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rt21

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Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« on: 14 Oct, 2019, 05:32:02 pm »
I have just been reading an article about some very unusual Spanish sayings


 "¡Que calor! Estoy sudando como un pollo!"

"No te vayas a Alemania, ahi los perros no están atados con longanizas."

"Ahora me toca pagar el pato por lo que he hecho."


I wonder how many on the forum know what these sayings actually mean



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Drax

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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #1 on: 14 Oct, 2019, 06:54:56 pm »
The first one is I'm sweating like a chicken   :sun:
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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #2 on: 14 Oct, 2019, 07:00:01 pm »
Probably in English, sweating like a pig???
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rt21

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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #3 on: 14 Oct, 2019, 07:03:50 pm »
You got the right literal and also the true meaning of that saying Drax

Well done

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Roscoe

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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #4 on: 15 Oct, 2019, 01:54:16 pm »
Do chickens sweat?  :evil:
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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #5 on: 15 Oct, 2019, 04:03:00 pm »
I hope never to get close enough to a chicken to find out !

The Spanish phrase which has stuck in my mind (when so many important words and phrases have completely left the building  :huh:) is
'todo esta patas arriba'   which literally means 'everything has feet/legs up'    It is the phrase they use to say that everything is in a muddle  e.g. you might say it to a visitor arriving unexpectedly.
 
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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #6 on: 15 Oct, 2019, 04:04:22 pm »
Is the last one, now it is my turn to pay the duck for what has been done
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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #7 on: 15 Oct, 2019, 08:06:26 pm »
A saying I heard from a Spanish friend when talking about another lady was that she was 'mal a leche'.  Bad milk.
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rt21

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Re: Some unusual old Spanish sayings
« Reply #8 on: 16 Oct, 2019, 02:26:45 pm »
Well done Judi. Almost there.


The literal translation is :- now it is my turn to pay the duck for what I have done

Meaning :- Now I have to take responsibility for what I've done.


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