Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
del tres al cuarto
English translation:
third-rate, six-a-penny, tuppence ha'penny
Added to glossary by
MJ Barber
Jun 20, 2004 10:38
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
del tres al cuarto
Spanish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
denigratory comment
No es de extrañar, pues, la envidia que suscita este grupo entre algunos políticos de “tres al cuarto” y entre ciertos sectores minoritarios de la prensa “a sueldo”
Spanish saying, not very complimentary
Spanish saying, not very complimentary
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | worthless; third-rate |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 5 | of little value |
Lisa Russell
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| 3 | bottom of the barrel |
David Jessop
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| 1 | run of the mill |
Sheilann
|
Proposed translations
+4
3 mins
Dolores Vázquez
Native in Spanish
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. Third-rate will do fine. I was stuck on "tuppence ha'penny" but it doesn't really suit my target readership"
24 mins
run of the mill
six-a-penny
common or garden
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-06-20 11:04:44 GMT)
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Sorry, didn\'t see the last part.
Press \"hitmen\" perhaps
common or garden
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-06-20 11:04:44 GMT)
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Sorry, didn\'t see the last part.
Press \"hitmen\" perhaps
6 hrs
David Jessop
Laos
Laos
Native in English
Laos
Proof of excellence. See my WWA refs.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
bottom of the barrel
bottom of the barrel
worthless
inept
worthless
inept
13 hrs
Lisa Russell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business/Education/Religion B.A. in SP
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
of little value
of little value; not valued
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