Cheshire-Cat

[Sherlock]

Hi everyone? What does this expresion "Cheshire-Cat" mean? A translation into Spanish would be suitable but I don't mind if anybody can explain me the word in English
Thanks in advance and happy new year 2005,

Sherlock from Spain

[Sherlock]

Extracted from:

"In these two novels, Lecter, in his indirect, Cheshire-Cat way, advises the FBI as they hunt for headline-making serial killers who are on the loose and very active. "

Even when I can guess more or less the point of it, I would be happy if someone gives a more accurate answer or tell the ethimologhy.

Another interesting word I've "discovered" is serendepity, a thing that have been discovered by accident.

Kind regards,

Sherlock

[lauranazario]

Isn't the Cheshire Cat a character in "Alice in Wonderland"? The one with the big knowing grin?

Saludos,
LN

[rainy7]

Yep, Laura, the very same one.

"The Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland is Lewis Carroll's play on a popular expression--"to grin like a Cheshire cat"--of obscure origin. Cheshire is a dairy county in western England famous for its cheese--cheese that once, according to legend, came molded in the shape of a grinning cat".

- "Please, would you tell me," said Alice, a little timidly, ... "why your cat grins like that?"
"It's a Cheshire cat," said the Duchess, "and that's why!"

- “Well! I’ve often seen a cat without a grin,” thought Alice; “but a grin without a cat! It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!”

Curiouser and curiouser...

[Sherlock]

Thank you very much!

[Harley Quinn]

Well, I know it's a character from "Alice in Wonderland"... but could someone translate Cheshire to Spanish?

Thanks!

[nycteris]

Originally Posted by Harley Quinn

Well, I know it's a character from "Alice in Wonderland"... but could someone translate Cheshire to Spanish?

Thanks!

¡Saludos! Harley, opino que no debería traducirse al español un nombre propio inglés como "Cheshire"; sino cometeríamos los mismos errores que los traductores españoles cometieron al traducir las obras de J.R.R. Tolkien, e.g.: "Bilbo Baggins" por "Bilbo Bolsón", y muchos más. Imagínate como sonaría "el gato de la comarca quesera" además, estaríamos irrespetando el topónimo "Cheshire".