Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fork-nosed
Spanish translation:
ver explicación
Added to glossary by
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
May 4, 2007 14:19
17 yrs ago
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English term
fork-nosed
English to Spanish
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Hi, Everybody. This is part of a telephone conversation.
It's an isolated phrase so I can't give you more context than this. Any idea what to be fork-nosed means?
I hate being for-nosed. Shut up.
Thanks in advance :)
It's an isolated phrase so I can't give you more context than this. Any idea what to be fork-nosed means?
I hate being for-nosed. Shut up.
Thanks in advance :)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 2 +1 | ver explicación |
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
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| 4 | nariz bifida |
Patricia Baldwin
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| 3 | nariz gancho |
Susana Budai
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| 1 | metomentodo / cotilla |
Vanesa Camarasa (X)
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Change log
May 9, 2007 14:26: Cándida Artime Peñeñori Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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8 hrs
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Cuba
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Cuba
Retired prof. Universidad de La Habana.
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
81
Selected
ver explicación
Si buscas "fork nose" en Google Images verás que son las "paletas" de un cargador.
Si aparece fork-nosed, quizás quiera decir algo así como "detesto que me tomen de mingo/que me usen de monigote/que me manipulen (en otro registro)" Pero, ojo: estoy siendo muy arriesgada.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡Muchas gracias!"
4 mins
Patricia Baldwin
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
The power of your words
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
nariz bifida
Bifida... with an accent on the first "i".
as when we speak of a person's nose..you do not have any valuable context so I assume you are speaking of a person.
as when we speak of a person's nose..you do not have any valuable context so I assume you are speaking of a person.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Refugio
: That would be the literal translation, but it doesn't seem to make sense...unless it is a weird combination of hard-nosed and fork-tongued. Maybe the character is known for mixing metaphors?
14 mins
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1 hr
Susana Budai
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
Detail oriented, always learning more
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
nariz gancho
Is it posible that it refers to the shape of the nose?
.... Nariz gancho: parecida a la aguileña, pero
de forma más pronunciada.....
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:fE1bus3UqgoJ:www.pelete...
.... Nariz gancho: parecida a la aguileña, pero
de forma más pronunciada.....
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:fE1bus3UqgoJ:www.pelete...
19 hrs
metomentodo / cotilla
Podría tratarse mas que de un defecto físico de una expresión? Un metomentodo, un cotilla, etc?
Tu tienes el resto de la conversación, solo es una idea.
Tu tienes el resto de la conversación, solo es una idea.
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