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English term or phrase:
half-and-halfer
Spanish translation:
indio occidentalizado
Added to glossary by
Cecilia Gowar
Dec 17, 2016 19:45
7 yrs ago
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English term
half-and-halfer
English to Spanish
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Poetry & Literature
Salman Rushdie
"He became a stupid thing, a half-and-halfer with a nagging wife..."
"Doctor Aziz whose rubies and diamonds have turned into a half-and-halfer, remembers this story.."
¿Alguien tiene idea de a qué se refiere con ese término? No logro encontrar nada en ningún lado, ni entender el significado como para "crear" un término... ¿Será algo así como "mediocre"?
Thanks in advance.
"Doctor Aziz whose rubies and diamonds have turned into a half-and-halfer, remembers this story.."
¿Alguien tiene idea de a qué se refiere con ese término? No logro encontrar nada en ningún lado, ni entender el significado como para "crear" un término... ¿Será algo así como "mediocre"?
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
4 +2 | indio occidentalizado | Cecilia Gowar |
3 | un algo indefinido | Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón |
3 | "medio pelo" | Mónica Algazi |
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Dec 31, 2016 09:41: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
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indio occidentalizado
"He is a "half and halfer", an Indian with a western education and outlook"
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un algo indefinido
¨Se volvió una cosa estúpida, un-algo-indefinido con una esposa temperamental/de mal carácter/temperamento.
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