Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mickey finn
Spanish translation:
bebida con droga
Added to glossary by
tere aguilar
Aug 24, 2006 21:29
18 yrs ago
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English term
mickey finn
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
detective stories
Chloral hydrate is the compound used to make "Mickey Finn's" in detective stories
¿es alguna bebida ?
¿es alguna bebida ?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | bebida con droga |
Henry Hinds
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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bebida con droga
Es una bebida arreglada con soporífero con el fin de dejar inconsciente a la persona y despojarla de sus pertenencias.
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Margaret Schroeder
: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_092.html
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Gracias, Good.
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Refugio
: "to slip someone a Mickey"
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Gracias, Ruth.
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Will Matter
: "Knock out drops". "Sleeping potion" etc.
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Gracias, Will.
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David Hollywood
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Gracias, David.
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patyjs
: I think you should keep the name in the translation and offer this as an explanation in parentheses.
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Gracias, Paty. Es una posibilidad.
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MikeGarcia
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Gracias, Miguel.
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Helen Provart
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Gracias, Helen.
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Egmont
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Gracias, Egmont.
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mchandias (X)
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Gracias, Mchandias.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "mil gracias"
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