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Old May 05, 2009, 09:04 PM
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On a roll?
cómo se dice en español "on a roll"

Your on a roll ( when someone keeps winning or doing something correct)
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There are probably many other options, but invencible (invincible) is a good, neutral option.

I'm on a roll = Soy invencible
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cómo se dice en español "on a roll"

Your on a roll ( when someone keeps winning or doing something correct)
Estar de buena racha.

En Chile cuando alguien esta contando chistes y no para, o anda burlandose de todo de una manera graciosa, decimos que "anda con toda la cuerda".
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To be on a roll: agree with Chileno, "estar de buena racha" or "tener una buena racha" or "pasar por una buena racha"
To have bad luck: "estar de mala racha" or "tener una mala racha" or "pasar por una mala racha"
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So, when a lot of bad things happen to someone consecutively, it can be said that; Esta pasando por una mala racha...?
I believe that to have bad luck is also: tener mala suerte
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So, when a lot of bad things happen to someone consecutively, it can be said that; Esta pasando or una mala racha...?
I believe that to have bad luck is also: tener mala suerte
Cierto.
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agree with all
more simply: "estar en racha"

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agree with all
more simply: "estar en racha"

Saludos
I agree, but also: "tener una buena (o mala) racha". I hope it'll be "buena racha"
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When somebody is on a roll I say está lanzado.
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When somebody is on a roll I say está lanzado.
Interesting!

In Chile " ser lanzado" es ser atrevido. :-)

Se lanzo a la vida!
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Interesting!

In Chile " ser lanzado" es ser atrevido. :-)

Se lanzo a la vida!
En España también:

No te fíes de ese chico, es muy lanzado.
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En España también:

No te fíes de ese chico, es muy lanzado.

Ah! entonces de ahí salió.
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Being lunchtime there's always salami on a roll with mustard, but I'll pass on it.
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Being lunchtime there's always salami on a roll with mustard, but I'll pass on it.
¿Salami enrollado? ¿Pass on it? Please, could you translate? Thanks
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Un roll (o kaiser roll) en inglés (o sea inglés americano) es un pancito redondo frecuentamente cubierto con semillas de amapola. Si va a un delicatessen o deli (creo que se dice mantequilleria en España) puede pedir salami on a roll.
I'll pass on it significa no lo pediré yo.
El significado de I'll pass on it tiene sus raices en un juego de naipes como poquer en que el jugador rechasa una nueva baraja.
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In Chile " ser lanzado" es ser atrevido. :-)
In Mexico you can also use "ser aventado".
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Un roll (o kaiser roll) en inglés (o sea inglés americano) es un pancito redondo frecuentamente cubierto con semillas de amapola. Si va a un delicatessen o deli (creo que se dice mantequilleria en España) puede pedir salami on a roll.
I'll pass on it significa no lo pediré yo.
El significado de I'll pass on it tiene sus raices en un juego de naipes como poquer en que el jugador rechasa una nueva baraja.
Espero que sean semillas de sésamo (ajonjolí) y no de amapola... La amapola suele ser tóxica. Aquí, en los panecillos para hamburguesas, también redondos, ponen sésamo.

Mantequillería en España... pues no he visto ninguna. Tiendas de delicatessen sí que he visto

Aquí también se dice, cuando alguien no quiere algo, que pasa de ello:

Paso de tomar sopa, hace mucho calor.
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¿Semillas de amapola toxicas? Aquí se las encuetran mucho especialmente en bollería hungresa. El problema con esas semillas es que son tan pequeñas que se meten entre las dientes y eso es fatal para los artistas seguidos por los paparazzi si faltan hilo de diente. No tienen opio.
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@Poli: Húngaro(a) es el gentilicio para Hungría.

Aquí esos panes se llaman "bagels" y están asociados a las comunidades judías. Desgraciadamente, hay demasiado prejuicio contra las semillas de amapola y aquí están prohibidas, pero la repostería con ese ingrediente es deliciosa.
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Muy bueno lo de los artistas

Creo que no me comería unas semillas de amapola...
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