Jul 11, 2008 21:26
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Jul 11, 2008 21:30: Henry Hinds changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Jul 11, 2008 22:04: Margaret Schroeder changed "Term asked" from "ES PURO CUENTO" to "es puro cuento" , "Field (write-in)" from "IDIOM" to "idiom"

Discussion

Henry Hinds Jul 12, 2008:
Todo el mundo le ha acertado.

Proposed translations

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1 hr
Selected

It´s a pack of lies

a story that someone has invented in order to deceive people. He dismissed recent rumours that he'd had affairs with a number of women as 'a pack of lies'.
Peer comment(s):

agree Laurie Price : I'd add "all": "It's all a pack of lies.
1 hr
Gracias Laurie por tu comentario.
agree Liliana Galiano
655 days
Gracias Multitran. Ha pasado bastante tiempo. ¿Sigue abierta?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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4 mins

It's just make-believe, made up

Todo es puro cuento = It's all just make-believe, made up
Peer comment(s):

agree Monica Colangelo : I'd go with "make-believe" here. Have a nice weekend, Henry.
1 hr
Gracias, Trix.
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17 mins

cock-and-bull story / fiction / falsehood

some other options...

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fabrication, invention... there are a lot of options
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31 mins

IT'S ALL A SHAM

Es tocho, morocho!

Saludoz a todos...¡que pasen un bonito fin de semana!
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40 mins

Someone is telling tales

or as my father in law would say, "someone is gunning for president of the liar's club." It isn't an idiom but I thought this was an interesting way of putting it.

In other words, someone is pulling your leg
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41 mins

It's a fairy tale

another option!
Canciones de Navidad, OM Christmas Songs Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made of snow but the children know ... Dicen que Frosty el muñeco de nieve es puro cuento ...
www.ompersonal.com.ar/omchristmas2/FrostyTheSnowman.htm - 21k - En caché - Páginas similares

Críticas / Reviews ... naïf para tomarse las concesiones de jugar con el puro cuento de hadas, ... of playing with the pure fairy tale, the world of childhood and dreams, ...
www.gracielabello.com.ar/criticas.htm - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares

Gothic fairy tale video | videa a videoklipy zdarma - [ Traducir esta página ]Gothic fairy tale video, anime, cuento, fairy, gothic, gotico, tale, videomix.cz ... Puro Cuento Puro Cuento · El final del cuento El final del cuento ...
www.videomix.cz/video/DTaawEsK12k/ - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares

Dictionary.com/Spanish Word of the Day Archive/cuento - [ Traducir esta página ]3 Feb 2007 ... a fairy tale. From the idea of ‘story’ cuento takes on the meaning of ... No le creas, es puro cuento. Don’t believe him, it’s all lies. ...
dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/es/archive/2007/02/03.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares


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or just "it's al lies"!
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1 hr

a lot of b.s.

...
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3 hrs

it's just for show

for this specific case, in the context of the first sentence:

"Hace acto de presencia, pero nada mas. Todo es puro cuento".

He only shows up, and that's it.
It's just for show.
It's just for appearances
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3 hrs

it's all mumbo jumbo

Otra opción.
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5 hrs

and the rest...it´s pure stories!

at the end,...all fairy tales!
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6 hrs

it's all a scam

Otra del montón que ya tienes

snopes.com: Hitman Bribe Scam- [ Traducir esta página ]11 Ene 2007 ... Fear not: It's all a scam. There is no such plot in place, no hitman who needs to be paid off. Numerous folks have received the same e-mail, ...
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Art News Blog: Artwork Needed (by a Scam Artist)- [ Traducir esta página ]3 Feb 2008 ... just so happens that that relative is me. and the one about the lottery in some foreign country or email address lotto, it's all a scam. ...
www.artnewsblog.com/2008/02/artwork-needed-by-scam-artist.h... - 42k - En caché - Páginas similares

News : Lottery scam comes through the mail (New Iberia, LA)- [ Traducir esta página ]11 Jun 2008 ... Well, I get umpteen of these E-mails daily and it's all a scam. I called the local FBI office and they are aware of all of it. ...
www.iberianet.com/news/doc4850091346649585708824.txt - 19k - En caché - Páginas similares

Nigerian Spam Scam Contest- [ Traducir esta página ]... from getting taken in by these scum, and I hope it continues to help those who receive these for the first time to hesitate and realize it's all a scam. ...
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Re: Crazy Like A Fox - Is this a SCAM?- [ Traducir esta página ]26 Sep 2007 ... More precisely, it's all a scam, bro. Please, open your eyes before you lose your shirt. Bob E. Messages In This Thread ...
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YouTube - Making money online. In depth view of Quixtar a big SCAM!- [ Traducir esta página ]It's all a scam quixtar/amway money making crap is a pyramid scam. They are trying to get people to join their team to be underneath them so they can multip ...
youtube.com/watch?v=QhZho3lxqjU&feature=related - 115k - En caché - Páginas similares

Letras de Canciones de CHEAP SEX - REALITY TVreality tv it's all a scam - change me from a girl into a man. wanna be actors looking for thrills how much longer until you get your fill? ...
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it's just a front/it's just for show

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