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Spanish: ponerse la piel del cordero

English translation: to dress in sheep's clothing







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Spanish term or phrase:ponerse la piel del cordero
English translation:to dress in sheep's clothing
Entered by:Myriam S
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Art/Literary - Folklore / an idiomatic expression
Spanish term or phrase: ponerse la piel del cordero
Here's the sentence:
Una vez más uds. pretenden ponerse la piel del cordero y presentarse como pobres víctimas.

What's the best way to say that in English
Myriam S
United States
to dress in sheep's clothing
Explanation:
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Note added at 34 mins (2006-03-24 05:01:05 GMT)
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The full expression if for "wolves to dress in sheep's clothing" but the "wolves" part seems to be implied.

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Note added at 49 mins (2006-03-24 05:15:44 GMT)
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wolf - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
LOC: a wolf in sheep's clothing, un lobo en piel de cordero From the WordReference Supplement © 2005 WordReference.com: ...
www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=wolf - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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Daniel Burns
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you for your help, Daniel. At 2 am it is hard to get pass an idiomatic expression. Good to know that there are collegues that can help
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3 +5to dress in sheep's clothing
Daniel Burns


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to dress in sheep's clothing

Explanation:
....

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Note added at 34 mins (2006-03-24 05:01:05 GMT)
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The full expression if for "wolves to dress in sheep's clothing" but the "wolves" part seems to be implied.

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Note added at 49 mins (2006-03-24 05:15:44 GMT)
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wolf - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
LOC: a wolf in sheep's clothing, un lobo en piel de cordero From the WordReference Supplement © 2005 WordReference.com: ...
www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=wolf - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.wordreference.com ]

Daniel Burns
United States
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you for your help, Daniel. At 2 am it is hard to get pass an idiomatic expression. Good to know that there are collegues that can help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree teju: Una de las pocas expresiones con una traducción literal.
25 mins

agree Heidi C
1 hr

agree Dr. Andrew Frankland
4 hrs

agree MDI-IDM
12 hrs

agree IC --
4 days
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