Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
como la guayabera
inglés translation:
left hanging out to dry
Added to glossary by
Lydia De Jorge
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-08 18:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 5, 2012 01:46
12 yrs ago
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español term
Estados Unidos
Smart Translation. Smart Choice.
Native in: inglés 
Works in: español al inglés, inglés al español
como la guayabera
español al inglés
Otros
Jergas
investment
From either Venezuela or Costa Rica (unclear), this is a text and sentence with a lot of slang usage, and clearly, guayabera as a shirt definitely doesn't cut it. Can anyone help me with a good English phrase for this use?
"...nos joden por el lado del pricing de mercado despues de que ellos son los que dan la información, y nos volvemos a quedar como la guayabera, con riesgo financiero y de reputación..."
"...nos joden por el lado del pricing de mercado despues de que ellos son los que dan la información, y nos volvemos a quedar como la guayabera, con riesgo financiero y de reputación..."
Proposed translations
(inglés)
| 4 +5 | left hanging out to dry |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 4 +3 | left out, excluded |
anademahomar
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| 5 +1 | as excluded as hell |
Juan Pablo Sans
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Change log
Jan 8, 2012 19:36: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
4 horas
Lydia De Jorge
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in español
&
inglés
Works in field
Estados Unidos
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: español 
, inglés
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés, inglés, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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102
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left hanging out to dry
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: Great! Right meaning (abandoned, left exposed, at risk) and right register.
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Thanks, Charles! Happy New Year!
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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Thank you, Alistair!
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James A. Walsh
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Cheers!
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Robert Copeland
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Happy New Year, Robert!
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anademahomar
: Excelente
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Thank you Ana! Happy New Year!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is exactly the term I used, even before it was posted. Great minds think alike? Perfect answer! Thanks!"
+3
11 minutos
anademahomar
Honduras
Honduras
Native in español
&
inglés
Honduras
Personalized service
Native in: español , inglés
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés
Related KudoZ points
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8
left out, excluded
por fuera como la guayabera.
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-05 01:59:55 GMT)
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"Se quedó como la guayabera"
Nota: Denota que una persona no toma parte en una reunión o queda excluido de algún grupo o asociación. La guayabera es una camisa tropical que se lleva por fuera del pantalón.
Variante: "Se quedó como los interiores de Superman"
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-05 02:00:27 GMT)
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http://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Proverbios_venezolanos
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-05 02:02:04 GMT)
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vas a quedar como la guayabera
You're going to look like the yellow guayabera: proverb to indicate to a person who is to stay on the outside; in a loving
relationship, in a job, a business or in the distribution of an inheritance. It is said this sentence, because the yellow
guayabera, garment of Cuban origin, is always used on the outside.
http://www.wordmeaning.org/ebook.asp?Id=9538
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-01-05 02:02:49 GMT)
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maybe even "on the outside looking in"
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-05 01:59:55 GMT)
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"Se quedó como la guayabera"
Nota: Denota que una persona no toma parte en una reunión o queda excluido de algún grupo o asociación. La guayabera es una camisa tropical que se lleva por fuera del pantalón.
Variante: "Se quedó como los interiores de Superman"
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-05 02:00:27 GMT)
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http://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Proverbios_venezolanos
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-05 02:02:04 GMT)
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vas a quedar como la guayabera
You're going to look like the yellow guayabera: proverb to indicate to a person who is to stay on the outside; in a loving
relationship, in a job, a business or in the distribution of an inheritance. It is said this sentence, because the yellow
guayabera, garment of Cuban origin, is always used on the outside.
http://www.wordmeaning.org/ebook.asp?Id=9538
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-01-05 02:02:49 GMT)
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maybe even "on the outside looking in"
Peer comment(s):
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DLyons
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Thank you much, DLyons
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Yvonne Becker
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Thank you, Yvonne.
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Kathy Leiva
: The idiom in full is "left out in the cold".
1 día 3 horas
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En efecto, mil gracias
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+1
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Juan Pablo Sans
México
México
Native in español
México
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Native in: español (Variants: Mexican, Latin American)
Works in: inglés al español, italiano al español
as excluded as hell
If you want to imitate the register, maybe you could adapt the content to the English reality
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