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Old October 12, 2009, 05:17 AM
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Exclamation It’s not cricket.
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¿Qué quieren decir la frase inglesa y la española? ¿Algo como las reglas no se siguen bien por un juego o tal vez durante un partido entero?
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not on the level

not kosher

not quite right

not playing by the rules

crooked

uncouth

unfair

inequitable
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fowl game
No, señor.
Fowl es una palabra que refiere a los aves.
Seguro que qusiste decir foul.

Foul game no se oye mucho.
Mejor son otros ejemplos dado en este hilo.

Tambien se puede decir That's not playing a good clean game.
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¿Qué quieren decir la frase inglesa y la española? ¿Algo como las reglas no se siguen bien por un juego o tal vez durante un partido entero?
Puede referir a cosas que no son juegos también: la guerra, una empresa que te cobra demasiado, etc. El sentido es "Así no se deben hacer las cosas".
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Puede referir a cosas que no son juegos también: la guerra, una empresa que te cobra demasiado, etc. El sentido es "Así no se deben hacer las cosas".
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