Feb 24, 2004 23:51
20 yrs ago
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Help with phrases.
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Education / Pedagogy
This two phrases: Old tricks from a new dog! and Nothing up his sleeve! appear in a cartoon about politicians.
There is a magician who says: Watch me eliminate taxes and the he throws into a bucket a paper which says "income tax" but the bucket says "property tax" meaning that the politician will convert income taxes into property taxes.
The audience says this above mentioned phrases.
There is a magician who says: Watch me eliminate taxes and the he throws into a bucket a paper which says "income tax" but the bucket says "property tax" meaning that the politician will convert income taxes into property taxes.
The audience says this above mentioned phrases.
Proposed translations
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19 mins
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no tiene/esconde nada en las mangas
nothing up his sleeve
we already answered the other one a few hours ago
we already answered the other one a few hours ago
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
24 mins
Viejos trucos en tiempos nuevos
Lorenzo Carrillo Alcalá Viejos trucos en tiempos nuevos. Germán Sosa Monsreal
El problema agrario de México, sin resolver. ... Viejos trucos en tiempos nuevos. ...
www.larevista.com.mx/ed667/opi8.htm - 58k
El problema agrario de México, sin resolver. ... Viejos trucos en tiempos nuevos. ...
www.larevista.com.mx/ed667/opi8.htm - 58k
30 mins
!Ya está haciendo de las suyas¡ / ¡Y sin trucos!
I think it is very difficult to provide a meaningful direct translation, as English phrases are loaded with cultural references.
Suggestion: Perhaps you could get some ideas posting your question to the English - English pair group too.
Here you are my try. Cheers!
Suggestion: Perhaps you could get some ideas posting your question to the English - English pair group too.
Here you are my try. Cheers!
3 hrs
"los mismos con las mismas"
los nuvos politicos alfin politicos son los mismos, y siempre hacen las mismas politicas.
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