & His Fans Get The Shaft At CMA Awards
By Phil Sweetland
AllAboutCountry.com
November 6, 2003

In what has to be regarded as one of the more surprising goofs in the history of the Country Music Association awards, top nominee TOBY KEITH walked away with nothin' last night.

Trish Wilson's Blog: Fathers' Rights Activist Kidnapped His Son
... More Appropriate For Father's Day. Fathers 4 Justice Bringing Their Crap To The U ... person in this country who doesn't know that fathers get the shaft in custody issues ...trishwilson.typepad.com/blog/2004/02/fathers_rights_.html - 56k -
Aunque en el último caso (website) le daría un significado distinto...

Sylvia

Reference: http://home.comcast.net/~zimzip/media/2003/sweetland-mel.htm...
Reference: http://trishwilson.typepad.com/blog/2004/02/fathers_rights_....

Silvia Browne
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

5 hrs confidence:

les tocan/nos tocan las sobras

Explanation:
No sé qué tan creativa pueda ser la traducción, pero en este contexto de marketing, sobre todo para el Día de los Padres, quizás una opción sea algo como "xxx se da cuenta/reconoce/sabe que a los padres, a veces, les tocan/nos tocan las sobras".

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 19:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

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