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et en avant la mie de pain

Spanish translation: goma miga de pan


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17:51 Jan 19, 2012
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
French term or phrase: et en avant la mie de pain
En los comienzos de su carrera artística, Toulouse-Lautrec entra a trabajar en el taller de para perfeccionar su técnica artística y envía una carta a su tío Charles, de la que se entresaca esta frase: "Il faut prendre son courage à deux mains et recommencer et en avant la mie de pain..." No acabo de captar el sentido de la parte final de la frase.
Fernando Muela
Spain
Local time: 21:38
Spanish translation:goma miga de pan
Explanation:
quizás se trate sencillamente de una goma, ya que está perfeccionando su técnica de dibujo

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Note added at 15 horas (2012-01-20 09:11:08 GMT)
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"y adelante con la goma miga de pan..." dibujar y borrar...
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Isabel Estevez
Spain
Local time: 21:38
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2goma miga de pan
Isabel Estevez
2 +1enfrentar la falta de valor
ceciliaalvarezi
2y volver a empezar de cero
Mercedes Sánchez-Marco
2barajar y dar de nuevo
Adela Richter


  

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y volver a empezar de cero


Explanation:
à la mie de pain = sin valor.

Lo entendería como que tiene que volver a empezar de cero, con las manos en los bolsillos, mano sobre mano...

Una sugerencia que espero que te ayude, Fernando.

Mercedes Sánchez-Marco
Spain
Local time: 21:38
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
enfrentar la falta de valor


Explanation:
Es una idea a partir de la explicación del Petit Robert:

Loc. fam. (1886) À la mie de pain : sans valeur. « Cher monsieur Vous êtes un mec à la mie de pain » (Apollinaire).


    Reference: http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/mie
ceciliaalvarezi
Local time: 16:38
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agree  boudica2011: estoy de acuerdo con esta respuesta
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barajar y dar de nuevo


Explanation:
tal vez esta expresión pueda sugerir lo mismo.

Adela Richter
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
goma miga de pan


Explanation:
quizás se trate sencillamente de una goma, ya que está perfeccionando su técnica de dibujo

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Note added at 15 horas (2012-01-20 09:11:08 GMT)
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"y adelante con la goma miga de pan..." dibujar y borrar...

Isabel Estevez
Spain
Local time: 21:38
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  maricip: yo dejaría simplemente miga de pan, que sí era para borrar
3 days5 hrs

agree  María Belanche García: Coincido con Maricip.
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