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Old August 12, 2009, 10:24 AM
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Arrow Cortar el bacalao

EJEMPLO :
Alejandro es el que corta el bacalao en esa familia. Cortar el bacalao, la persona que corta el bacalao, es la persona que toma las decisiones o la que lleva la voz cantante. Se usa en todos contextos, trabajo, familia, amistad etc...
Cual sería el equivalente en inglés?
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Old August 12, 2009, 10:25 AM
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Otra forma de decirlo es el que ordena y manda. In English?
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Old August 12, 2009, 10:48 AM
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The decision maker.
The one who wears the pants.
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Old August 12, 2009, 10:50 AM
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well, but to wear the pants, I thought it was for couples.
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Yes, with couples, but with households also.
You could also use : the one who calls the cards.
example: when it comes to decision making , she's the one who calls the cards/wears the pants.
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He/ She calls the shots/ He's or She's the one calling the shots.
(Though perhaps this is more used outside domestic contexts so you should add ' at home' in this case I think )
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Corta el bacalao.
He's the boss.
He calls the shots.
He's the decision maker.
He's the head honcho.
He's the big cheese.
He's runs the shop.
He's in charge.

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