Sep 29, 2003 15:35
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

güiri-güiri

Spanish to English Art/Literary
"ya hay que dejarnos de tanto GÜIRI-GÜIRI, que no vamos a llegar a ninguna parte, mejor a lo que nos truje..."

Proposed translations

23 mins
Selected

CHIT CHAT

register and tone
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5 mins

nonsense, gossip, chatter

something like that.
"We need to get down to business if we want to get anywhere."
Peer comment(s):

agree Gordana Podvezanec
3 hrs
agree Lorena Valdez (X)
23 hrs
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8 mins

beating about the bush

we won't get anywhere unless we stop beating about the bush; let's get straight to the point,
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8 mins

faffing around

we need to stop faffing around - very common expression in London at least
Peer comment(s):

neutral 00000000 (X) : totally unknown in the US
8 mins
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14 mins

gossip

http://www.queondas.com/aqui_estamos/dichos/terminos.htm

It is also a style of music, but that doesn't seem to fit the context
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+1
24 mins
Spanish term (edited): g�iri-g�iri

gibberish

saludos
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Kane
30 mins
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+2
44 mins

small talk

I would leave it as:
enough with (cut/quit) the small talk and let's go down to business.

OverClock Intelligence Agency: OverClocking the World, one PC at ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... My goal for this article is to have a very quiet pc running at acceptable
temperatures. Enough with the small talk, let's get down to business! ...
www.ocia.net/articles/silentpc/silentpc.shtml - 25k - 28 Sep 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares

Peer comment(s):

agree Oso (X) : ¶:^)
47 mins
agree Barbara Compañy
1 day 7 hrs
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