Dec 30, 2005 14:29
18 yrs ago
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English term

"pull the proverbial duvet a bit closer to their side of the bed"

English to Spanish Bus/Financial Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
"It was a fairly unexpected attempt by some to pull the proverbial duvet a bit closer to their side of the bed"

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Coral Getino Dec 30, 2005:
More context please!

Proposed translations

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tirar de la manta / tirar de la cuerda

My suggestion. Suerte
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Finalmente puse: "tirar un poco para su lado", muchas gracias. Pero me quedó la duda de si "proverbial duvet" no aludía a "hide under de duvet", con lo cual se perdió el sentido de "cubrirse". "
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English term (edited): pull the poverbial duvet a bit closer to their side of the bed

tratar de tapar su propio rabo

creo que de eso se trata
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barrer para casa

No sé si se tratará de ésto?
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