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Pasa de castaño oscuro


poli February 14, 2011 07:04 AM

Pasa de castaño oscuro
 
:thinking: From context, I think it means things are going from bad to worse, but
I'm not sure.

Perikles February 14, 2011 07:12 AM

castaño2 masculino
A (Botánica) chestnut tree
B (color) chestnut; pasarse de castaño oscuro (familiar) «comentario» to be out of line (familiar); «situación» to be beyond a joke; esto ya se está pasando de castaño oscuro this is going too far, this is beyond a joke

poli February 14, 2011 07:49 AM

Thanks .That makes good sense in context too. In American English to cross the line is often used.

AngelicaDeAlquezar February 14, 2011 09:25 AM

Pronominal use of "pasar" -> "pasarse" is necessary here.

I agree with Perikles' dictionary. It's used to say that a situation has gone too far, or that it is much more than what can be tolerated.

ROBINDESBOIS February 14, 2011 03:02 PM

De dónde sacas todas esas expresiones tan castellanas y tan bonitas?
Qué muchos jóvenes no saben usar.

poli February 14, 2011 06:20 PM

La mayoría encuentro en los comentarios de los periódicos principalmente
El País y El Mundo pero ABC tambien aunque los comentarios de ABC pueden ser groseros por el rencor de sus lectores.


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