Spanish: ponerse la piel del corderoEnglish translation: to dress in sheep's clothing
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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) 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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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Folklore / an idiomatic expressionSpanish 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.
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to dress in sheep's clothing Explanation: .... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2006-03-24 05:01:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The full expression if for "wolves to dress in sheep's clothing" but the "wolves" part seems to be implied. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2006-03-24 05:15:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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: ...
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Daniel Burns United StatesNote 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 help4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
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to dress in sheep's clothing Explanation: .... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2006-03-24 05:01:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The full expression if for "wolves to dress in sheep's clothing" but the "wolves" part seems to be implied. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2006-03-24 05:15:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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 StatesMeets criteria Native speaker of: English 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