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September 10, 2009, 04:04 PM
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Tener mucho cuento
TEner mucho cuento : ej,: AYer Susana llamó al trabajo diciendo que se encontraba mal y que no acudía al trabajo. Más tarde estaba tomando copas con su amigas. Tiene mucho cuento.
Echarle mucho cuento al asunto : Susana le echo mucho cuento ayer, ya que no fue a trabajar diciendo que estaba enferma. IN ENGLISH? 
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September 10, 2009, 07:52 PM
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She's always making up excuses.
She's a fibber. She's lies (this is a harsher term). She's quick with an alibi.
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September 11, 2009, 12:47 AM
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Another version of the Spanish expression: tienes más cuento que Calleja.
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"When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." from Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie 
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September 11, 2009, 12:51 AM
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A bit harsher still (maybe too much in this case, not sure how strong this expression is in Spanish?) perhaps:
' She lies like no tomorrow'. or: ' She' s always telling fibs' (like Poli mentioned.  )En Holandés nosotros decimos: 'Ze vertelt veel smoesjes' (She tells a lot of fibs/excuses - 'smoesjes' is pronounced more or less like 'smooches' ..  )'Ze liegt dat ze barst' (>> 'Ya miente hasta que se rompa..'/'She lies until she bursts') O 'slang' :'Wat een excuustruus!' ('¡Qué tía tonta teniendo mucho cuento!'  'Truus' es como una 'tía' bastante tonta  )
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"Roam with young Persephone. With the morrow, there shall be One more wraith among your number" Want to learn Dutch? Have a look here Last edited by EmpanadaRica; September 11, 2009 at 12:58 AM.
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September 11, 2009, 06:30 AM
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Quote:
 O eso si es bueno.Nosotros decimos "she/he lies like a rug"  Si quieres sonar educado, dice "he/she fabricates excuses"
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