Tomadura de pelo

[ROBINDESBOIS]

English?

[pinosilano]

English?

To pull the leg to sb.
To tease.
To kid.
To taunt.
To banter.
:)

[Don José]

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"?

[chileno]

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.

[pinosilano]

...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.

[Rusty]

leg-pull :)

practical joke, joke
hoax, deception, con, scam, rip-off

[pinosilano]

leg-pull :)

Leg-pull = tomadura de pelo;
pull somebody's leg = tomar el pelo a alguien.

Is it correct?:thinking:

[Rusty]

Yes.

[pinosilano]

Yes.Perfecto, gracias.:thumbsup:

[pjt33]

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.

[chileno]

I think you mean a scam (una estafa). A sham is more una parodia.
.

Y más o menos eso es una parodia, es tomar el pelo, una burla..

[Don José]

Objection :) : Recently I had my car being repaired. If I discovered they had overcharged me, I would say it was a "estafa", not a "parodia". At least in Spain.

pjt33: thanks for the phrasal verb, they are highly appreciated in English exams. :)

[Rusty]

'Having me on' is BrE. In AmE, it's said 'Putting me on'. ;)

[chileno]

Objection :) : Recently I had my car being repaired. If I discovered they had overcharged me, I would say it was a "estafa", not a "parodia". At least in Spain.

pjt33: thanks for the phrasal verb, they are highly appreciated in English exams. :)

No. estafa = scam

Now, if they were overcharging you because they are playing a joke on you, that would be a "parodia/burla/joke" which could be a sham.

A sham also could be a scam, they are scamming you through a "parodia" (acting) akin to parody, if you will.

[pjt33]

'Having me on' is BrE. In AmE, it's said 'Putting me on'. ;)
As in the Irving Berlin song, "Putting on the Ritz"?

(Sorry, I'm getting a bit off-topic. If a mod wants to move this to a new thread, go ahead).

[Rusty]

No, that entire phrase is slang for 'dressing very fashionably'. The verb there is 'put on', like 'llevar (ropa)', not 'put somebody on' (tomar el pelo).

[poli]

Back to topic:
I think the best English equivalent for tomadura de pelo
is hoax.

[chileno]

Back to topic:
I think the best English equivalent for tomadura de pelo
is hoax.

I don't like that since hoax is more akin to scam.

Pulling your leg = tomándote el pelo.


Tomar el pelo is more like joking.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Hmmm... "tomarle el pelo a alguien" es engañarlo, aunque se haga de broma. :thinking:

[poli]

Orson Welles' radio broadcast of the "War of the Worlds" was a very famous hoax.

Stories of Loch Ness monster or flying saucer sightings are generally seen as hoaxes.

Are they not a tomadura de pelo?

I know I'm splitting hairs (pardon the pun) but let me know if the term me estás tomando el pelo means something different than una tomadura de pelo. For some reason I suspect it does, but I'm a foreigner.:o