To knock the corners off somebody
Spanish translation: Pulirlo
| 17:39 Jan 16, 2013 |
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|  Selected response from: Patricia Honrubia Spain Local time: 21:24 | ||||
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| 4 +3 | Pulirlo |
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| 4 +1 | desasnar / educar / quitarle lo ranchero a alguien |
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| 4 | castigar severamente |
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| to knock the corners off somebody castigar severamente Explanation: castigar con severidad en jerga neozelandesa |
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| to knock the corners off somebody desasnar / educar / quitarle lo ranchero a alguien Explanation: suerte. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2013-01-16 17:58:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- desasnar. (De des- y asno). 1. tr. coloq. Hacer perder a alguien la rudeza, o quitarle la rusticidad por medio de la enseñanza. U. t. c. prnl. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2013-01-16 17:59:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- También "civilizar". |
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44 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3| to knock the corners off somebody Pulirlo Explanation: En España se utiliza este término, "pulir", para referirse a alguien que necesita refinarse o comportarse más educadamente. Mi nível de seguridad es "high" ya que hay poco contexto. Example sentence(s):
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