The whole nine yards

[Tomisimo]

This phrase basically means "everything". Here's an example:

A friend had a cookout yesterday. There was everything- grilled steaks, grilled salmon, fresh salad- the whole nine yards.

Is there any similar expression in Spanish?

Thanks

[Alfonso]

Supongo que hay varias expresiones con el mismo significado en español.

Se me ocurre la siguiente:

Había de todo, carne, pescado, ensalada... y toda la pesca.

Se utiliza, sobre todo, cuando la abundancia de algo resulta molesta:

Me fui de vacaciones con los niños, la mujer, el cuñado, la suegra, el primo de mi mujer, su novia... y toda la pesca.

Maybe, y toda la pesca is a little old fashioned. But I hear it quite often.

The whole nine yards, has it got something to do with rugby or American football?

[Rusty]

Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whole_Nine_Yards

[poli]

An older term related to the whole nine yards is: everything but the
kitchen sink. It's still used.
In New York you'll hear: the whole megillah used to express the same
thing as the whole nine yards. This may be a regional term.

[sosia]

I usually use "Y todo lo demás". It's like "Y toda la pesca" from Alfonso.
saludos

[Cubanboy]

Hola.


...the whole nine yards --de todo.


Saludos.

[viveka]

Since "the whole nine yards" is an idiomatic phrase, perhaps retrahila is a good option in Spanish.

Mind you, you can google retrahila, it is more common in Caribbean countries, islands, and it is Spanish slang, but I don´t know if it is used in Spain.

It can also be pronounced retrajila



Paz en todos los tiempos,
viveka

[Tomisimo]

Could you give an example of retrahila or retrajila? I googled it, but couldn't find a lot of responses.

[sosia]

I know "retahila"
retahíla.
(De recta e hila).
1. f. Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan por su orden.

"Le pregunté quién había ido a la fuiesta y me soltó toda una retahíla de nombres"
saludos

[Alfonso]

Sí, también yo conozco retahíla o retahila con el significado que dijo Sosia.