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Old May 04, 2009, 06:02 AM
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Dar la talla
Does someone know what it means?
Context: ¿No daba la talla como actor?
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Old May 04, 2009, 06:33 AM
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Possible translations: He wasn't good enough; he didn't fit the part; he wasn't up to scratch.
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Possible translations: He wasn't good enough; he didn't fit the part; he wasn't up to scratch.
I think "fit" is the perfect translation.
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I agree with Ambarina's proposals.

@Poli: it comes from the idea that a real actor's "size" (understood both as "talla" and "tamaño") is bigger than the one from the so-called actor who reveals too "small" to fit in.
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Doy a entender que el verbo dar se encuenta en muchos dichos.
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Doy a entender que el verbo dar se encuenta en muchos dichos.
¡Has dado en el clavo!
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Doy a entender que el verbo dar se encuenta en muchos dichos.
Rather than Doy a entender, I think it should be: Me doy cuenta de que el verbo dar se encuentra en muchos dichos.
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