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Sin paños calientes

poli	October 07, 2009 06:11 AM

Sin paños calientes

Can someone explain this phrase?

tacuba

October 07, 2009 06:49 AM

"paños calientes"
"half-measures"

AngelicaDeAlquezar

October 07, 2009 01:21 PM

En principio, me parece que quiere decir "directo", "sin intermediación", sin nada que amortigüe el efecto de algo, pero ¿cuál es el contexto, Poli?

poli	October 07, 2009 03:00 PM

I think(though I'm not sure of this) paños caleientes means kid glove treatment. To be handled with kid gloves means gentle treatment.
Example:
Francisco Correa presunto cabecilla de la trama Gurtel se lo resume sin
paños calientes a su abogado.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

October 08, 2009 07:37 AM

Directamente, sin rodeos...

Tomisimo

October 08, 2009 10:34 AM

frankly...
without pretenses...
without beating around the bush...

sosia

October 09, 2009 12:05 AM

"paños calientes" (literally "hot towels/rags" more or less) where aplied to the mother in the moment of giving birth, or to ill persons, in order to lesser the pain/suffer.
Saying/doing something "sin paños calientes" mean to make it direct, blunt, without lessening the impact/pain. (see Tomisimos & Angelica).

Saludos :D

poli	October 09, 2009 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sosia (Post 55381)

Yes, that's it. The English translation in saying form is to treat someone
with kid gloves
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kid+gloves

sosia

October 11, 2009 08:37 AM

"kid gloves" ??. Interesting, something new. :D

Elaina

October 11, 2009 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 55408)

Yes, that's it. The English translation in saying form is to treat someone
with kid gloves
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kid+gloves

A calzon quitao.......

:whistling::lol::lol:

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