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a bit of a mouth full

Spanish translation: muy largo


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English term or phrase:a bit of a mouthful
Spanish translation: muy largo
Entered by: Adriana Martinez
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14:23 Nov 4, 2009
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: a bit of a mouth full
The J in J.Crew is for Junior Varsity. How ever the founding family (Wood) found this to be a bit of a mouth full and shortened to J.Crew.

thanks!!
Analia Cassano
Argentina
Local time: 02:20
(el nombre les parecía/les pareció) muy largo...
Explanation:
...y decidieron acortarlo.

Mouthful
noun, plural -fuls.
1. the amount a mouth can hold.
2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
3. a small quantity.
4. Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.: You said a mouthful!
5. a long word or group of words, esp. one that is hard to pronounce
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Adriana Martinez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 01:20
Grading comment
gracias!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8(el nombre les parecía/les pareció) muy largo...
Adriana Martinez
4 +2un poco enredoso
Blanca García-Puente
4demasiado largo
Eileen Banks


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
un poco enredoso


Explanation:
Les pareció enredoso por ser largo y difícil de pronunciar

Example sentence(s):
  • "Les pareció un poco enredoso y decidieron acortarlo a..."
Blanca García-Puente
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  aceavila - Noni
49 mins
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
2 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
(el nombre les parecía/les pareció) muy largo...


Explanation:
...y decidieron acortarlo.

Mouthful
noun, plural -fuls.
1. the amount a mouth can hold.
2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
3. a small quantity.
4. Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.: You said a mouthful!
5. a long word or group of words, esp. one that is hard to pronounce



    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mouthful
Adriana Martinez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
gracias!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
0 min
  -> ¡Gracias, Aradai, buen día!
agree  Lydia De Jorge: Efectivamente! No es que sea enredado, sino muy largo! Abrazos!
1 hr
  -> ¡De acuerdo contigo! ¡Gracias, Lydia! :-)
agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Lamarche, ¡saludos!
agree  clout1945
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Clout, ¡saludos!
agree  Victoria Frazier
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Victoria, ¡saludos!
agree  cecilia veronica de vecchi: buena exolicacion, de acuerdo con esta
8 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Cecilia Verónica, ¡saludos!
agree  Wendy Petzall
10 hrs
  -> Gracias, Wmpetzall, ¡buen día!
agree  LadyofArcadia
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lady of Arcadia, ¡buen día!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
demasiado largo


Explanation:
Suerte!

Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 02:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Changes made by editors
Nov 7, 2009 - Changes made by Adriana Martinez:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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