The whole nine yards
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Tomisimo
March 29, 2008, 12:23 AM
This phrase basically means "everything". Here's an example:
A friend had a cookout yesterday. There was everything- grilled steaks, grilled salmon, fresh salad- the whole nine yards.
Is there any similar expression in Spanish?
Thanks :)
Alfonso
March 29, 2008, 01:41 AM
Supongo que hay varias expresiones con el mismo significado en español.
Se me ocurre la siguiente:
Había de todo, carne, pescado, ensalada... y toda la pesca.
Se utiliza, sobre todo, cuando la abundancia de algo resulta molesta:
Me fui de vacaciones con los niños, la mujer, el cuñado, la suegra, el primo de mi mujer, su novia... y toda la pesca.
Maybe, y toda la pesca is a little old fashioned. But I hear it quite often.
The whole nine yards, has it got something to do with rugby or American football?
Rusty
March 29, 2008, 05:48 AM
Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whole_Nine_Yards
poli
March 31, 2008, 06:11 AM
An older term related to the whole nine yards is: everything but the
kitchen sink. It's still used.
In New York you'll hear: the whole megillah used to express the same
thing as the whole nine yards. This may be a regional term.
sosia
April 01, 2008, 02:56 AM
I usually use "Y todo lo demás". It's like "Y toda la pesca" from Alfonso.
saludos :D
Cubanboy
April 01, 2008, 09:59 AM
Hola.
...the whole nine yards --de todo.
Saludos.
viveka
April 28, 2008, 06:51 PM
Since "the whole nine yards" is an idiomatic phrase, perhaps retrahila is a good option in Spanish.
Mind you, you can google retrahila, it is more common in Caribbean countries, islands, and it is Spanish slang, but I don´t know if it is used in Spain.
It can also be pronounced retrajila
:)
Paz en todos los tiempos,
viveka
Tomisimo
April 28, 2008, 07:56 PM
Could you give an example of retrahila or retrajila? I googled it, but couldn't find a lot of responses.
sosia
April 29, 2008, 04:11 AM
I know "retahila"
retahíla.
(De recta e hila).
1. f. Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan por su orden.
"Le pregunté quién había ido a la fuiesta y me soltó toda una retahíla de nombres"
saludos :D
Alfonso
April 29, 2008, 02:17 PM
Sí, también yo conozco retahíla o retahila con el significado que dijo Sosia.
Tomisimo
April 30, 2008, 09:05 AM
Gracias Sosia y Alfonso. :)
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