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pense-bête

Spanish translation: recordatorios


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French term or phrase:pense-bête
Spanish translation:recordatorios
Entered by: Marta Alamañac
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14:24 Mar 7, 2005
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / biografas
French term or phrase: pense-bête
...passer au travers des barricades des clichés idéologiques du président américain vieillissant, l'obliger à abaisser la cuirasse de notes et de «pense-bêtes» préparée par ses assistants...
Marta Alamañac
Local time: 02:56
recordatorios
Explanation:
tambien podría servir "memos" pero es más coloquial... Le veo más sentido a recordatorios.
Espero que te sirva!
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Fabienne TREMBLE
Spain
Local time: 02:56
Grading comment
Si, se ajusta más en el contexto. Gracias a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1ayuda memoria
Maria Castro Valdez
4 +2recordatorios
Fabienne TREMBLE
5guiaburros
Raimundo
5Acordeón (México)
Juan Jacob
4 +1chuletaDeschant
4guiones de sus ayudantesxxxMamie
3memo
maría josé mantero obiols


Discussion entries: 2





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pense-bête
chuleta


Explanation:
En sentido figurado, claro.


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Deschant
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE: avec le sens de "antisèche" (en Espagne)
2 hrs
  -> Merci!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pense-bête
recordatorios


Explanation:
tambien podría servir "memos" pero es más coloquial... Le veo más sentido a recordatorios.
Espero que te sirva!

Fabienne TREMBLE
Spain
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Si, se ajusta más en el contexto. Gracias a todos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Celyne Rey
7 hrs
  -> gracias Celyne

agree  Esther Vagogne
17 hrs
  -> gracias Esther!
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pense-bête
ayuda memoria


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Maria Castro Valdez
Local time: 21:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taru: En Argentina también se le dice "machete"
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Taru. "Machete" se usa más en la jerga escolar.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pense-bête
Acordeón (México)


Explanation:
Los estudiantes hacen trampa durante los exámenes con "acordeones"... unas tiras de papel bien dobladitas (de ahí el nombre) con las respuestas.
Esto es a título informativo nada más.
Suerte.

Juan Jacob
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guiones de sus ayudantes


Explanation:
:-)

xxxMamie
Spain
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 55
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pense-bête
memo


Explanation:
En plural: memos
A veces se les llama así en el trabajo a los papelitos que ponemos para recordarnos cosas

maría josé mantero obiols
France
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pense-bête
guiaburros


Explanation:
En el terreno militar se suele hablar del "guiaburros" que refleja toda la idea del "pense-bêtes"

Espero que te valga

Raimundo
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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