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English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: Staring contest | Hi,
I am looking for a comparable idiom, or a pithy way of putting it. I should mention that the expression is being used figuratively.
Thank you!
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Excerpt:
The government said they had cooperating witnesses and that he would go to jail for life. The defendant was unmoved.
The staring contest went on for months, but finally the prosecutors blinked. |
| Melissa BeckerKudoZ activityQuestions: 4 (none open) Answers: 6
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| | contrapunteo | Explanation:
Confrontación de pareceres. DRAE
Evidentemente se trata de una situación en donde nadie cede y lo de competencia o concurso podría no ser adecuado por tratarse de sentido figurado
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-08-15 05:48:43 GMT)
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Otra opción: El tira y afloje |
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jairo payan
Local time: 10:40
| Grading comment Thanks! Works perfect in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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53 mins confidence:   | staring contest contrapunteo
Explanation:
Confrontación de pareceres. DRAE
Evidentemente se trata de una situación en donde nadie cede y lo de competencia o concurso podría no ser adecuado por tratarse de sentido figurado
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-08-15 05:48:43 GMT)
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Otra opción: El tira y afloje
| jairo payan
Local time: 10:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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| | Grading comment | Thanks! Works perfect in this context. |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Jairo! Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con tu explicacion. El termino esta perfecto para este contexto. : )
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12 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | staring contest competencia de miradas/el que parpadea pierde
Explanation:
o "concurso de miradas" o, como dato adicional aquí en Argentina, había un programa de televisión en el que tenían un juego llamado "el que parpadea pierde" y también he oído esa expresión fuera de Argentina. Espero que te sea de ayuda.
Saludos y suerte!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2011-08-16 03:56:51 GMT)
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I agree it is rather obscure, but, IMHO, so is the expression in the original language. Regards!
| | | Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the input. However, I disagree with this answer because it doesn't quite convey the figurative sense.
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