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Descartar de un plumazo

poli	October 02, 2009 06:39 AM

Descartar de un plumazo

Carelessly do away with?:thinking:

chileno

October 02, 2009 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 54468)

Carelessly do away with?:thinking:

Discard right at once. I guess it has to do when people used ink and quill and had to cros out a word (discard) in one stroke of the quill.

Pluma = feather = quill

poli	October 02, 2009 07:59 AM

Thanks Chileno. I guess we would say: to cross off one's list.

ROBINDESBOIS

October 02, 2009 08:16 AM

De un plumazo significa " At a stroke " in an instant.
To rule out at a stroke/ in an instant

sosia

October 05, 2009 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 54469)

Discard right at once. I guess it has to do when people used ink and quill and had to cros out a word (discard) in one stroke of the quill.

Pluma = feather = quill

I like your explanation :applause::applause:

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