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Es un ' catch 22' ('Una situación sin salida' me dice mi diccionario no suena tan 'catchy' ..)
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Se puede comparar a un callejón sin salida . O mejor, un bucle, en informática
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Which can throw you for a loop when you don't expect it.. (An ' Endless Loop' even )
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Was that a joke? Sabía que érais muy malos los holandeses contando chistes .
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Hehe...Bueno si nos holandeses somos así, mejor que estoy a la altura de lo que se espera de mi/nosotros, ¿no? (I'd better live up to these expecations then.. ) I wouldn' t want to let you down..
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¿Qué es lo que te puede meter en un bucle cuando no te lo esperas? Un bucle sin fin. (extraño chiste...) |
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knock/throw for a loop Slang To surprise tremendously; astonish. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/throw+for+a+loop The 'endless (or infinite) loop' is a term from IT , computer programmation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_loop I made a 'play on words' (well tried to..) with 'bucle' in Spanish Sorry about the confusion!
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I have also heard a Cockney (Londoner) say "Boracic" This is an example of rhyming slang: boracic lint = skint Rosie Lee = cup of tea apples and pears = stairs trouble and strife = wife |
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