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That beats baked beans with baked beans, buddy.
content time
Jul 20, 2009 20:01
14 yrs ago
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English term

shoe on the other foot

Homework / test English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Biography
This (being short of money) led to a fairly serious rupture in his relationship with Watson, one that would contribute to Crick's strong reaction to Watson's book The Double Helix 12 years later, when the shoe would be on the other foot.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 +1 los papeles se cambiaron
4 +1 cuando se le dio vuelta / se le volvió la tortilla
4 cuando los roles estaban invertidos//cuando era lo contrario

Proposed translations

+1
30 mins
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los papeles se cambiaron

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Note added at 30 mins (2009-07-20 20:31:50 GMT)
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o se invirtieron
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Walsh
1 hr
Gracias Chriswa
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+1
8 mins

cuando se le dio vuelta / se le volvió la tortilla

Yo siempre había escuchado "dársele vuelta", pero el María Moliner dice "volverse":

volverse la tortilla inf. *Invertirse la situación recíproca de las personas; particularmente, pasar de una situación política a otra en la que mandan los que antes eran oprimidos.
Peer comment(s):
agree kathy_phong (X) : cuando se le dio vuelta
13 mins
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18 mins

cuando los roles estaban invertidos//cuando era lo contrario

sugg
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