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Old June 26, 2009, 05:13 AM
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Dar mucho bombo y platillo a un asunto

Como se dice en inglés dar mucho bombo y platillo a un asunto?
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Old June 26, 2009, 07:26 AM
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Robindesbois, si no te importa, me gustaría hacerte una pregunta: ¿eres traductor? No contestes si no quieres
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Old June 26, 2009, 08:04 AM
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All talk no action.
(if this is a variation of mucho bombo pocos nueces)
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Old June 26, 2009, 08:08 AM
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All talk no action.
(if this is a variation of mucho bombo pocos nueces)
I'd say "mucho ruido y pocas nueces"
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Old June 26, 2009, 12:38 PM
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No soy traductor, solo un avido de saber.
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No soy traductor, solo un avido de saber.
OK, me sorprendían tus preguntas.
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To announce with a lot of fanfare/pomp and circumstance/pomp and ceremony
To announce with a lot of song and dance/To make a great song and dance about something
To hype something up/to announce something amid/with a lot of hype
To go all out/To roll out the red carpet
To make much ado about something
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Old June 27, 2009, 03:54 AM
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Goodness gracious, if we have to give a definition to the word Rusty that is GENIUS.
Thank you very much.
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