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Old March 09, 2010, 07:05 AM
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Hipocresía todo por la pasta
Vi esta frase escrita. Lo que no entiendo es "por la pasta" .
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I think it should be "hipocresía"
Por la pasta = for money
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Oh. I see in Spanish, pasta=dough in English.
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Thread title has been corrected.

Pasta = plata = lana (Mx) = dinero
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Oh. I see in Spanish, pasta=dough in English.
Who said it first, do you think? I mean it must be a loan translation, but in which direction?
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