french fryer

Spanish translation: frío Papas (juego de palabras)

12:27 Nov 3, 2007

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / juego de palabras

English term or phrase: french fryer

Hola,
de nuevo otro juego de palabras:
"What do you do?"
"I'm a french fryer. You know, dip them in oil, beret first..."

Mil gracias, no estoy nada inspirada :)

Laura Gómez KudoZ activity Questions: 2715 (6 open) (1 without valid answers) (100 closed without grading) Answers: 447 Spain
Local time: 17:32

Spanish translation:frío Papas (juego de palabras)

Explanation:
Una opción para mantener el rollito del juego de palabras:

Frío papas. Ya sabes, cojo a los Papas de Roma por la punta de la sotana y los sumerjo en aceite hirviendo... :-)

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Note added at 1 día20 horas (2007-11-05 09:20:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Las que usted tiene, señorita... :-)

Selected response from:

Darío Giménez
Spain
Local time: 17:32

Grading comment

¡Mil gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

freidora (de patatas)

NTRAD

4 +2

frío Papas (juego de palabras)

Darío Giménez

frío patatas a la francesa

Ignacio de Almagro

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

freidora (de patatas)

Explanation:
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NTRAD
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: No sé cómo podría encajar lo de la boina aquí...

9 hrs confidence:

frío patatas a la francesa

Explanation:
jugando un poco, para que tenga sentido lo de la boina

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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2007-11-04 23:43:23 GMT)
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Despúes de ls notas del answerer, voto por emege, o por su perro?: 'Frío Papas' es la buena.

Ignacio de Almagro
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 19

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

frío Papas (juego de palabras)

Darío Giménez
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 201

Grading comment

¡Mil gracias!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Baiksekali, en este contexto no se están metiendo con los franceses. Emege, ¡me encanta tu traducción! Atrevida, pero me gusta. :)

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