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Old September 29, 2009, 06:41 AM
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How do you say sore loser in Spanish?
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How do you say sore loser in Spanish?
Picado.

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Old September 29, 2009, 11:17 AM
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Ser mal perdedor, no saber perder.
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Ser mal perdedor, no saber perder.
No saber perder - me gusta
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A closely related term is sour grapes. It's what a sore loser says and how they compensate for losing. Is there a similar term in Spanish? I don't think uvas agrias will work.
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A closely related term is sour grapes. It's what a sore loser says and how they compensate for losing. Is there a similar term in Spanish? I don't think uvas agrias will work.
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For those who know the fable (not that many) "las uvas están muy verdes", but there is a common "consolation" from the losers against the winners: "afortunado en el juego, desafortunado en el amor".
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For those who know the fable (not that many) "las uvas están muy verdes", but there is a common "consolation" from the losers against the winners: "afortunado en el juego, desafortunado en el amor".
That sounds like sour grapes to me
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I agree " It´s sour grapes " = las uvas están verdes.
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si, las uvas todavía estaban verdes
picarse, quedarse resentido, quedarse pco conforme.
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