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No pegan ni con cola


ROBINDESBOIS September 24, 2009 05:43 PM

No pegan ni con cola
 
In English?
Meaning : Two things or people don´t match at all

Tomisimo September 24, 2009 08:16 PM

Perhaps:

They are complete opposites.
They couldn't be more different.
They are as different as night and day.

pjt33 September 25, 2009 01:18 AM

They're like chalk and cheese.

brute September 25, 2009 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 53279)
In English?
Meaning : Two things or people don´t match at all

¿Qué quiere decir pegan en inglés por favor?

poli September 25, 2009 07:12 AM

pegan means they stick (the verb pegar)

brute September 25, 2009 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 53394)
pegan means they stick (the verb pegar)

That is what I thought, but I still don't understand the logic of the dicho.:confused::thinking:

Tomisimo September 25, 2009 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brute (Post 53424)
That is what I thought, but I still don't understand the logic of the dicho.:confused::thinking:

Cola no sólo significa tail, también es sinónimo de pegamento.

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 25, 2009 11:33 AM

@Brute: adding to David's explanation: these people cannot get together by any means. They repel each other.

Por aquí también se usa "no tragar a alguien (ni con agua)".

brute September 25, 2009 03:38 PM

Thanks. The penny has dropped.

ROBINDESBOIS September 25, 2009 04:51 PM

No pegan ni con cola means for example, the boy is poor and not educated , however the girl is rich and highly-educated, the topics of conversation are different. They don´t pegan ni con cola ( glue) but not nessesarily repel each other.
The same with tiles in a kitchen, or clothes when they don´t match.


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