Pasarsele el arroz a alguien

ROBINDESBOIS

July 25, 2009 04:05 AM

Pasarsele el arroz a alguien

A alguien se le pasa el arroz, cuando pierde una oportunidad normalmente por edad, por ejemplo un examen importante, cuando somos jóvenes tenemos más ganas de empollar, pero cuando la edad aprieta es más difícil concentrarse y decimos se nos ha pasado el arroz o hemos perdido el tren.
IN ENGLISH?

Rusty

July 25, 2009 08:55 AM

Look here.

perder el tren = to miss the boat

bobjenkins

July 25, 2009 06:20 PM

Hola ,

Se le ha pasado el arroz = he is over the hill / past his prime
Literalmente, "He has been passed the rice many times in his life:confused:"
¿Estoy correcto?

gracias

Rusty

July 25, 2009 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 43238)

Literalmente, "He has been passed the rice many times in his life:confused:"
¿Estoy correcto?

Pasarse is the verb in the idiomatic expression. When talking about rice, it means to get overcooked. So, the literal translation of the expression is more like "His rice has been overcooked."

bobjenkins

July 25, 2009 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 43246)

Pasarse is the verb in the idiomatic expression. When talking about rice, it means to get overcooked. So, the literal translation of the expression is more like "His rice has been overcooked."

Muchas gracias, esto dicho es divertido:)

bobjenkins

July 28, 2009 10:45 PM

Podría decir, Su arroz se añejó? :)

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