Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
playing them off to be "nothing"
Spanish translation:
haciendo como que no son nada/poca cosa, haciendo de cuenta que no existen, diciendo
Added to glossary by
Walter Landesman
Jul 8, 2005 14:09
18 yrs ago
English term
playing them off to be "nothing"
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idioms
We down play our aches, pains and unhappiness, playing them off to be "nothing."
Change log
Jul 12, 2005 02:55: Walter Landesman changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Jul 12, 2005 02:56: Walter Landesman changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Idioms"
Aug 24, 2005 15:23: Walter Landesman changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
English term (edited):
playing them off to be
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haciendo como que son nada/poca cosa, haciendo de cuenta que no existen, diciendo"no es nada"
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+3
20 mins
English term (edited):
playing them off to be
restándoles importancia, haciendo como si nada
Podrían haber varios registros: minimizando su importancia (+formal), restándoles importancia (normal), haciendo como si nada (+informal).
+1
30 mins
English term (edited):
playing them off to be
ignorándolos
Una opción por si prefieres abreviar,
1 hr
ningunear
Si el registro es más coloquial en esta oración podés usar el verbo "ningunear", que es tan gráfico.
Saludos,
Patricia
Saludos,
Patricia
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