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take a bite out of the bills

Spanish translation: Llévese un pellizco de sus facturas de las vacaciones

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English term or phrase:take a bite out of the bills
Spanish translation:Llévese un pellizco de sus facturas de las vacaciones
Entered by: subi (X)

15:04 Dec 18, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: take a bite out of the bills
Take a bite out of the holiday bills
subi (X)
Llévese un pellizco de sus facturas de las vacaciones
Explanation:
wordreference.com

bite [baýt] (vb: pt bit; pp bitten)
2 (informal) [of food] bocado m
do you fancy a bite (to eat)? ¿te apetece algo (de comer)?
to take a bite out of [+ apple etc] dar un mordisco a
(esp US)
[+ savings, budget] llevarse un pellizco de


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Note added at 22 mins (2003-12-18 15:27:02 GMT)
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according to the RAE (Real Academia Española de la lengua)

pellizco.

1. m. Acción y efecto de pellizcar.
2. m. Señal que deja en la carne un pellizco.
3. m. Porción pequeña de algo, que se toma o se quita.
4. m. coloq. Cantidad de dinero o de beneficios con la que alguien se beneficia de un modo accidental. Consiguió un buen pellizco.
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Maria Lorenzo
Spain
Local time: 21:41
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Summary of answers provided
5¡Reduzca sus cuentas de las fiestas de fin de año!
Ivannia Garcia
4Llévese un pellizco de sus facturas de las vacaciones
Maria Lorenzo


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
¡Reduzca sus cuentas de las fiestas de fin de año!


Explanation:
me imagino que de las fiestas de fin de año...sino, de las fiestas que sean pertinentes
saludos!

Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 13:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 895
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Llévese un pellizco de sus facturas de las vacaciones


Explanation:
wordreference.com

bite [baýt] (vb: pt bit; pp bitten)
2 (informal) [of food] bocado m
do you fancy a bite (to eat)? ¿te apetece algo (de comer)?
to take a bite out of [+ apple etc] dar un mordisco a
(esp US)
[+ savings, budget] llevarse un pellizco de


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Note added at 22 mins (2003-12-18 15:27:02 GMT)
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according to the RAE (Real Academia Española de la lengua)

pellizco.

1. m. Acción y efecto de pellizcar.
2. m. Señal que deja en la carne un pellizco.
3. m. Porción pequeña de algo, que se toma o se quita.
4. m. coloq. Cantidad de dinero o de beneficios con la que alguien se beneficia de un modo accidental. Consiguió un buen pellizco.


Maria Lorenzo
Spain
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 155
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