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English translation: small fry

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Spanish term or phrase:boliche
English translation:small fry
Entered by: EirTranslations

21:16 Dec 28, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: boliche
This is in a comic for kids, pls see below thanks...basically a guy wins a race over a guy that doesnt really like him, so hes annoyed and calls him boliche when he gives him what they were fighting over, for the UK, pls see below thanks

“¡Eres un fenómeno!”
Viñeta 9
“Toma, boliche”
“Para ser un boliche no está mal, ¿no?”
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 07:28
small fry
Explanation:
An idea, based on the idea of a small fish. A "runty" kid is often called a "small fry" in English. Let's see what others come up with!
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 08:28
Grading comment
thx
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2small fry
Jenni Lukac (X)
5Biggun'( or big one)
yolanda Speece
4tiddler
Jane Martin
3boliviano
Cossette
3fatty
Juan Alvarez
3fatso
Lydia De Jorge


Discussion entries: 2





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
small fry


Explanation:
An idea, based on the idea of a small fish. A "runty" kid is often called a "small fry" in English. Let's see what others come up with!

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 08:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: "Small fry" is a commonly-used expression in this type of situation. Or it used to be!
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Helena. Best wishes for 2012.
agree  eski: Makes sense to me: Happy new Year, Jenn! eski :))
5 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
boliviano


Explanation:
No sé si aplica por el resto del contexto, pero creo que podría ser un término despectivo de la nacionalidad boliviana. Así como a los argentinos nos dicen sudacas, etc.

Collins:
boliche [3]
* sm (LAm) Bolivian

http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/boliche

Espero haberte dado una mano!

Cossette
Argentina
Local time: 03:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fatty


Explanation:
Me imagino que se trata de un niño regordete (y probablemente bajito), sobre todo por lo que comentas en la pregunta anterior (reservas). De ahí el calificativo boliche (bola pequeña). Saludos

Juan Alvarez
Germany
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fatso


Explanation:
Fatso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatso
Fatso is a derogatory term for someone who is overweight. "Fatso" may also refer to. Fatso (gene), also known as FTO, a gene which has been linked to obesity ...

Assuming it refers to the kid being fat!

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 01:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 187
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Biggun'( or big one)


Explanation:
I know a "boliche" is bowling so I imagine he is referring to the bowling ball in terms of the person's girth.

There are others but this one seems less demeaning.

Other examples

Shamu
Jabba the gut
blimpie
bubble butt
butterball
chub-a-saurus

There are others...

yolanda Speece
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tiddler


Explanation:
This is a slang word for a small fish also used in English to mean a small person. Another possibility

Example sentence(s):
  • she was only a little tiddler, ten years old

    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/tiddler
    Reference: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tiddler
Jane Martin
Local time: 07:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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