Gato

[irmamar]

Yes, I understand the meaning of the sentence, but I don't understand the meaning of the words. If I look up at the dictionary, I find cebo y llave, is this a good translation? And baiting is "cebar", and "switching" is "apagar o cambiar". Are these things illegal? I don't understand.

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, I understand the meaning of the sentence, but I don't understand the meaning of the words. If I look up at the dictionary, I find cebo y llave, is this a good translation? And baiting is "cebar", and "switching" is "apagar o cambiar". Are these things illegal? I don't understand.

Yes the vender presents the bait (el cebo) and then switches (cambia) the product he sells.
The phrase seems less versitile than gato por liebre to me.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What do mean bait and switch?
bait = cebo?
switch= llave?
baiting and switching = cebar y...?

Dar gato por liebre = To bait and switch

Interesar a alguien en una cosa muy barata (enganchar) y estafarle (cambiar la cosa por otra más cara)
To lure you in (with a cheap price) and then switch the item with something more expensive (the originally advertised item being sold out by the time you arrive supposedly because of the cheap price offered).

[irmamar]

¡Ahora lo entiendo! Claro, cebo y luego cambiar.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Poli & Rusty: Thank you! It's an old dictionary too, so I must be careful with the translations it gives sometimes.