Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
le buscan muchos pies al gato
English translation:
to split hairs
Added to glossary by
Julio Torres
Jan 6, 2005 01:30
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
le buscan muchos pies al gato
Spanish to English
Other
Folklore
colloquialism
Mexican saying, from an interview. I think it means jumping to conclusions based on dubious information.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | to split hairs / to complicate matters |
Julio Torres
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| 5 +2 | to complicate matters unnecessarily (they) |
Ltemes
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| 2 | to try to get water out of a dry well |
Gabo Pena
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
Julio Torres
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
All about industry
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
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to split hairs / to complicate matters
Two options. To split hairs= hilar muy fino.
La segunda opción no es tan idiomática, pero siginfica "complicarse la existencia".
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-01-06 01:59:29 GMT)
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O split hairs (literal)= cortar (a lo largo) los pelos. ¡Cosa difícil!
La segunda opción no es tan idiomática, pero siginfica "complicarse la existencia".
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-01-06 01:59:29 GMT)
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O split hairs (literal)= cortar (a lo largo) los pelos. ¡Cosa difícil!
Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Me gusta "split hairs" (igual que en francés: Couper les cheveux en quatre).
6 mins
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Gracias Juan Jacob =)
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| agree |
Ines Garcia Botana
2 hrs
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Gracias Ines =)
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| agree |
lilfurquet
14 hrs
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Gracias lilfurquet =)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, I believe the first option will fit just fine."
+2
28 mins
to complicate matters unnecessarily (they)
Juan tiene razón. El dicho es "buscarles tres pies al gato".
49 mins
Gabo Pena
Native in Spanish
&
English
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
, Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
to try to get water out of a dry well
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Note added at 2005-01-07 02:09:54 (GMT)
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the question appears to be: cuantos \'pies\' tienen el gato?
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Note added at 2005-01-07 02:09:54 (GMT)
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the question appears to be: cuantos \'pies\' tienen el gato?
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