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Old January 14, 2011, 08:18 AM
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I'm barking up the wrong tree

Estoy intentando averiguar qué significado tiene esta frase: I'm barking up the wrong tree.
Quizás me podáis ayudar.
Gracias
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Old January 14, 2011, 08:33 AM
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It refers to a hunting dog barking at a tree thinking that what it is chasing is hiding in it, assuming it has the right tree.

It means to make a false assumption about something.
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Old January 14, 2011, 08:34 AM
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Estoy intentando averiguar qué significado tiene esta frase: I'm barking up the wrong tree.
Quizás me podáis ayudar.
Gracias
This is covered in the idiom section of tomisimo. (tocando la puerta
equivocada=knocking on the wrong door)
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Puedes ver aquí.

Significa acudir a la persona (o instancia) equivocada.
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Old January 17, 2011, 02:38 AM
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