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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglese
inglese
spagnolo
spagnolo

string-pulling [ingl am ˈstrɪŋpʊlɪŋ, ingl brit ˈstrɪŋˌpʊlɪŋ] SOST U

string-pulling
amiguismo m
string-pulling
palanca f AmLat colloq
string-pulling
enchufismo m Spagna colloq
I had to do some string-pulling to get you the job
tuve que mover algunos hilos or tocar algunas teclas para conseguirte el trabajo
spagnolo
spagnolo
inglese
inglese

enchufismo SOST m Spagna colloq

enchufismo
string-pulling colloq

acomodo SOST m

1. acomodo AmLat colloq (palanca, amiguismo):

acomodo
string-pulling

2. acomodo Spagna (trabajo):

acomodo
job (obtained through string-pulling)

amiguismo SOST m

un país que funciona a base de amiguismo y enchufes
a country where everything works through contacts and string-pulling
en esta empresa hay mucho amiguismo
there's a lot of 'jobs for the boys' in this company

dedo SOST m

1. dedo:

dedo (de la mano, de un guante)
finger
dedo (del pie)
toe
contaba con los dedos
he was counting on his fingers
se podían contar con los dedos
they could be counted on (the fingers of) one hand
señaló con el dedo lo que quería
he pointed to what he wanted
es de mala educación señalar con el dedo
it's rude to point
a dedo colloq fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera
we hitchhiked to the border
a dedo colloq fuimos a dedo hasta la frontera
we hitched to the border colloq
recorrió Europa a dedo
she hitchhiked around Europe
recorrió Europa a dedo
she hitched around Europe colloq
su tío lo colocó a dedo
he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle
su tío lo colocó a dedo
his uncle got him the job
le concedieron la subvención a dedo
he was awarded the subsidy without following prodedure
chuparse el dedo colloq
to suck one's thumb
¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo?
do you think I was born yesterday?
estar para chuparse los dedos colloq
to be delicious
hacer o Col echar dedo colloq
to hitchhike
hacer o Col echar dedo colloq
to hitch colloq
había dos chicas haciendo dedo
there were two girls trying to hitch a ride
había dos chicas haciendo dedo
there were two girls trying to hitch a lift ingl brit
mover o levantar un dedo colloq es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme
he never lifts a finger to help me
no quitar el dedo del renglón Mess colloq
to insist
pillarse los dedos Spagna colloq (en una puerta, etc)
to get one's fingers caught
pillarse los dedos (en un negocio)
to get one's fingers burned colloq
poner el dedo en el renglón Mess
to put one's finger on the spot
poner el dedo en la llaga
to hit a raw nerve
ponerle el dedo a alg. Mess sl
to point the finger at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo lett
to point at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo (culpar)
to point the finger at sb
señalar a alg. con el dedo (censurar)
to point the finger of scorn at sb

2. dedo (como medida):

hay que subirle dos dedos al dobladillo
the hem needs taking up about an inch
para mí solo un dedo de whisky
just a drop of whiskey for me
estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo
he came very close to losing his job
estuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo
he came within an ace o an inch of losing his job colloq
dos dedos de frente colloq no tiene dos dedos de frente
he hasn't an ounce of common sense
cualquiera con dos dedos de frente lo habría entendido
anybody with half a brain o with any common sense would have understood it colloq