Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sapo

English translation:

traitor

Added to glossary by Laura Molinari
Jan 20, 2003 16:08
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term

sapo

Non-PRO Spanish to English Other Colloquial usage
También tenemos entendido que hay algunos sapos que andan promoviendo excursiones mañana, no se puede llamar de otra forma a alguien que hace juego a la patronal con una excursión que están ofreciendo los patronos.

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scabs

the worker who betrays his mates to be in agreement with the bosses
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "All were great suggestions that I will keep in mind for the future, but in my context (strike), this option was the most viable. In the end I actually used 'traitor' but scabs is used in a strike situation. Thanks!"
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turkey

a euphemism for a jerk
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agree EDLING (X)
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agree Refugio
28 mins
agree x-Translator (X)
38 mins
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toad

Aunque aquí, sería más bien un insulto o una manera despectiva de llamar a alguien...
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wise guys

Realmente el termino sapo se refiere a una persona que se va por la via facil para hacer las cosas. Pasa por encima de las normas, es decir un "astuto". Yo lo pondria como "wise guys". Es una sugerencia!
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agree Allison Menditto
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thank You Allison Menditto!
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dummies / suckers etc.

In this case, sapo stands for an argentinean way of naming betrayal.
It is said that "you must swollow that frog"; (tragarse ese sapo); whenever you must agree with something you normally shouldn´t.
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45 mins

creep

meaning a dislikeable, tiresome or fawning person
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agree LoreAC (X)
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Thank you
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