Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bit of a bluff
Spanish translation:
Se trata en parte de un engaño
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paulacancela
Feb 3, 2008 22:27
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English term
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
bit of a bluff
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
"It is a bit of a bluff, really, because what are you going to do? Send them to their rooms for time-out? Even so, it seems to work." ¿Alguien me puede decir que significa esta frase? Muchas gracias
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Virginia Feinmann
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
En-Spa translator/proofreader/subtitler
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
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Se trata en parte de un engaño
así sería más ajustado a aquello de "a bit of"... suerte paula!!!
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Comment: "muchísimas gracias por tu gran ayuda."
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M. Aguirre
Spain
Spain
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Spain
Legal, High Tech, Energy, Automotive
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, French to Spanish
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engaño
Bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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es un farol; es un bluff; es un engaño
es un engaño - se está engañando o embaucando
Collins - Unabridged Spanish-English Dictionary
Mike :)
Collins - Unabridged Spanish-English Dictionary
Mike :)
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Sandra Rodriguez
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: Farol en mi opinión.
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Gracias, Tomás - Mike :)
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¿Es una tomadura de pelo?¿Un poco de cuento?¿Un engaño?
HIH
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OSWALDO MESIAS
Ecuador
Ecuador
Native in Spanish
Ecuador
ATA certified & engineer, 28y experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
es una pequeña fanfarronada
Engaño pero más específico, simulando tener una fuerza que no es tan real, o sea fanfarronada; farol es muy regional
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Robert West
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Interpreting meaning is the craft
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
algo engañoso
La verdad es que es algo engañoso...
10 hrs
lo dices esperando que el menor te tome en serio aunque sepas que no es práctico llevarlo a cabo
es largo lo sé, pero eso es lo que es
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Note added at 10 horas (2008-02-04 09:01:44 GMT)
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la definición del verbo "to bluff" es "engañar simulando recursos de los que se carece" http://www.babylon.com/definition/bluff/Spanish, y en este contexto esto es lo que significa
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Note added at 10 horas (2008-02-04 09:01:44 GMT)
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la definición del verbo "to bluff" es "engañar simulando recursos de los que se carece" http://www.babylon.com/definition/bluff/Spanish, y en este contexto esto es lo que significa
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