Thursday, February 18, 2010

Ni chicha ni limoná

neither fish nor fowl = ni chicha ni limonada

Dos ladrones

Dos ladrones admiran una joya a través del escaparate:
—¿Cuánto crees que nos darán por eso?
—¡De 5 a 10 años!

Two robbers are admiring a diamond in a glass encasement
—How much do you think they´ll give us for that?
—Five to ten years.


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Ronquidos molestos

Un paciente en la consulta del médico:
—Mire, doctor, mi problema es que ronco muchísimo.
—¿Y qué pasa, le molesta a su mujer?
—No, qué va. El problema es que, por culpa de los ronquidos, ya me han despedido de tres trabajos.

A patient is in the doctor´s office:
—Doctor, my problem is that I snore too much.
—Does this bother your wife?
—Not at all. The problem is that, because of the snoring, I have been fired from three jobs!


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Un donjuán

A lady-killer = un donjuán