Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
un respetable piquillo
English translation:
a tidy little sum
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Dec 25, 2020 03:53
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term
un respetable piquillo
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In An Autobiography
Contexto:
—Ya lo creo; sabiéndolo manejar, de los cien pesos quedará un respetable piquillo, honradamentee ganado, por supuesto, para asegurar el futuro.
Gracias,
Barbara
—Ya lo creo; sabiéndolo manejar, de los cien pesos quedará un respetable piquillo, honradamentee ganado, por supuesto, para asegurar el futuro.
Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | a tidy little sum | Noni Gilbert Riley |
4 +4 | a sizable nest egg | Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira |
3 | a respectable bit | Steven Huddleston |
Change log
Dec 28, 2020 15:27: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
14 hrs
Selected
a tidy little sum
Another turn of phrase within the context of making a profit and being able to save.
Note from asker:
Hey, I think you hit the nail on the head! After thinking about the expression some more last night, your interpretation is exactly what I came up with, too! Thanks so much! |
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Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira
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Gracias Cláudia
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Adrian MM.
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Gracias Adrián
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
4 hrs
a sizable nest egg
Piquillo in this context is the result of ‘pico’ + the diminutive suffix ‘illo’.
DRAE defines pico (11.) as an indeterminate amount of money:
https://dle.rae.es/pico?m=form
DRAE defines pico (11.) as an indeterminate amount of money:
https://dle.rae.es/pico?m=form
Example sentence:
ganó un buen pico en la lotería
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
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Thank you, neilmac!
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philgoddard
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Thank you, Phil!
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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Thank you, Fiona!
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agree |
Robert Copeland
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Thank you, Robert!
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4 hrs
a respectable bit
As in "somewhat more than a little bit."
Discussion
“A nest egg is a substantial sum of money or other assets that have been saved or invested for a specific purpose. Such assets are generally earmarked for longer-term objectives, the most common being retirement, buying a home, and education.
The term can also refer to money kept aside as a reserve to deal with unexpected emergencies such as a medical problem or urgent housing repairs. “Nest egg” has been used to refer to savings since the late 17th century.”
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nestegg.asp
Then, I think sizeable, decent or significant are more used with ‘nest egg’ than respectable, considerable, etc.
My 2 cents, of course :)