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bit of a bluff

Spanish translation: Se trata en parte de un engaño


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English term or phrase:bit of a bluff
Spanish translation:Se trata en parte de un engaño
Entered by: paulacancela
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22:27 Feb 3, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: bit of a bluff
"It is a bit of a bluff, really, because what are you going to do? Send them to their rooms for time-out? Even so, it seems to work." ¿Alguien me puede decir que significa esta frase? Muchas gracias
paulacancela
Local time: 16:00
Se trata en parte de un engaño
Explanation:
así sería más ajustado a aquello de "a bit of"... suerte paula!!!
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Vir-F
Local time: 16:00
Grading comment
muchísimas gracias por tu gran ayuda.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Se trata en parte de un engañoVir-F
4 +2es un farol; es un bluff; es un engaño
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1es una pequeña fanfarronada
OSWALDO MESIAS
5lo dices esperando que el menor te tome en serio aunque sepas que no es práctico llevarlo a cabo
Deborah Lockett
4 +1¿Es una tomadura de pelo?¿Un poco de cuento?¿Un engaño?olv10siq
4 +1engañoMAG
4algo engañoso
Robert West


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
engaño


Explanation:
Bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is.



    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/bluff
MAG
Spain
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  silviantonia
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
es un farol; es un bluff; es un engaño


Explanation:
es un engaño - se está engañando o embaucando

Collins - Unabridged Spanish-English Dictionary

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:00
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
7 mins
  -> Gracias, Sandra - Mike :)

agree  Tomás Cano Binder, CT: Farol en mi opinión.
2 days19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tomás - Mike :)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Se trata en parte de un engaño


Explanation:
así sería más ajustado a aquello de "a bit of"... suerte paula!!!

Vir-F
Local time: 16:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
muchísimas gracias por tu gran ayuda.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dialecta
5 mins

agree  Susie Miles
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
¿Es una tomadura de pelo?¿Un poco de cuento?¿Un engaño?


Explanation:
HIH

olv10siq
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess
16 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Terry. Saludos
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es una pequeña fanfarronada


Explanation:
Engaño pero más específico, simulando tener una fuerza que no es tan real, o sea fanfarronada; farol es muy regional

OSWALDO MESIAS
Ecuador
Local time: 14:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  Marisa Raich
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algo engañoso


Explanation:
La verdad es que es algo engañoso...

Robert West
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Local time: 21:00
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lo dices esperando que el menor te tome en serio aunque sepas que no es práctico llevarlo a cabo


Explanation:
es largo lo sé, pero eso es lo que es

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Note added at 10 horas (2008-02-04 09:01:44 GMT)
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la definición del verbo "to bluff" es "engañar simulando recursos de los que se carece" http://www.babylon.com/definition/bluff/Spanish, y en este contexto esto es lo que significa

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:00
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