old boot

15:52 May 16, 2006

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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: old boot

Buenas tardes:

No entiendo a qué se refiere esta expresión, os agradecería mucho si alguien tiene claro a qué se refiere, porque yo dudo entre un par de cosas, que prefiero no decir para no interferir, pero no lo tengo claro.

"—Cielo, espero que no vayas a pasar por una de esas extrañas fases de las que he estado leyendo en el Vanity Fair de este mes.
—Si está en Vanity Fair espero con todas mis fuerzas pasar por ello.
—Necesitas irte a dormir pronto, cielo. Obviamente estás demasiado cansado.
—No estoy cansado.
—Oh, Inigo, por favor, no me agotes replicándome.
—No te estoy replicando.
There was a pause, then Mama said something that raised a lump in my throat. 'Funny'. She laughed softly. ***'I rather miss the old boot now.'***

Anabel Martínez KudoZ activity Questions: 305 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 1122 Spain
Local time: 17:22

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

viejo

trans4u

echo de menos los viejos tiempos

María López

se me había olvidado lo tozudo que eres

Olga Alex

testarudo

Paula Pereyra

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

8 mins confidence:

echo de menos los viejos tiempos

Explanation:
A mí me da la impresión de q podría referirse a algo así... no crees?
Suerte! :)

María López
Local time: 17:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 3

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

viejo

Explanation:
Could it be "old coot?" Either way it's "viejo."

"old coot"; a person over 60 years of age

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-05-16 16:06:15 GMT)
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Hecho de menos ala viejo.

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-05-16 16:06:59 GMT)
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Hecho de menos al viejo.

trans4u
Local time: 09:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 42

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16 mins confidence:

se me había olvidado lo tozudo que eres

Explanation:
Esto es lo que se me ocurre, pero no estoy muy segura de que se refiera a eso.

Olga Alex
Spain
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44

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37 mins confidence:

testarudo

Explanation:
Quizás tenga algo q ver con la expresión "as tough as old boots"

(as) tough as old boots
very strong, and not easily weakened:
He might be in his eighties but he's tough as old boots, that man.

Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=84026&dict=CA...

Paula Pereyra
Local time: 12:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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