Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
too smart to get sober
Spanish translation:
demasiado listos para dejar el alcohol
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Mar 27, 2020 01:21
4 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
To interpret clients' needs
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
too smart to get sober
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Psychology
AA members use the witticism “too smart to get sober” to describe alcoholics who are intellectualizing, manipulative, and well-practiced at avoiding treatment.
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(Spanish)
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Mar 30, 2020 20:40: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
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demasiado listos para dejar el alcohol / para dejar de beber/tomar
En singular o en plural
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar de beber
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar de tomar
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar el alcohol
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar de beber
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar de tomar
Demasiado listo(s) para dejar el alcohol
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Kristen F.
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Spain
CIOL DipTrans Spanish to English
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Demasiado astutos para dejar de beber
Traslada la idea de interactuar de manera engañosa con las personas del entorno. Saludos.
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Maria Julia Galles
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
MTPE/Medical & Pharma/Market Research
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
demasiado inteligentes para estar sobrios
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