Prietitos en el arroz
English translation: A fly in the ointment
| 19:38 Aug 26, 2015 |
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|  Selected response from: Paul García United States Local time: 16:56 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | A fly in the ointment |
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| 4 | Burnt grains in their rice |
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| 4 | Small imperfections /Small character flaws |
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| 4 | defects/ little defects |
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| 4 | a bad egg |
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Burnt grains in their rice Explanation: Uno de los significados de la palabra "prieto" es "de color oscuro". En este caso en particular seguramente se refiere a aquellos granos de arroz que quedan quemados en el fondo de la olla. |
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Small imperfections /Small character flaws Explanation: Para este contexto, así es lo más natural. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-08-26 22:19:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or tiny instead of small. |
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1 day 7 hrs confidence:
defects/ little defects Explanation: Everyone has their little defects... sounds more natural to me than "small character flaws", at least in informal use. |
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a bad egg Explanation: 1) everyone has bad eggs...in their families if the context refers to one's family background A bad egg is someone who cannot be trusted or who looks good on the outside but has character flaws that are hidden below the surface (the egg shell-you only know an egg is bad once you break it open) This idiom is similar to that of the 'black sheep'. 2) if on the other hand, the context refers to the subject themself, it could indicate that 'we all have skeletons in the cupboard' or 'we all have a fatal flaw'(from Shakespeare) 3)if it means everyone has something which prevents them from being totally care free or happy, the closest in English is a fly in their soup/ointment -I think soup is more common in uk English so it does depend on the context |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1A fly in the ointment Explanation: así me suena... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2015-08-27 13:04:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- without context -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2015-08-28 13:16:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- En Puerto Rico, decimos la mancha del plátano" |
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| Reference Reference information: http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2015/581842/6/aristegui-... El ex presidente manifiesta no estar de acuerdo con la forma de trabajo de la reportera GUADALAJARA JALISCO (17/MARZ/2015).- De visita en San Antonio, Texas, el ex presidente de México, Vicente Fox Quesada fue entrevistado por el periodista Antonio Guillen Tello, reportero de Univisión y señala que Carmen Aristegui "sólo buscaba el prietito en el arroz para ganar audiencia". http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang-meaning.php?date=090... Spanish: Ser El Prietito En El Arroz Type: Expressions Literal Meaning: To be the dark spot in the rice Meaning: The fly in the ointment El prietito en el arroz es que tengo que traer a mi hermanita. (The fly in the ointment is that I have to bring my little sister.) ISSUU - Revista Poder Industrial, Enero 2015 by Poder ... issuu.com/.../revista_poder_industrial_enero_2015 Jan 1, 2015 - Sin embargo, hay quienes prefieren ver “el prietito en el arroz” y no solo ... inicia ése podría ser un propósito insuperable: apoyar al turismo nacional y ... However, there are those who prefer to see “the fly in the ointment” and ... a fly in the ointment phrase of fly noun: fly in the ointment 1. a minor irritation that spoils the success or enjoyment of something. |
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