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Montar un revuelo
Cual es el equivalente en Inglés ? Montar un revuelo es como " To put a fox in a henhouse?
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Yes, that's a good translation.
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Hmmm.. maybe:
- To stir things up ( a little/ a lot) Quote:
- To cause a stir - To goad people/ someone Quote:
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rebel or to get into action)
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to incite
to instigate to aggitate to rabel rouse(figurative expression) To put a fox in a henhouse has slightly different meaning. The meaning is this phrase is more like. Putting a alcoholic in charge of guarding the beer or a compulsive gambler in charge of finances.
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Thank you. I hope we can all meet one day for dinner, here in Madrid.
ALborotar el gallinero sería to put a cat among the pigeons o algo así, si mal no recuerdo no? a veces usamos esa expresión cuando alguien, por ejemplo en clase, empieza a dar lata. Last edited by Rusty; October 27, 2011 at 08:24 PM. Reason: merged |
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What about "poner la iglesia en manos de Lutero" for "leaving a fox to guard the henhouse"?
Last edited by Glen; October 27, 2011 at 08:16 PM. |
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Not bad, but it might need a certain public.
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