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#1
August 14, 2009, 11:47 AM
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Dar el pego
Está expresión ya salió pero no en este contexto o quizás dejaba lugar a la duda.
En el trabajo va corriendo a todos sitios, como si trabajase mucho, y es para dar el pego. ( Es decir que en el fondo no hace nada pero para que parezca que lo hace, va corriendo a todos sitios) Para dar el pego. Hay alguna forma de decirlo en inglés, a parte de usar giros como to prentend she works a lot or something like that. 
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August 14, 2009, 02:15 PM
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He looks the part ?
For the sake of appearances?
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November 25, 2011, 04:01 PM
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Or when somebody speaks a foreign language with a very good accent for a few minutes and we know he is a foreigner, but he pronounces in such a way that inexperts think he is a native of the language. But experts would say "da el pego"
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November 25, 2011, 05:00 PM
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in some cases, maybe, "to pass off as ... "?
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November 26, 2011, 02:53 AM
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pego masculino (España familiar): no es de oro pero da el pego it could pass for gold, it isn't gold but it fools most people; ¿qué? ¿doy el pego? well, how do I look?, well, do I pass inspection?
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November 26, 2011, 11:44 AM
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Just for the sake of regionalisms, the colloquial expression in Mexico is "dar el gatazo".
I've heard a few Spaniards say "dar la pala" too how commonly is this expression used in Spain (or in other countries)?
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November 26, 2011, 12:30 PM
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Quote:
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November 26, 2011, 06:13 PM
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Quizá sea una forma arcaica, aunque bien puede ser nomás un uso idiosincrático... lo oí de alguien muy mayor hace mucho tiempo; algunos de sus descendientes lo decían igual.
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November 26, 2011, 07:57 PM
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En Chile se dice "pegarla"
La pego como millonario con estas pilchas? La estoy pegando.
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