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Old February 17, 2011, 02:51 PM
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Old February 17, 2011, 05:07 PM
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In Spanish it measn that you think you´re more important than the rest of the mortals.
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The meaning in English is different. To be on top of the world is to be ecstatic.

The English translation of the Spanish phrase is: He/She thinks he/she
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