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sassy girls

Spanish translation: listillas

16:47 Dec 3, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: sassy girls
"They're really sassy girls!" Es en un contexto infantil, amable, un cómic para niños.
Miguel Mendo
Local time: 14:32
Spanish translation:listillas
Explanation:
es una opción, depende del contexto

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-12-03 17:03:45 GMT)
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American Heritage Dictionary -

adj. sas··si·er, sas··si·est

1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.


Selected response from:

Jessica Arin (X)
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Grading comment
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9listillas
Jessica Arin (X)
4 +1niñas avispadas o muy listas
Cecilia Welsh
5marisabidillas
María San Raimundo Vega
4 +1sabiondas/sabelotodo
Ignacio de Almagro
4atrevidas
Bertha Valenzuela
4frescas | frescachonas
Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
3niñas descaradas
Alejandra Garza


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
niñas avispadas o muy listas


Explanation:
una opción

Cecilia Welsh
United States
Local time: 05:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Sandra
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
niñas descaradas


Explanation:
Sassy singnifica ser insolente, descarado y precoz.

Alejandra Garza
Mexico
Local time: 06:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
listillas


Explanation:
es una opción, depende del contexto

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-12-03 17:03:45 GMT)
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American Heritage Dictionary -

adj. sas··si·er, sas··si·est

1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.




Jessica Arin (X)
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DAlonso
2 mins
  -> gracias :)
agree  Miguel Sánchez Esteban
5 mins
  -> gracias Miguel :)
agree  Maria Elena Martinez
12 mins
  -> gracias Maria :)
agree  Egmont
1 hr
  -> gracias :)
agree  Elizabeth Medina: Agree.
2 hrs
  -> gracias Elizabeth :)
agree  Sinead --
3 hrs
  -> gracias Sinead :)
agree  Ximena P. Aguilar
3 hrs
  -> gracias Ximena :)
agree  Anabel Martínez
17 hrs
  -> gracias Anabel :)
agree  JPW (X)
17 hrs
  -> gracias John :)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
marisabidillas


Explanation:
otra opción

María San Raimundo Vega
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blanca González: son unas marisabidillas. ¡Perfecto!
27 mins
disagree  Jessica Arin (X): marisabidilla = sabionda; sassy = descarada, chulita
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sabiondas/sabelotodo


Explanation:
otra

Ignacio de Almagro
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nigthgirl
5 hrs
  -> gracias, nightgirl....
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atrevidas


Explanation:
podría ser otra opción

Bertha Valenzuela
Peru
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frescas | frescachonas


Explanation:
en España esto se entendería bien

Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
United States
Local time: 08:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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