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Old January 11, 2012, 12:00 PM
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  • An imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained problem or fault, esp. a mechanical or electronic one.
  • Such a problem or fault.
En Tomísimo lo tenemos como "duendecillo"... pero creo que he visto "gremlin" usado también en español...

¿Alguien conoce otra opción?

Contexto:
Podemos contratar a unos cuantos *duendecillos y que conecten un trozo de cable telegráfico hasta esa sección...
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Old January 11, 2012, 12:38 PM
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Voto por "duendecillo"/"duendecito". La palabra "gremlin" en español (al menos en México) se asocia directamente con los muñequitos de la película de los ochenta (que no se parecen en absoluto a lo que la imaginación popular asocia con la palabra "duendecitos").
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La palabra "gremlin" en español (al menos en México) se asocia directamente con los muñequitos de la película de los ochenta (que no se parecen en absoluto a lo que la imaginación popular asocia con la palabra "duendecitos").
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Old January 14, 2012, 12:02 PM
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