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Old November 05, 2011, 02:41 AM
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Old November 05, 2011, 04:33 AM
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To pull the leg to sb.
To tease.
To kid.
To taunt.
To banter.
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Old November 05, 2011, 04:53 AM
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To pull the leg to sb.
To tease.
To kid.
To taunt.
To banter.
These are verbs, but how do you say "esta propuesta es una tomadura de pelo"?
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Old November 05, 2011, 07:16 AM
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That's how they are used...

In the case of your example "esto es una tomadura de pelo" I guess you can say "this is a sham" or something like that.
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Old November 05, 2011, 07:41 AM
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...how do you say "esta propuesta es una tomadura de pelo"?
Using as noun:
This proposal is just a tease.
This proposal is a pull leg.
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leg-pull

practical joke, joke
hoax, deception, con, scam, rip-off
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Old November 05, 2011, 08:48 AM
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leg-pull
Leg-pull = tomadura de pelo;
pull somebody's leg = tomar el pelo a alguien.

Is it correct?
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That's how they are used...

In the case of your example "esto es una tomadura de pelo" I guess you can say "this is a sham" or something like that.
I think you mean a scam (una estafa). A sham is more una parodia.

"Esta propuesta es una tomadura de pelo" could also be freely translated as "You're having me on". Sorry, phrasal verb alert.
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