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Stu January 17, 2020 03:37 PM

con una sonrisa tirando a amarga
 
, con una sonrisa tirando a amarga

A search shows sonrisa amarga as a bitter or ironic smile, which makes sense but why " tirando a" . I assume amarga is an adjective so it just does not seem to fit.

Rusty January 17, 2020 09:44 PM

Yes, 'con una sonrisa amarga' would be translated as 'with a bitter smile.'
The smile in what you posted isn't bitter yet, but it's getting there.
'With a somewhat bitter smile' or 'with a smile turning bitter' would be a good translation.

Stu January 20, 2020 04:15 AM

Ah! Very good
Thank you

Tomisimo February 11, 2020 12:30 PM

This usage of "tirando" can often be translated colloquially with the "-ish" suffix.


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