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En una tómbola
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Dónde te han dado el carnet de conducir en una tombola? Cuando alguien conduce mal le decimos eso. También se usa en otros casos con títulos , diplomas etcc.. Cual sería el equivalente en English? |
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Where the hell did you get your driving licence? In a raffle? ( .. in a lottery?)
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si viene a ser lo mismo, por lo que veo.
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Sí, la vida es una tom-tom-tómbola... (Si te toca, te ha tocao.)
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The equivalent expression in Mexico is inspired by some sales ruses in which a company asks you to gather (for example) a number of bottle caps and some money (sometimes) to exchange them for a promotional item.
People then say something like: "A ti te dieron la licencia con 10 taparroscas de pepsi y 20 pesos, ¿verdad?". Although "parece que te sacaste la licencia en una rifa" would be perfectly understood.
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Me parece probable que en EEUU se entienda "Did you get your license from a box of Cracker Jacks?"
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Oh, of course! Cereal boxes here used to include some toys too... many years ago.
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