Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
scallywag extraordinaire
Spanish translation:
bribón sin igual
English term
scallywag extraordinaire
"Housekeeper, drunkard, scallywag extraordinaire and though he didn't even drink a reputable brand of vodka, their lives became a party with a reputation."
Can you shed any light on how should it be translated to Spanish?
Thank you.
| 4 | bribón sin igual |
Toni Romero
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| 4 | tunante excepcional |
isabelmurill (X)
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| 4 | un pícaro/bribón/granuja extraordinario |
Susana Jeronimo
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| 4 | atorrante de primera |
patinba
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| 4 | canalla extraordinario |
eski
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May 5, 2011 22:32: Salloz changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): patinba, Noni Gilbert Riley, Salloz
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Proposed translations
Spain
Professionalism and attention to detail
Native in: Spanish 
, Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish
bribón sin igual
(De briba).
1. adj. Haragán, dado a la briba. U. t. c. s.
2. adj. Pícaro, bellaco. U. t. c. s.
briba.
(De bribia, este del ant. blibia, y este de biblia).
1. f. Holgazanería picaresca.
sin igual.
1. loc. adj. sin par.
sin par.
1. loc. adj. Singular, que no tiene igual o semejante. U. en sent. ponderativo.
tunante excepcional
o un granuja fuera de lo común, o un sinverguenza descomunal, o un bellaco extraordinario...
todo depende del contexto
un pícaro/bribón/granuja extraordinario
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scallywag
Otra opción.
atorrante de primera
canalla extraordinario
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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-05-04 18:59:23 GMT)
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Valentin es un canalla. Todos... había más de doscientas personas, usted las vio, ... Para un concierto de primeras audiciones es extraordinario, ...
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=9802763675...
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www.scribd.com/.../Dawson-Smith-Barbara-Seducida-Por-Un-Can... - En caché
Saludos,
eski :))
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