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Old July 02, 2009, 09:45 AM
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Muñeca de trapo

There are different kinds of dolls, paper doll, porcelain doll and de trapo How do you say in English muñeca de trapo, cloth doll? ANd the expresión , tratar a alguien como a una muñeca de trapo, meaning very badly, like somebody of no importance?
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This is a rag doll.
S/he treated me like a rag doll.
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It's a colloquial phrase to be treated as Muñeca de trapo.

For instance She was treated as a rag doll.


Just it's an idiom.
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A 'ragdoll' is a pedigree cat (raza de gatos), too
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And what does a pedigreed "ragdoll" cat look like?

I've never heard of it!

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A 'ragdoll' is a pedigree cat (raza de gatos), too
Then ragdoll is used in the dogs.


I didn't know it.
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place a picture please !
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Do you need a picture about the Dagroll or about the ragdoll.

Which one?
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And what does a pedigreed "ragdoll" cat look like?

I've never heard of it!

Take a look at this link. They are very good cats

http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/qa2.htm


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Then ragdoll is used in the dogs.


I didn't know it.
I never heard about a ragdoll dog
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It seems more a word of some caricature.
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It seems more a word of some caricature.
Maybe, but names sometimes are weird What do you think about a pedigree dog called chow chow
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Yes, it's seem to the commercial of the cats Cat chow.

8 de cada 10 gatos prefieren Wiskas.


Eight of each ten cats prefer Wiskas.

Jijiji I don't know if the translation is right.
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It´s beautiful, I want one.
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