Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

piglets

Spanish translation:

lechones

Added to glossary by EDLING (X)
Jan 8, 2003 13:48
21 yrs ago
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English term

piglets

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other
businness
Proposed translations (Spanish)
1 +5 lechones
3 cochinillo
3 cerditos

Discussion

Elinor Thomas Jan 8, 2003:
More context would be useful. Thanks.

Proposed translations

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lechones

Maybe it refers to young people reaching up to top positions in a company.
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agree A. Deb : I saw your answer after I wrote mine.
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agree diego asensio
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agree LoreAC (X)
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agree Egmont : lobatos...de ejecutivos agresivos...
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agree Doris Fukuda
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks for your help"
2 mins

cochinillo

More context would be helpful.
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18 mins

cerditos

If the business is about selling pigs, this is it.

Otherwise, it might be a metaphor, perhaps taken from A.A. Milne's Piglet character. There is a hilarious tongue-in-cheek article that describes the supposed psychological problems of the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood. Piglet is pegged with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_associa...
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