Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a bit of a mouthful
Spanish translation:
muy largo
Added to glossary by
Adriana Martinez
Nov 4, 2009 14:23
14 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
Professionalism is paramount
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
a bit of a mouth full
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The J in J.Crew is for Junior Varsity. How ever the founding family (Wood) found this to be a bit of a mouth full and shortened to J.Crew.
thanks!!
thanks!!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +8 | (el nombre les parecía/les pareció) muy largo... |
Adriana Martinez
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| 4 +2 | un poco enredoso |
Blanca García-Puente
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| 4 | demasiado largo |
Eileen Banks
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Nov 7, 2009 22:26: Adriana Martinez Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Adriana Martinez
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Experience, precision, right timing
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Puerto Rican) 
Works in: English to Spanish
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(el nombre les parecía/les pareció) muy largo...
...y decidieron acortarlo.
Mouthful
noun, plural -fuls.
1. the amount a mouth can hold.
2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
3. a small quantity.
4. Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.: You said a mouthful!
5. a long word or group of words, esp. one that is hard to pronounce
Mouthful
noun, plural -fuls.
1. the amount a mouth can hold.
2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
3. a small quantity.
4. Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.: You said a mouthful!
5. a long word or group of words, esp. one that is hard to pronounce
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Aradai Pardo Martínez
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¡Gracias, Aradai, buen día!
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Lydia De Jorge
: Efectivamente! No es que sea enredado, sino muy largo! Abrazos!
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¡De acuerdo contigo! ¡Gracias, Lydia! :-)
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Leonardo Lamarche
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Gracias, Lamarche, ¡saludos!
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Cristian Garcia
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Gracias, Clout, ¡saludos!
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Victoria Frazier
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Gracias, Victoria, ¡saludos!
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cecilia veronica de vecchi
: buena exolicacion, de acuerdo con esta
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Muchas gracias, Cecilia Verónica, ¡saludos!
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Wendy Petzall
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Gracias, Wmpetzall, ¡buen día!
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Cecilia Welsh
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Gracias, Lady of Arcadia, ¡buen día!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias!!"
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11 mins
Blanca García-Puente
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
United Kingdom
Independent Spanish TR Professional
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
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4
un poco enredoso
Les pareció enredoso por ser largo y difícil de pronunciar
Example sentence:
"Les pareció un poco enredoso y decidieron acortarlo a..."
2 hrs
Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
demasiado largo
Suerte!
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