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Fat chance
How would you say fat chance in Spanish?
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¿Quieres comer todo mi helado? Para nada.
Ni modo que yo vaya a votar por ese sinvergüenza... |
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¡Ni pensarlo! ¡Ni lo sueñes!
ni la más mínima posibilidad improbable no hay posibilidad sin posibilidad By the way: fat chance = slim chance |
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Nice one, Rusty! Ain't language a kick!
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Quote:
fat = slim
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And one could also derive that the product of two positives can be negative, as with one of the common meanings of "yeah, right!".
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Adding a couple more:
·De ninguna manera. ·Imposible. And a Mexican slang one: Ya parece.
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