enredarse en las patas de los caballos

French translation: Chercher le mouton à 5 pattes

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Spanish term or phrase:enredarse en las patas de los caballos
French translation:Chercher le mouton à 5 pattes
Entered by: clauzet

23:51 Nov 22, 2007
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Spanish term or phrase: enredarse en las patas de los caballos
dice de él que es uno de los pocos artistas que todavía perseveran en esa titánica tarea de meterse con camisas de once varas, ***enredarse en las patas de los caballos****, o buscarle la quinta pata al gato
Merci!!
clauzet
Spain
Chercher le mouton à 5 pattes
Explanation:
Une autre possibilité...
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Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 01:33
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gracias a todos
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Summary of answers provided
5chercher la petite bête
Béatrice Noriega
5s'emmêler les pinceaux
Hedwig Spitzer (X)
2 +1Chercher le mouton à 5 pattes
Thierry LOTTE
2chercher midi à 14 heures
José Quinones


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Chercher le mouton à 5 pattes


Explanation:
Une autre possibilité...

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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gracias a todos

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agree  José Quinones: c'est une idée mais ici on cherche déjà le chat à 5 pattes ;-) qui se traduit par "chercher midi à 14 h" ??? ;-)
1 day 20 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
chercher midi à 14 heures


Explanation:

une expression pour "se compliquer la vie"

il y en a sans doute d'autres...


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couper les cheveux en quatre


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Note added at 24 minutes (2007-11-23 00:15:27 GMT)
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mélanger les torchons et les serviettes


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Note added at 27 minutes (2007-11-23 00:18:32 GMT)
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vouloir trouver (ou prouver) la quadrature du cercle


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Note added at 28 minutes (2007-11-23 00:19:35 GMT)
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vouloir marier la carpe et le lapin


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Note added at 45 minutes (2007-11-23 00:36:34 GMT)
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chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin


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Note added at 48 minutes (2007-11-23 00:40:22 GMT)
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vouloir faire d'un âne un cheval de course


José Quinones
Djibouti
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chercher la petite bête


Explanation:
esta es otra posibilidad...

Béatrice Noriega
France
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
s'emmêler les pinceaux


Explanation:
= s'embrouiller.

C'est une variante de "S'emmêler les jambes", que l'on est dans la confusion.


    Reference: http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/emmele...
Hedwig Spitzer (X)
Peru
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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