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tener cola de paja

Italian translation: avere la coda di paglia

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Spanish term or phrase:tener cola de paja
Italian translation:avere la coda di paglia
Entered by: Mariana Perussia

14:21 May 11, 2005
Spanish to Italian translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: tener cola de paja
Sentirse culpable

Tener cola de paja (those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stone): Antiguamente, el dicho completo era "el que tiene cola de paja no debe acercarse al fuego", debido a que teniendo la cola de paja y al aproximarse al fuego, las probabilidades de combustión se acrecientan. En la actualidad, es una acusación a quien se siente responsable de algo que ha sucedido, sin haber recibido explícitamente el cargo.
Mariana Perussia
Argentina
Local time: 16:51
avere la coda di paglia
Explanation:
:-)
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Mirella Soffio
Italy
Local time: 21:51
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4avere la coda di paglia
Mirella Soffio
4 +3avere la coda di paglia
Giorgia P


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
avere la coda di paglia


Explanation:
:-)

Mirella Soffio
Italy
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti!!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvina Dell'Isola Urdiales
2 mins
agree  Federica D'Alessio: E ora...chi vince?
7 mins
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
19 mins
agree  Federica Banzola
32 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
avere la coda di paglia


Explanation:
avere la coda di paglia

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-11 14:31:48 GMT)
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Giorgia P
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvina Dell'Isola Urdiales
2 mins
agree  Federica D'Alessio: Complimenti per la perfetta sincronia con Mirella!
7 mins
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
19 mins
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