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armchair critic

Spanish translation: critíco de café; toca de oído; opinólogo; crítico de café (Proz)


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English term or phrase:armchair critic
Spanish translation:critíco de café; toca de oído; opinólogo; crítico de café (Proz)
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)
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15:20 Dec 6, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / United States
English term or phrase: armchair critic
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms: "a person who knows about a subject only by reading or hearing about it and criticizes without active experience or first-hand knowledge."

Please give the sociolinguistic equivalency and specify in which country (countries) it is used.

Thank you.
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:36
crítico de café
Explanation:
...or, in a restricted sense, a critic that does not leave home; i.e., crítico imaginario

HTH

Pablo



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Note added at 46 mins (2005-12-06 16:07:33 GMT)
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Por cierto...de uso general (no generalizado) en México...
Selected response from:

Pablo Mayen
Mexico
Local time: 10:36
Grading comment
Son respuestas muy buenas. Muchas gracias - todas serán incorporadas en la respuesta a la pregunta.

Gracias,

Mike :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3crítico de café
Pablo Mayen
4 +3toca de oido
Valeria Marjovsky
4 +1opinólogo
Justin Aschenbrand
3crítico de escritorio
Sergio Gaymer


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
toca de oido


Explanation:
una persona que toca de oido, es alguien que habla sin saber bien el tema. Sólo por comentarios...También se dice de alguien que habla por hablar.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-12-06 15:34:57 GMT)
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Argentina

Valeria Marjovsky
Argentina
Local time: 12:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina56: Si OK
1 hr
  -> Muchas Gracias :-D !!!

agree  Chel
2 hrs
  -> Muchas Gracias :-D !!!

agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
7 hrs
  -> Muchas Gracias :-D !!!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
crítico de café


Explanation:
...or, in a restricted sense, a critic that does not leave home; i.e., crítico imaginario

HTH

Pablo



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Note added at 46 mins (2005-12-06 16:07:33 GMT)
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Por cierto...de uso general (no generalizado) en México...

Pablo Mayen
Mexico
Local time: 10:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Son respuestas muy buenas. Muchas gracias - todas serán incorporadas en la respuesta a la pregunta.

Gracias,

Mike :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Loren
2 mins
  -> Gracias Lorenzo!

agree  Chelin: me gusta!
6 mins
  -> Gracias Chelin!

agree  Heidi C
1 day12 hrs
  -> Gracias Heidi!
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1 day19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
crítico de escritorio


Explanation:
an alternative

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
opinólogo


Explanation:
En el lenguaje porteño es una persona que habla de todo sin saber de nada.

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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 5 mins (2005-12-08 12:25:56 GMT)
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Porteño=Buenos Aires

Justin Aschenbrand
Local time: 11:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi C: no lo había oído, pero me encanta, se entiende y transmite perfecto la idea.
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Heidi!
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