Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mentir como un cosaco o bellaco
English translation:
lying through one's teeth
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
Nov 22, 2006 21:32
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
mentir como un cosaco o bellaco
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Folklore
idioms
Is it lying IN your teeth or lying THROUGH your teeth¿
Proposed translations
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| 5 +10 | THROUGH |
Carol Gullidge
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| 5 +2 | Lying through your teeth |
yolanda Speece
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| 4 | lying like a scoundrel |
ElChe (X)
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Proposed translations
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1 min
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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Annissa 7ar
: de acuerdo. suerte
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thanks, Annissa!
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Norbert Hermann
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thanks, Hermann!
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Heather Oland
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thanks, Heather!
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Robert Copeland
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thanks, Robert!
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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thanks, clb!
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claudia estanislau
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thanks, Claudia!
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DDM
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thanks, Daniel!
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Laura Tamayo
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thanks, tamagam!
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Rolando Julio Arciniega
: I'd be lying through my teeth if I said you were not right!!
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thanks, Rolando!
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Rondina
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thanks again, Rondina!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ouch! I lost the bet on this one - I was sure it was "in"... oh well, cheers Carol :-)"
9 mins
lying like a scoundrel
otra opcion
+2
11 mins
yolanda Speece
Native in English
Efficiency and effectiveness!!!
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
Lying through your teeth
lying like a rug.
Peer comment(s):
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Norbert Hermann
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Heather Oland
: "Lie like a rug" is another one that also occured to me.
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