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había comido paleta payaso

English translation: was acting clownishly


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Spanish term or phrase:había comido paleta payaso
English translation:was acting clownishly
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08:08 Jan 26, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Idioms
Spanish term or phrase: había comido paleta payaso
(From Mexico.)
I had eaten a fancy tortilla??
I was acting ridiculously??
(In a familiar letter.)
TechLawDC
United States
was acting the clown
Explanation:
You are what you eat!

If the asker is suggesting "acting ridiculously", then it could be safe to say he has some context to suggest this.

Clown
[klaʊn]
sustantivo
1. payaso (m) (in circus)
to act the clown -> hacer el payaso

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rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:25
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Summary of answers provided
5Had eaten a chocolate covered marshmallow lollipopVanesaBlackmore
3 +1was acting the clown
rich.
Summary of reference entries provided
mexican lollipop
Jane Martin

Discussion entries: 6





  

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
was acting the clown


Explanation:
You are what you eat!

If the asker is suggesting "acting ridiculously", then it could be safe to say he has some context to suggest this.

Clown
[klaʊn]
sustantivo
1. payaso (m) (in circus)
to act the clown -> hacer el payaso

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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-01-26 18:12:31 GMT)
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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/clown

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you for the confirmation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: seems the most likely probability, but we still don't know alot about the dialogue// then maybe asker could supply more of the original SP dialogue
4 hrs
  -> No, still not sure; thanks anyway, Allegro :)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Had eaten a chocolate covered marshmallow lollipop


Explanation:
My kids love these mexican treats!

VanesaBlackmore
Local time: 21:25
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Reference comments


15 mins
Reference: mexican lollipop

Reference information:
a paleta payasa is a mexican lollipop. Whether comer una payasa payasa is a mesican idiom, I don't know.

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Note added at 24 mins (2012-01-26 08:33:09 GMT)
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Sorry should read 'paleta payaso' and 'mexican'.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=paleta+payaso+mexico&hl=en&...
Jane Martin
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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