Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
" a bit of a catch"
Spanish translation:
Hay trampas
Added to glossary by
Florencia Bernal
Jan 6, 2006 02:20
18 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
" a bit of a catch"
English to Spanish
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Insurance
General-Insurance
What does this frase mean?(in an informal letter)Can you help me? thanks!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 +1 | Hay trampas |
Robert Forstag
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| 5 | (Es) un poco engañoso |
Ana Brassara
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| 3 | hay gato encerrado |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Proposed translations
+1
5 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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12
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Hay trampas
This is the sense. The deal is too good to be true.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ana Brassara
: Sí, como en : "What's the catch?"/ Sí, pero me quedo con la repuesta que habías puesto antes: Hay algo tramposo
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Right. A question heard constantly whenever one hears about a deal that sounds too good to be true. Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias a todos! todas las opciones me gustaron, pero finalmente me decidí por esta."
9 mins
Ana Brassara
Native in Spanish
Works in field
High Quality Translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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157
(Es) un poco engañoso
Estoy de acuerdo con Robert, pero acá va otra posibilidad.
7 hrs
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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428
hay gato encerrado
Otra opción... si el texto es informal... Suerte
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