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the devil in disguise

Spanish translation: el lobo con piel de cordero

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English term or phrase:the devil in disguise
Spanish translation:el lobo con piel de cordero
Entered by: Silviagonz

17:37 Dec 12, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: the devil in disguise
Es una frase hecha pero no se cómo traducirla
Silviagonz
Local time: 23:23
el lobo con piel de cordero
Explanation:
También una frase hecha en español, y significa lo mismo.

Saludos,

Patricia
Selected response from:

Patricia Lutteral
Argentina
Local time: 18:23
Grading comment
muchas gracias, no tenía contexto y no estaba segura de que fuera ése el sentido.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5el diablo disfrazado
Robert INGLEDEW
4 +5el lobo con piel de cordero
Patricia Lutteral
5 +1un lobo con la piel del cordero
Karina Fabrizzi
4diabOlica
osierra
4el diablo disfrazado
Davorka Grgic
4el diablo vestido/disfrazado de ángel
Andrea Bullrich
4El demonio disfrazado
E-nauta
4"alguien o algo fatal"
Doris Fukuda


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
diabOlica


Explanation:
diabOlico = said of devil's doings

osierra
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
el diablo disfrazado


Explanation:
to disguise: difrazar

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2664

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pzulaica
0 min
  -> Gracias, Paula.
agree  Natalia Infante
1 min
  -> Gracias.
agree  Susana Coletti
9 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
10 mins
  -> Gracias, Berta.
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
29 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
el diablo disfrazado


Explanation:
..de la oveja / del angel u otra cosa

HTH


    conocimiento propio
Davorka Grgic
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 905
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
el diablo vestido/disfrazado de ángel


Explanation:
Hola, Silvia.

Me parece que viene por este lado, pero habría que ver el resto del contexto.

HTH
Andrea


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Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1650
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
El demonio disfrazado


Explanation:

Te encontré una referencia:

"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
(“Tú eres el Demonio Disfrazado”) Zombies


    Reference: http://www.emisiondigital.com/noticias.php3?ID_NOTICIA=8242
E-nauta
Spain
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1214
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
el lobo con piel de cordero


Explanation:
También una frase hecha en español, y significa lo mismo.

Saludos,

Patricia

Patricia Lutteral
Argentina
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1564
Grading comment
muchas gracias, no tenía contexto y no estaba segura de que fuera ése el sentido.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Bullrich: Lo dicho, cuando sea grande quiero ser como vos (y no hablo ni de edad ni de estatura!) :-)))
6 mins
  -> favor que usted me hace, joven :-))
agree  MJ Barber
12 mins
agree  Rick Henry
12 mins
agree  Robert INGLEDEW: Tu respuesta fue magistral, mucho mejor que la mía.
20 mins
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
21 mins
  -> Tks everybody, guys :-))
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un lobo con la piel del cordero


Explanation:
No se como viene el contexto pero hay un refrán que dice... es un lobo con la piel de cordero y que significa que es un demonio bajo el disfraz de la inocencia.
Espero que te sirva.

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Note added at 2001-12-12 18:13:57 (GMT) Post-grading
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parece que entramos juntas....

Karina Fabrizzi
Argentina
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 175

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Lutteral: yep, cuándo empezamos a cantar a coro?? :-))
12 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"alguien o algo fatal"


Explanation:
Hi there!

I agree with the previous thoughts, "el diablo vestido o disfrazado de cordero, de conejito, etc.
But I just would like to add that...

In the 1950s Elvis Presley sung this song named:
"She is the devil in disguise"
It means that she was very attractive, and men fall in love of her, etc., something like "mujer fatal".



Doris Fukuda
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