Jan 13, 2019 19:51
5 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
pulling the wool over the eyes
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Psychology
Manipulative People
Context:
As successful as he’d been pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes for so long, he actually thought he’d get away with it. Fortunately, he didn’t.
Mi traducción:
Por mucho éxito que tuviera para engañar a todos durante mucho tiempo, él creyó que de verdad se saldría con la suya
De nuevo, corregidme donde haga falta.
Gracias y saludos.
As successful as he’d been pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes for so long, he actually thought he’d get away with it. Fortunately, he didn’t.
Mi traducción:
Por mucho éxito que tuviera para engañar a todos durante mucho tiempo, él creyó que de verdad se saldría con la suya
De nuevo, corregidme donde haga falta.
Gracias y saludos.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
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13 mins
Eugenia Martin
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Experienced, fast and reliable
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
engañar/pegársela
Otra posibilidad más coloquial.
Y me parece que quedaría mejor y más lógico traducir el principio de otra forma: con lo bien que se le había dado engañar/pegársela a todos tanto tiempo...
Y me parece que quedaría mejor y más lógico traducir el principio de otra forma: con lo bien que se le había dado engañar/pegársela a todos tanto tiempo...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "excelente Eugenia, gracias"
+1
10 mins
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
1410
tapar los ojos
El sentido de "As successful as he’d been" es el siguiente: "Dado que había conseguido taparles a todos los ojos durante tanto tiempo, creyó realmente que podría salirse con la suya"
+1
16 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
27
dando gato a alguien por liebre
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish...
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Lo sient, es "dando a alguien gato pot liebre".
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"PoR liebre"
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Lo sient, es "dando a alguien gato pot liebre".
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"PoR liebre"
+1
2 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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52
engañarles a todos
es así
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correcto
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tu interpretación es correcta pero agregaría "les"
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pull the wool over someone's eyes = engañar/tomar el pelo
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to pull the wool over someone's eyes. If you say that someone is pulling the wool over your eyes, you mean that they are trying to deceive you, in order to have an advantage over you. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes!
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Wealthy Brits of the 17th and 18th centuries were fond of wearing woollen wigs. To punish those engaging in this sissy practice, brigands would tug their victims' hairpieces down over their faces, the more easily to relieve them of their pounds and pence. The practice of wearing wigs continued into the 19th century at all Britain's colonies (including America and Australia) and came to be associated with someone who could be easily deceived once their wig was pulled over their eyes.
David Buley, Seaforth
Medieval fairs were places of wonder and dastardly deeds where robbers were always on the lookout for victims. Their favourite technique was to pull the victim's hood over his eyes while cutting his purse-strings. Hence the expressions to hoodwink and to pull the wool over one's eyes.
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espero que te ayude
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correcto
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tu interpretación es correcta pero agregaría "les"
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Note added at 7 mins (2019-01-13 19:58:50 GMT)
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pull the wool over someone's eyes = engañar/tomar el pelo
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Note added at 14 mins (2019-01-13 20:06:12 GMT)
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to pull the wool over someone's eyes. If you say that someone is pulling the wool over your eyes, you mean that they are trying to deceive you, in order to have an advantage over you. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes!
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Wealthy Brits of the 17th and 18th centuries were fond of wearing woollen wigs. To punish those engaging in this sissy practice, brigands would tug their victims' hairpieces down over their faces, the more easily to relieve them of their pounds and pence. The practice of wearing wigs continued into the 19th century at all Britain's colonies (including America and Australia) and came to be associated with someone who could be easily deceived once their wig was pulled over their eyes.
David Buley, Seaforth
Medieval fairs were places of wonder and dastardly deeds where robbers were always on the lookout for victims. Their favourite technique was to pull the victim's hood over his eyes while cutting his purse-strings. Hence the expressions to hoodwink and to pull the wool over one's eyes.
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espero que te ayude
Peer comment(s):
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Nice refs! // Para mí vale mucho porque he aprendido algo nuevo. Saludos y gracias.
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thanks Beatriz ... pero nunca se sabe si es suficiente
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6 hrs
dársela con queso a todos
Tu opción es conceptualmente correcta, como corroboran los proZ.comlegas.
Pero yo usaría una expresión idiomática como la que sugiero.
Como había tenido tanto éxito para dársela con queso a todos durante tanto (mucho) tiempo, de hecho creía que se saldría con la suya.
Pero yo usaría una expresión idiomática como la que sugiero.
Como había tenido tanto éxito para dársela con queso a todos durante tanto (mucho) tiempo, de hecho creía que se saldría con la suya.
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