birriosos como lentejas

Italian translation: testardi/ostinati come un mulo

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Spanish term or phrase:birriosos como lentejas
Italian translation:testardi/ostinati come un mulo
Entered by: Traducendo Co. Ltd

16:04 Dec 14, 2008
Spanish to Italian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / lettaratura infantile
Spanish term or phrase: birriosos como lentejas
frase: Es una cosa que les pasa hasta a las madres cucarachas con esos hijos que tienen, "birriosos como lentejas" .
nicky311
Italy
Local time: 21:10
testardi/ostinati come un mulo
Explanation:
ho trovato questo:
birrioso, sa.

(De birria).

1. adj. coloq. De mala calidad o de mal aspecto.

2. adj. C. Rica. febril (‖ que tiene fiebre).

3. adj. Pan. porfiado.

Porfiado vuol dire ostinato o testardo:
porfiado, da.

(Del part. de porfiar).

1. adj. Dicho de una persona: Terca y obstinada en su dictamen y parecer. U. t. c. s.

2. m. C. Rica. tentetieso.

Ciao e buona serata,
Irene
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Traducendo Co. Ltd
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Local time: 21:10
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3 +1che valgono un soldo di cacio
Cristina Lo Bianco
4testardi/ostinati come un mulo
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che valgono un soldo di cacio


Explanation:
Birrioso significa "di poco valore", come appunto le lenticchie. Ho provato a pensare un'analoga espressione italiana

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testardi/ostinati come un mulo


Explanation:
ho trovato questo:
birrioso, sa.

(De birria).

1. adj. coloq. De mala calidad o de mal aspecto.

2. adj. C. Rica. febril (‖ que tiene fiebre).

3. adj. Pan. porfiado.

Porfiado vuol dire ostinato o testardo:
porfiado, da.

(Del part. de porfiar).

1. adj. Dicho de una persona: Terca y obstinada en su dictamen y parecer. U. t. c. s.

2. m. C. Rica. tentetieso.

Ciao e buona serata,
Irene

Traducendo Co. Ltd
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Local time: 21:10
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