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Old May 13, 2009, 08:48 AM
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¡Menudo chorrada!
Menudo chorrada que me ha soltado la tía!
Y eso, ¿qué quere decir?
Tengo una idea, bueno, ya veremos si estoy en lo cierto.
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Old May 13, 2009, 09:38 AM
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Menuda chorrada que me ha soltado la tía!
Y eso, ¿qué quere decir?
Tengo una idea, bueno, ya veremos si estoy en lo cierto.
Creo que no te dejan hablar...

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Old May 13, 2009, 09:54 AM
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
Maybe not quite as strong but along those lines. "What a load of nonsense", perhaps.
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
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Maybe not quite as strong but along those lines. "What a load of nonsense", perhaps.
Is there any difference?
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Old May 13, 2009, 11:23 AM
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Is there any difference?
En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
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En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
Si, estaba molestando...
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I'm interpreting it more like she was told off by her aunt...algo parecido sería, la tía me dejó como palo de gallinero o la tía me dejó como campeón

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En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
Sí, un poco más fuerte, porque BS son siglas para bulls--t y esa palabra es vulgar.
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I'm interpreting it more like she was told off by her aunt...algo parecido sería, la tía me dejó como palo de gallinero o la tía me dejó como campeón

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Hmm... no, it doesn't seem so to me... The sentence rather says the aunt/the woman said something really foolish.
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