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Con mas ínfulas que prestigio


dushko August 29, 2009 07:27 AM

Con mas ínfulas que prestigio
 
Could you please help me with this sentence from a novel?

Escogió la joyería exacta, con mas ínfulas que prestigio, donde sabía que se vedía y se compraba sin demasiadas preguntas

She chose the right (?) jewelry, ... ... ..., where she new that things are bought and sold without too many questions.

Rusty August 29, 2009 09:01 AM

She chose the perfect jewelry store, with more stuffed shirts than prestige, where she knew they sold and bought without too many questions.

sosia August 31, 2009 01:03 AM

¿Stuffed shirts means self vanity/conceit?? Rusty, Do you know the origin?
Saludos :D

Rusty August 31, 2009 05:32 AM

People who put on airs are also called stuffed shirts.

María José August 31, 2009 05:47 AM

Sometimes when I was little and answered back when told off, my father said:menos ínfulas, niña.
I think I had never heard that expression ever again.

sosia August 31, 2009 05:59 AM

Agree with you, Maria José
Heraring it is difficult, but reading is more common.
saludos :D


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