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ser un cero a la izquierda
Esto del "cero a la izquierda" lo usan en Puerto Rico y en Cuba, y me consta.
Creo que tiene su equivalente en industán, pero tengo que averiguar. Es posible que tenga sus equivalentes en las lenguas romances pero el concepto no es exclusivo del latín. Recuerdo otra frase que se usa en mi tierra y me pregunto de dónde proviene: ese "elemento" en este caso el objeto del insulto ya no es individuo, llegó a mineral, elemento... al menos en los ojos del que le insulta. ¿Alguién me puede ayudar con, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Which is the official language of the threads English or Spanish? Corrections are welcome. Kind regards, viveka |
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I found "a zero on the left" to be used in English a little, but not as a settle expression -maybe Spanish natives desperate to use it-. Is there an English equivalent, I mean, an ingenious way using science or technology to refer to a useless person.
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To be a non-entity. To be a nobody. (Ser un don nadie.) cipher, non-entity, zilch... (Un cero patatero...) Oxford, Es un cero a la izquierda = he's nobody; he's a walking zero / he's a real zero.
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