will show me up
Spanish translation: me superen (en habilidad)
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| 5 | ponerme en evidencia |
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| 4 +1 | me harán quedar mal |
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| 4 +1 | me superen (en habilidad) |
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| 4 | me hagan quedar en ridículo /hacer el ridículo. |
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2 mins confidence: 
ponerme en evidencia Explanation: Saludos. |
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2 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1me harán quedar mal Explanation: Diccionario Oxford una acepción (la pertinente) de "show up" b (embarrass) ‹ parents / friends / colleagues › poner* en evidencia, hacer* quedar mal; try not to show me up in front of the boss procura no ponerme en evidencia or hacerme quedar mal delante del jefe Mike :) |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1me superen (en habilidad) Explanation: Hola Jorge, Otra posibilidad. Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-05-19 22:06:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- **show someone up**. Surpass someone in ability, outdo someone, as in John\'s high score on that math test really showed up the rest of the class. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms |
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14 mins confidence:
me hagan quedar en ridículo /hacer el ridículo. Explanation: A ver que te parece. |
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