"faire le veau jusqu'à la saint glinglin"

Spanish translation: hacer el vago hasta que las ranas críen pelo, vegetar hasta que lluevan ranas

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French term or phrase:Faire le veau jusqu'à la Saint Glinglin
Spanish translation:hacer el vago hasta que las ranas críen pelo, vegetar hasta que lluevan ranas
Entered by: Deschant

12:24 Feb 22, 2006
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: "faire le veau jusqu'à la saint glinglin"
Hola, cómo traduciríais "faire le veau jusqu'à la saint glinglin"
Muchas gracias
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 02:50
hacer el vago hasta que las ranas críen pelo
Explanation:
Para "faire le veau": http://membres.lycos.fr/clo7/grammaire/bestiaire2.htm

Para "Saint Glinglin":

http://www.chilton.com/paq/archive/PAQ-96-366.html
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Deschant
Local time: 01:50
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Muchas gracias!
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4 +1hacer el vago hasta que las ranas críen pelo
Deschant
4vegetar hasta que lluevan ranas
Mamie (X)


  

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hacer el vago hasta que las ranas críen pelo


Explanation:
Para "faire le veau": http://membres.lycos.fr/clo7/grammaire/bestiaire2.htm

Para "Saint Glinglin":

http://www.chilton.com/paq/archive/PAQ-96-366.html

Deschant
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

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agree  Catherine Laporte
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faire le veau jusqu'à la saint glin-glin
vegetar hasta que lluevan ranas


Explanation:
otra posibilidad.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-02-22 18:35:01 GMT)
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hasta que los elefantes vayan a misa...
hasta que las gallinas tengan dientes...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-02-22 18:36:45 GMT)
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hasta el día del Juicio...

Mamie (X)
Spain
Local time: 01:50
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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