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Three is a crowd


ROBINDESBOIS September 27, 2009 02:38 AM

Three is a crowd
 
I´m trying to find the equivalent in Spanish but I only found el tercero en discordia. The other one doesn´t come to me, can anybody help me?

bobjenkins September 27, 2009 03:05 AM

Hola robin,

Two´s company, but three´s a crowd
El tercero está de más:confused:

Tomisimo September 27, 2009 05:39 AM

two's company, but three's a crowd = mal tercio

A couple of related expressions:
  • to play gooseberry (UK)
  • fifth wheel

María José September 27, 2009 06:53 AM

Tres es multitud.
To translate gooseberry or fifth wheel in Spanish we use carabina or velón

pjt33 September 27, 2009 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 53690)
A couple of related expressions:
  • to play gooseberry (UK)

If you say so. I've never heard that phrase.

ROBINDESBOIS September 27, 2009 08:56 AM

Well, I have, it´s " hacer de carabina " in The USA they say CHAPERONE like in Italian. I was looking for " · 3 es multitud.

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 27, 2009 09:05 AM

The ones we use here are "3 son multitud" and "hacer mal tercio".

ROBINDESBOIS September 27, 2009 09:07 AM

Y como se usa "fith wheel"

bobjenkins September 27, 2009 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 53725)
Y como se usa "fith wheel"

Hay sólo cuatro llantas en un coche, decir "I´m the fifth wheel" significa "I´m feeling left out / Don´t belong" es muy parecido a la tercera persona en el dicho "three is a crowd"


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