Atufar

[Perikles]

How would you translate:-
El caso Polanski, un caso que atufa nada más asomar la nariz en él

[sosia]

The Polanski affair, an event wich stinks when you aproach your nose.
But my english it's not good enough.
greetings

[Perikles]

Thanks, but I don't understand how nada más fits in.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Thanks, but I don't understand how nada más fits in.

as soon as ...

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

as soon as ...

Hey thanks (and to sosia) - I have found -

nada más llegar subió a verla
as soon as he arrived, he went up to see her.

I think this expression nada más + inf. is far from obvious.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Oh... "atufar"... siempre he usado "tufo", pero no conocía el verbo. Hoy aprendí una palabra nueva.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Oh... "atufar"... siempre he usado "tufo", pero no conocía el verbo. Hoy aprendí una palabra nueva.

Me too, me neither, me too.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Oh... "atufar"... siempre he usado "tufo", pero no conocía el verbo. Hoy aprendí una palabra nueva.

Originally Posted by chileno

Me too, me neither, me too.

Good grief - if you two don't know the verb, what chance have I got?

How do you say 'Good grief' in Spanish?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

"Good grief" can be said in many ways. Some examples:

¡Por Dios!
¡Cielo santo!
¡Madre mía!
¡Cielos!
¡Válgame (Dios)!
...


@Perikles: many words can be unknown in many regions or they're too archaic or too literary for the common people to know them. But that's when dictionaries are a blessing.


@Hernán: genial, me consuela, más genial.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Good grief - if you two don't know the verb, what chance have I got?

Very good chance I'd say. Since you like to study your language along with other(s). Whereas me, that notion in no notion at all.


How do you say 'Good grief' in Spanish?

Any of the interjections used to convey surprise, awe or whatever would be fine, but a direct translation of it, such as "My God", there isn't, as far as I know...