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Tira y afloja
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string-pulling [Am ˈstrɪŋpʊlɪŋ, Brit ˈstrɪŋˌpʊlɪŋ] N U

string-pulling
amiguismo m
string-pulling
palanca f LatAm inf
string-pulling
enchufismo m Spain inf
I had to do some string-pulling to get you the job
tuve que mover algunos hilos or tocar algunas teclas para conseguirte el trabajo
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enchufismo N m Spain inf

enchufismo
string-pulling inf

acomodo N m

1. acomodo LatAm inf (palanca, amiguismo):

acomodo
string-pulling

2. acomodo Spain (trabajo):

acomodo
job (obtained through string-pulling)

amiguismo N m

un país que funciona a base de amiguismo y enchufes
a country where everything works through contacts and string-pulling
en esta empresa hay mucho amiguismo
there's a lot of 'jobs for the boys' in this company

dedo N m

1. dedo:

dedo (de la mano, de un guante)
finger
dedo (del pie)
toe
contaba con los dedos
he was counting on his fingers
se podían contar con los dedos
they could be counted on (the fingers of) one hand
señaló con el dedo lo que quería
he pointed to what he wanted
es de mala educación señalar con el dedo
it's rude to point
a dedo inf fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera
we hitchhiked to the border
a dedo inf fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera
we hitched to the border inf
recorrió Europa a dedo
she hitchhiked around Europe
recorrió Europa a dedo
she hitched around Europe inf
su tío lo colocó a dedo
he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle
su tío lo colocó a dedo
his uncle got him the job
le concedieron la subvención a dedo
he was awarded the subsidy without following prodedure
chuparse el dedo inf
to suck one's thumb
¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo?
do you think I was born yesterday?
estar para chuparse los dedos inf
to be delicious
hacer o Col echar dedo inf
to hitchhike
hacer o Col echar dedo inf
to hitch inf
había dos chicas haciendo dedo
there were two girls trying to hitch a ride
había dos chicas haciendo dedo
there were two girls trying to hitch a lift Brit
mover o levantar un dedo inf es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme
he never lifts a finger to help me
no quitar el dedo del renglón Mex inf
to insist
pillarse los dedos Spain inf (en una puerta, etc)
to get one's fingers caught
pillarse los dedos (en un negocio)
to get one's fingers burned inf
poner el dedo en el renglón Mex
to put one's finger on the spot
poner el dedo en la llaga
to hit a raw nerve
ponerle el dedo a alg. Mex sl
to point the finger at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo lit
to point at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo (culpar)
to point the finger at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo (censurar)
to point the finger of scorn at sb

2. dedo (como medida):

hay que subirle dos dedos al dobladillo
the hem needs taking up about an inch
para mí solo un dedo de whisky
just a drop of whiskey for me
estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo
he came very close to losing his job
estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo
he came within an ace o an inch of losing his job inf
dos dedos de frente inf no tiene dos dedos de frente
he hasn't an ounce of common sense
cualquiera con dos dedos de frente lo habría entendido
anybody with half a brain o with any common sense would have understood it inf

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