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small fry

Spanish translation: peces pequeños


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English term or phrase:small fry
Spanish translation:peces pequeños
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19:46 Sep 13, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-09-17 18:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


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English term or phrase: small fry
"So yeah, with the right kind of support, us ***small fry*** can do pretty alright in the big boys’ tank."
Alejandro Pelaez
Bolivia
Local time: 11:41
peces pequeños
Explanation:
En el sentido metafórico. Sin más contexto tendría que adivinar. Por ejemplo, con el apoyo adecuado, una compañía pequeña (pez pequeño) podría competir con una grande (los que nadan en el tanque grande).

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Note added at 21 mins (2011-09-13 20:07:40 GMT)
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fry es la cría del pez
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anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 09:41
Grading comment
Creo que la mayoría gana esta vez. ¡Muchas gracias a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7peces pequeñosanademahomar
3la majuga
Mónica Algazi


Discussion entries: 6





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
peces pequeños


Explanation:
En el sentido metafórico. Sin más contexto tendría que adivinar. Por ejemplo, con el apoyo adecuado, una compañía pequeña (pez pequeño) podría competir con una grande (los que nadan en el tanque grande).

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Note added at 21 mins (2011-09-13 20:07:40 GMT)
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fry es la cría del pez

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 09:41
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Creo que la mayoría gana esta vez. ¡Muchas gracias a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ion Zubizarreta
14 mins
  -> Gracias, Ion
agree  Christine Walsh: Sí, en la misma tónica que 'el pez grande se come al pequeño'
15 mins
  -> Gracias, Christine
agree  eski: Nice! Saludos; eski
17 mins
  -> Gracias, Eski
agree  isabel murillo
44 mins
  -> Gracias, Isabel
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Aradai
agree  Alejandro Casasola: Muy buena opción ya que es neutral y concisa.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Alejandro, muy amable
agree  Ximena Diaz: buena opcion.
17 hrs
  -> Mil gracias, Ximena
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la majuga


Explanation:
Así les llamamos aquí a los peces más chiquitos, y por extensión a los más pequeños.

http://nubedeagua.blogspot.com/2007/09/si-hubierahabras.html

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-09-13 21:52:15 GMT)
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http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.uy/MLU-26090422-vendo-red-d...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-09-13 21:54:50 GMT)
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http://www.uruguaypesca.com.uy/2009/11/el-pejerrey.html

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 12:41
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
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