Marta: | Imagínate por un momento que estamos en el siglo XI en Algeciras, al sur de España. Las cálidas aguas del azul mar Mediterráneo bañan la costa… y de pronto cientos de jinetes extranjeros vestidos con túnicas y cabalgando sobre unos animales grandes y exóticos desembarcan en la playa. |
Gonzalo: | Uf, ¡se debió montar un buen pollo! Y… ¿a qué animales te refieres? |
Marta: | Un animal de unos 600 kilogramos de peso y unos dos metros de altura procedente de África… |
Gonzalo: | ¡Dromedarios! Lo dicho, seguro que se montó un pollo. |
Marta: | Dicen que cuando el emir bereber desembarcó en la península ibérica en el año 1086 para luchar contra las tropas cristianas de Alfonso VI de León, llevaba tantos dromedarios que cubrieron Algeciras. |
Gonzalo: | ¡Caramba! |
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To fly blind, take a shot in the dark
Dar Palos de Ciego
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To turn a blind eye
Hacer la vista gorda
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To not mince your words
No tener pelos en la lengua
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To say something without meaning it
Decir algo con la boca pequeña
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To go back on your word
Donde dije digo, digo Diego
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To not say a word
Sin decir ni pío
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To bite your tongue
Morderse la lengua
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Silence is golden
En boca cerrada no entran moscas
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To give someone a piece of your mind
Cantar las cuarenta
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To be gorgeous
¡Estar como un queso!
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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
En el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey
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To beat around the bush
Irse por los cerros de Úbeda
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To be at a loss, be lost
Perder el norte
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To look after number one
Barrer para casa
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All that glitters is not gold
No es oro todo lo que reluce
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To make a scene
Montar un pollo
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To be dressed up to the nines
Ir de punta en blanco
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To make a scene
Montar el número
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To have something on the tip of your tongue
Tener algo en la punta de la lengua
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To beat around the bush
Marear la perdiz
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To cut to the chase
Ir al grano
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To see stars, be in severe pain
Ver las estrellas
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To go on for a while
Tener cuerda para rato
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A word is enough for the wise
A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan
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To save the day, save face
Salvar los muebles
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To do an
Despedirse a la francesa
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To talk to a brick wall
Predicar en el desierto
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To brush someone off, to flunk
Dar calabazas
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Silence implies consent
Quien calla, otorga
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To not name any names
Se dice el pecado pero no el pecador