Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

couch potatoes spawn little spuds

Spanish translation:

De tal palo tal astilla

Added to glossary by margaret caulfield
Oct 23, 2004 11:40
19 yrs ago
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English term

couch potatoes spawn little spuds

English to Spanish Other Medical (general)
¿Pueden ayudarme con una buena frase? Entiendo el sentido... pero no sé como mantener el juego de palabras.

Este es el contexto:
Keep in mind that most children who are content with a
sedentary lifestyle have parents who are content with a sedentary
lifestyle. In other words, couch potatoes spawn little spuds. So, as
with nutrition, the solution to the problem of lack of exercise lies
with the parents.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 +15 De tal palo tal astilla

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De tal palo tal astilla

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Peer comment(s):

agree George Rabel : yes, because the surrounding context leaves no doubts
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agree Victoria Innocenti : Opino como George Rabel. El dicho define claramente la situación.
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agree Elena Sgarbo (X) : Muy atinado. Saludos, Margaret :-)
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agree MJ Barber
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agree AnaAngelica Amador : ¡Perfecto! La imagen de "couch potato/spuds" es imposible de traducir con sentido, hay que recurrir a un decir conocido en español que la gente entiende y que no requiere explicación.
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agree Michael Powers (PhD)
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agree Marcela Russo (X)
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agree Lillian van den Broeck
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agree Cecilia Della Croce
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agree olv10siq : Perfecto
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agree Ines Garcia Botana : Excelente (qué duro, no?) :-)
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agree Lisa Russell
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agree Margarita Palatnik (X)
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agree colemh
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agree Pablo Grosschmid
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Margaret: Sólo 4 palabras: ME ENCANTÓ TU IDEA!"
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