Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
deal and wheel
Spanish translation:
operar y negociar
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patinba
Nov 3, 2009 22:34
14 yrs ago
English term
deal and wheel
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El contexto es el siguiente:You couldn't deal and wheel either in the workplace or in the market without knowing a good deal of Greek.
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El contexto es el siguiente:You couldn't deal and wheel either in the workplace or in the market without knowing a good deal of Greek.
muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
4 +2 | operar y negociar | patinba |
3 | trapichear | HugoSteckel |
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Nov 25, 2009 17:52: patinba Created KOG entry
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operar y negociar
La frase normalmente es "wheel and deal", el autor lo dio vuelta probablemente para lograr un efecto literario,. Básicamente significa operar, comerciar, negociar.
From the Phrase Finder:
If someone is said to be wheeling and dealing then they involved in setting up important arrangements, often involving money. Big wheel is a phrase use to describe an important person and this may be the basis of the saying. Much more likely however is a custom of the old Billingsgate fish market in London. The fish was wheeled in, prior to the dealing which could only start at a certain pre-determined time.
From the Phrase Finder:
If someone is said to be wheeling and dealing then they involved in setting up important arrangements, often involving money. Big wheel is a phrase use to describe an important person and this may be the basis of the saying. Much more likely however is a custom of the old Billingsgate fish market in London. The fish was wheeled in, prior to the dealing which could only start at a certain pre-determined time.
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trapichear
De acuerdo con la explicación de patinba, sugiero "trapichear" para captar el registro de "wheel and deal", además que "wheel and deal" tiende a tener alguna que otra connotación ilícita.
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