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oler a mofetilla

English translation: smell like a skunk


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Spanish term or phrase:oler a mofetilla
English translation:smell like a skunk
Entered by: Beatriz Candil Garcia
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09:58 Jan 5, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: oler a mofetilla
Pls see below, for a kids cartoon, UK English, thanks

Practicar ejercicio, calentar y estirar bien antes y después”
“3:
Y, claro, duchaos al final.
¡Esto os lo pido por favor!
¡No querréis oler a mofetilla!”
“¡Ehhh!!!, ¿Siemprenforma?
Beatriz Candil Garcia
Local time: 07:22
smell like a skunk
Explanation:
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Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 07:22
Grading comment
thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +12smell like a skunk
Daniel Frisano Paulon
4smell like a little skunkLucy Breen


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +12
smell like a skunk


Explanation:


Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 07:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: Also, stink like a skunk
0 min

agree  Noni Gilbert
2 mins

agree  Lisa McCarthy
2 mins

agree  juanpablosans
5 mins

agree  Jenni Lukac
10 mins

agree  James A. Walsh
28 mins

agree  Fabiana Yampolsky
29 mins

agree  Gary Smith
41 mins

agree  Benjamin A Flores: I'd go for "stink as ..."
1 hr

agree  Thayenga: Stink... :)
2 hrs

agree  Paul García: 'smell' is truer to the original than 'stink'; 'skunk' does it all...
3 hrs

agree  José J. Martínez: right on
4 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smell like a little skunk


Explanation:
Conveys the diminutive and sounds appropriate for a teenage audience

Lucy Breen
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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