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Old 08-07-08, 16:06
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Ok, would anybody be able to translate the expression "Dog eat dog"
well language is continually evolving ... new expressions come & go ...

so just start saying "perro come perro" and you could start a trend (said in a gruff slightly inebriated voice it sounds good to me )

(but perhaps best not to say it to a dog owner without further explanation ?)
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Old 08-07-08, 16:20
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hemos toreado en peores plazas
we've fought in worse bullrings
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las cosas del palacio... van despacio
you can't hurry the town hall
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Never been able to work out the logic behind sudando como un pollo (sweating like a chicken).

OT I suppose because not a falso amigo.
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Never been able to work out the logic behind sudando como un pollo (sweating like a chicken).
Just Googled it - it is often pollo asado - so roast(ed) (on a spit?)

We have a phrase "sweat like a pig" - confusing for Spaniards, no doubt
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The fashion at the moment in Spain is to say "Ciao Ciao" for goodbye
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This isnt an idiom but it always makes me laugh:-
Tirar la cabeza - To throw the head (To dive)
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here are a few quite amusing Idioms
Esp Antes que te cases mira lo que haces
Trans before you marry look what you do
eng look before you leap

ESP Comer frijoles y repetir pollo
Trans To eat beans and belch chicken
eng his bark is mighter than his bite
ESP Yo tengo una tia que toca la guitarra
Trans i have an aunt who plays the guitar
eng whats that got do with the price of eggs in china

what a load of twaddle sorry about some of the letter's don't have a Spanish keyboard
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One for the road. Una Para la Carretera (I think).
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One for the road. Una Para la Carretera (I think).
Par for the course?
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